International Indian School, Riyadh bagged the overall title in the Inter-School Badminton Championship of the CBSE-affiliated schools in the Kingdom. This tournament was conducted at the International Indian School, Dammam as part of the XVIIIth Principals Conference and Cluster Meet 2008 scheduled to be held on Nov. 2-6 at IIS Dammam. Saudi Chapter of the CBSE Gulf Council has 17 Indian schools in the Kingdom with more than 60,000 students. Over 100 boys and girls from 6 international schools competed in the two-day event in three age groups - Under 14, Under 16 and Under 19. IIS Riyadh won the coveted overall championship by winning 73 points. Host IIS Dammam claimed the second place with 55 points and IIS Jubail came third with 40 points. IIS Jeddah stood fourth with 16 points. In a colorful valedictory ceremony held at Professor Rasheeduzzafar Auditorium, Mubarak Bubshait, Senior Supervisor of Foreign Schools from the Saudi Ministry of Education was the chief guest. Khalid Ruwai (Ministry of Education, Eastern Province), IISD Managing Committee Chairman Dr. Mumtaz Ali, Members of the Managing Committee Abdulla Manjeri, John Thomas, Fayazuddin and Principal E. K. Mohammed Shaffe felicitated the winners and presented the trophies. Managers from schools T.J. Reddy (Riyadh), Ghouse (Jubail), Rasheed (Jeddah), Pandyan (DPS,Riyadh), Rajan (Al-Kozama) and Pervez Ahmed (IIS Dammam) received the participation and winners certificates on behalf of the respective school teams. Principal E. K. Mohammed Shaffe welcomed the gathering and guests and girls school Vice Principal Dr. Anvar Batcha proposed the vote of thanks. Boys school captain Sufian Merchant compered the inauguration ceremony. An organizing committee with Nazeer Maniyamkulam as the chief Coordinator, N. Lakshmaiah as organizing secretary and Pervez Ahmed and Sujata Panesar as assistant organizing secretaries coordinated this event. Boys: Under 19: Winner – IIS Riyadh (Deric Gonsalves, Sanel Thomas Paul, Chandu Salim Kumar, Hakim Yawar); first runner-up - IIS Dammam (Imran Ashrafullah, Thahzeem Aziz, Roshan Rahim, Abdulla Hanan); second runner-up - IIS Jubail (Harsh Bhala, Arjun Mahindra, Yawar Khan). Under 16: Winner – IIS Riyadh (Mehruz Aziz, Jerry George Zachariah, Tausif Azher, Junaid A.Q. Shaykh); first runner-up - IIS Jeddah (Sunbul Ashraf, Shareef Mohammed); second runner-up - IIS Riyadh (Shravan K. Anil, Casius.C, Omar Mannan, Mohd. Faisal) Under 14: Winner - IIS Dammam (Musaab Noman Rashid, Jenson John, Hafzal Abdulkhader, Maaz J.Shaykh); first runner-up - IIS Jubail (Anirudh Chatty, Natta Nehemiah, Mohd. Osama.N) second runner-up - IIS, Riyadh (Ashish Salguna, Zainulla Shariff, Thakiyudheen Wahid, Abdullah Abdul Ghani) Girls: Under 19: Winner – IIS Riyadh (Shilpa Rana, Denna Saby, Shikha Rana, B. Mathivathani) first runner-up - IIS Dammam (Zainab Baig, Raisa Noor, Sameeha M.Sali, Meryl Sara Jacob) second runner-up - IIS Jeddah (Sugatha Balagopal, Nesma Shamim) Under 16: Winner - IIS Jubail (Prachi Desai, Payal Shivaram, Shaqra Ekram) first runner-up - IIS Riyadh (B.Yaamini, Medha Premnath, Reeta Shaju, Shyama Sabapathy) second runner-up - IIS Dammam ( Zahra Baig, Jeena Elsa Zachariah,Heena Hanifa, Sajna Shaji) Under 14: Winner - IIS Riyadh (Meenakshi Santhosh, Nayaelah Abdussamad, Deena Saby, Hashina Asravi) first runner-up - IIS Jubail (Maria Shaik, Veena G, Ruchi D.Soni) second runner-up - IIS Dammam (Joana Ann Mathews, Alina Elizabeth, Nawal J. Shaykh, Safna Shaji). __
