🏅 APS Wellington Triumphs with 50 Medals at the International Olympics Day Athletics Meet 2025

"Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision."
— Muhammad Ali

In a spectacular showcase of athleticism, perseverance, and team spirit, the students of Army Public School, Wellington emerged victorious at the International Olympics Day Athletics Meet 2025, held on 23rd June at The Madras Regimental Centre, Wellington. Competing against 15 schools, our athletes delivered stellar performances across a wide array of events including:

• 60m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 600m
• Long Jump, Shot Put, Medicine Ball Throw
• 4×100m and 4×400m Relay races

🏆 Total Medal Tally: 50 Medals

• 🥇 Gold: 34
• 🥈 Silver: 9
• 🥉 Bronze: 7

APS Wellington was proudly declared the Overall Champions in the Boys' Category, reaffirming our legacy of sporting excellence.

🌟 Individual Highlights

Under-12 Category

• Goushik Hashviaanth (Class V) – Gold in 60m & Long Jump
• Adithiya Yuvraj Godsha (Class VI) – Silver in 600m & Medicine Ball Throw
• Ayush Baburao Patil (Class VI) – Gold in 600m, Bronze in Long Jump
• Relay Team (Classes V & VI) – Gold in 4×100m (Goushik, Bhanu Pratap, Adithiya, Ayush)
• Ishanya Pandey (Class V) – Gold in Medicine Ball Throw
• Jovita A (Class VI) – Bronze in 60m & 600m

Under-14 Category

• Sourya Sagar Birambole (Class VII) – Bronze in 100m, Silver in 200m & 600m
• Shreyash Sanjay Farakate (Class VIII) – Silver in Long Jump
• Ranveer Bajirao Tapekar (Class VIII) – Silver in Shot Put
• Relay Team (Class VIII Boys) – Gold in 4×100m & 4×400m

Under-19 Category

• Shaikh Zubir Mohammed (Class XI) – Gold in 800m & 2000m
• Armaan Chaithanya Saju (Class XII) – Silver in Shot Put
• Relay Teams (Classes XI & XII Boys) – Bronze in 4×100m, Gold in 4×400m

🏃 CBSE Cluster VI – South Zone Achievements

Among 1,200 schools and 15,000 participants from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, APS Wellington stood tall:

U-14 Category

• Sourya Sagar Birambole – 🥉 Bronze in 400m
• Relay Team (Ragul, Shreyas, Ranveer, Sourya) – 🥈 Silver in 4×100m

U-17 Category

• Prem Yellapa Burd – 🥉 Bronze in 3000m

U-19 Category

• Rakesh – 🥈 Silver in 3000m
• Shaikh Zuber Mohammed – 🥇 Gold in 1500m

🏅 U-14 Overall Runner-Up – APS Wellington

🎉 National Qualifiers: Zuber, Rakesh, and Sourya will represent APS Wellington at the CBSE Nationals in Varanasi this August.

♟️ Chess Achievements

• Shraddha Nair (Class VI) – 🥇 1st Place at District Level (Girls U-11)
• S. Siddharth Nair – 🏅 5th Place in U-9 Category
• Shraddha Nair – 🏆 Board Winner Trophy & 🥈 2nd in Blitz at Inter-School Chess (Girls U-14)

🧘 Yoga Excellence

• Shanaya Chordia (Class III) – 🥇 First in Classes 3 & 4 Category + Overall Champion Trophy
• Sam Naresh Paul – 🥇 First in Classes 9 & 10 Category
• Sam Natheesh Paul – 🥉 Third in Classes 7 & 8 Category

🏃 Nilgiris Junior Athletic Meet – HADP Stadium, Ooty

APS Wellington athletes delivered another outstanding performance, bagging 16 medals:

Medal Tally

• 🥇 Gold: 7
• 🥈 Silver: 7
• 🥉 Bronze: 2

Highlights

• Shreyash Sanjay (U-14) – Gold in 600m
• Shourya (U-14) – Silver in 600m
• Akilesh (U-16) – Gold in High Jump, Bronze in Long Jump
• Nirmal (U-16) – Silver in 600m & Long Jump
• Lalith (U-16) – Bronze in Javelin Throw
• Medley Relay Teams – Gold (U-16), Silver (U-18)

🎯 Six students qualified for the State-Level Athletic Meet!

APS Wellington continues to shine across diverse sporting arenas, proving that discipline, passion, and teamwork are the cornerstones of success. Congratulations to all our athletes, coaches, and staff for their unwavering commitment and excellence.

Army Public School, Wellington — Where Champions Rise!