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DPS-MIS students shine in online debate competition

Published: 30 Nov 2020 - 09:53 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 04:10 am
DPS-MIS students during the Qatar preparatory School Debate League for Girls competition.

DPS-MIS students during the Qatar preparatory School Debate League for Girls competition.

The Peninsula

Doha: DPS-Modern Indian School debaters participated in Qatar Preparatory School Debate League for Girls organized online by Qatar Debate on 21 November 2020 and won top coveted positions.

Team 1, consisting of Asin Ashraf, Vaidehi Rogiye, and Amishi Negi, bagged the top place, followed by Team 2 with Antara Alurkar, Geetika Yalamanchili, and Drishti Tibrewal in the second place. The team with Gargee Kanade, Manjushree Magesh, and Anah Merchant secured fifth place. 

In the individual category, nine out of 10 debaters earned their place among the top 10 best speakers. Amishi Negi won first place, followed by Anah Merchant in second place. Drishti Tibrewal, Asin Ashraf, and Vaidehi Rogiye shared the third place, Antara Alurkar, Manjushree Magesh, and Geetika Yalamanchili, and Gargee Kanade tied for the seventh place.

DPS-MIS debaters competed against 107 debaters from different schools in three rounds. The swing debaters Sansriti, Sharvi, Ishita, and Izma also gained in-depth knowledge about implementing the fundamentals of debating.

This tournament opened doors of new opportunities for the debaters and helped them work in team spirit, analyse different issues and structure their argumentation and refutation effectively.