Student from Somaiya Vidyavihar brings Gold in Commonwealth Judo Championship held at Great Britain

Apoorva Patil, a student of S K Somaiya Vinay Mandir, represented India at the Commonwealth Judo Championship Walsall 2019. She bagged a Gold medal under women above 70kg category.

Mumbai: 7^th October 2019- 17 years old Apoorva Patil studying in 12^th Commerce at S K Somaiya Vinay Mandir, bagged a Gold medal representing the above 70kg women category. She represented India at the Commonwealth Judo Championships Walsall 2019 held at Great Britain.

Apoorva was selected after her promising performances in Cadets Asian Cup 2018 held at Macau and Asian Cadets & Junior Judo Championships 2018 held at Lebanon. She has also won gold in Khelo India Khelo competition from Government of India in January 2019.

Apoorva started practicing Judo since 2009 at the age of 10. She has also won several medals in the Under-15 category at the national level earlier. This is the first Gold in the under 20 i.e. cadet category at international level. Apoorva’s achievement is a result of her dedication and a committed training for four hours each day. Diligent practices, workouts and support of her parents, school teachers and friends have made this success possible along with balancing the academics and sports.

Daughter of a policeman father and a home-maker mother, Apoorva said “Winning is a habit which comes through discipline,I aspire to achieve the Gold in Junior World Judo Championship and Gold in Olympic 2024. I want to become an IAS officer to serve my nation”.

Director Somaiya Sports Academy Aazaz Khan said, “We at Somaiya Vidyavihar, are proud of her extraordinary achievement and believe that she deserved every bit of it. An athlete’s entourage from family and friends to medical staff, teachers and coaches play an important role in per performance at the top most level. We wish her all the very best for her future endeavors of making India proud time and again.”     

Apoorva’s father Mahesh Patil said, “Her victory has filled my heart with pride. She was determined to come back with the medal and make India proud and she has done just that”.

About Somaiya Vidyavihar: (www.somaiya.edu)

Padmabhushan Karamshi Jethabhai Somaiya founded Somaiya Vidyavihar an education trust in 1959, to provide quality holistic education. It was founded on the belief that, education is an important pillar of nation building with the power to change lives, and education must innovate to encourage holistic development of youth. It is known as much for its Science, Technology, Engineering, Management, Social Sciences and Commerce programs, as for its programs for academic studies in various faiths and cultures of India.

Somaiya Vidyavihar fosters a start-up ecosystem that encourages multi-disciplinary collaboration, accelerates innovation, and cultivates the next generation of start-up leaders. 

Somaiya Vidyavihar encompasses 34 institutions, with more than 39,000 students and 1,500 faculty. It’s main campus is in Mumbai, but Somaiya Vidyavihar also operates six schools in rural India i.e. in Dahanu, Sakarwadi, Laxmiwadi, Kopargaon, Sameerwadi, Kutch, Bagalkot and Bhopal.