Badminton champ hones her skills
Tanisha Crasto, a grade 10 student at The Indian High School, has missed nearly three school months since the academic year started in April. She is India’s number one badminton player in under-17 doubles and has been travelling to compete in tournaments. She spends heavy hours training on the court.
Tanisha told Khaleej Times: “The school has enrolled me in the Rahhal project last April. This has helped me focus more on my game. I can play more tournaments and also get to polish my skills in various camps and academies.
“I get more time to focus on my game and get quality time to improve my techniques. This also eases the academic pressure and helps me manage my time for school work. As I have chosen my career in sports, Rahhal has helped me achieve my goal.”
According to her father, Cliford Crasto, her grades are not affected even if she spends a lot of time on the court.
It’s because the Rahhal programme has established an agreement between Tanisha and the school, indicating that she can take her exams once she is back in — Supplied photos
I get more time to focus on my game and get quality time to improve my skills and techniques.”
Tanisha Crasto, grade 10 student and badminton player
Dubai. However, she must be present for any board examinations.
He said that when his daughter is in Dubai, she attends school at 6am, leaves by 1pm, and practises on the court from 1.30pm to 10pm. “Rahhal is more into developing a student’s career. My daughter is a sports person. She’s more into sports than academics,” Cliford said.
“Now, it’s almost a year since Rahhal was launched and she had the opportunity of playing in major tournaments in and around the world. In fact, she flew to Canada on Friday to play the World Junior Championship. She got selected to be part of the Indian team.”
Crasto also competed in the Asian Championship that was held in Myanmar last month.