Out of 11, nine finalists for this year’s US Spelling Bee contest are Indian-Americans, which reflects the leaps the children from minority communities have taken in the past few years.

These youngsters&nbsp;will now compete for the title of ‘champion’ in the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals, which is scheduled to take place on July 08.

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"We are honoured to introduce our 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finalists. Round after round, this group of spellers proved their mettle, and we look forward to seeing them show off their knowledge and hard work as they square off against the dictionary on the national stage," said Dr J. Michael Durnil, executive director of the Bee.

"Congratulations to all of this year’s 209 national qualifiers – they’ve persevered over a year that has been challenging in many ways, and our team is proud to have witnessed their journey," he added.

The National Bee competition is a high-profile competition that tests a child’s ability to detect the correct spellings in a high-pressured environment.

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This year, the 11 finalists are Roy Seligman, 12, from Nassau, The Bahamas; Bhavana Madini, 13, from New York; Sreethan Gajula, 14, from Charlotte, North Carolina; Ashrita Gandhari, 14, from Leesburg, Virginia; Avani Joshi, 13, from Illinois; Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from New Orleans; Vivinsha Veduru, 10, from Texas; Dhroov Bharatia, 12, from Dallas; Vihaan Sibal, 12, from Texas; Akshainie Kamma, 13, from Texas and Chaitra Thummala, 12, from San Francisco.

It is not the first time that Indian-origin children have dominated the Spelling Bee competition. Over the last few years, the trend has been the same, even though Indian-American children comprise only one per cent of the total US population.

(With inputs from agencies)

Out of 11, nine finalists for this year’s US Spelling Bee contest are Indian-Americans, which reflects the leaps the children from minority communities have taken in the past few years.

Out of 11, nine finalists for this year’s US Spelling Bee contest are Indian-Americans, which reflects the leaps the children from minority communities have taken in the past few years. These youngsters will now compete for the title of ‘champion’ in the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals, which is scheduled to take place on July 08. Also read | Bank accidentally deposits $50 billion in US couple's account "We are honoured to introduce our 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finalists. Round after round, this group of spellers proved their mettle, and we look forward to seeing them show off their knowledge and hard work as they square off against the dictionary on the national stage," said Dr J. Michael Durnil, executive director of the Bee. "Congratulations to all of this year’s 209 national qualifiers – they’ve persevered over a year that has been challenging in many ways, and our team is proud to have witnessed their journey," he added. The National Bee competition is a high-profile competition that tests a child’s ability to detect the correct spellings in a high-pressured environment. Also read | Keep your jaw shut: New Zealand researchers' new 'weight loss' device labelled as 'torture' This year, the 11 finalists are Roy Seligman, 12, from Nassau, The Bahamas; Bhavana Madini, 13, from New York; Sreethan Gajula, 14, from Charlotte, North Carolina; Ashrita Gandhari, 14, from Leesburg, Virginia; Avani Joshi, 13, from Illinois; Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from New Orleans; Vivinsha Veduru, 10, from Texas; Dhroov Bharatia, 12, from Dallas; Vihaan Sibal, 12, from Texas; Akshainie Kamma, 13, from Texas and Chaitra Thummala, 12, from San Francisco. It is not the first time that Indian-origin children have dominated the Spelling Bee competition. Over the last few years, the trend has been the same, even though Indian-American children comprise only one per cent of the total US population. (With inputs from agencies)

Shine on: 9 out of 11 US Spelling Bee finalists for this year are Indian-Americans

Indian American Ananya Vinay of Fresno, California won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, taking home a $40,000 cash prize after 12 hours of picking her way along a precarious lifeline of consonants and vowels.

12-year-old Ananya&nbsp;correctly spelled the word marocain, a dress fabric made of warp of silk or rayon and a filling of other yarns, to win the spelling bee held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in suburban Washington.

The spelling bee has been won by an Indian American each year dating back to 2008.&nbsp;Balu Natarajan from Illinois was the first Indian American to have won the competition back in 1985.

&quot;It was just fun to see how far it would go,&quot; Ananya&nbsp;said&nbsp;after defeating Rohan Rajeev, 14, of Edmond Oklahoma during the stirring 25-word championship round.

The two determined spellers went back and forth for about 45 minutes, peeling off word after word in a&nbsp;tense&nbsp;competition of spelling prowess.

Cheirotompholyx, durchkomponiert and tchefuncte were among the words the two spelled correctly during the round. In the end, Rajeev misspelled the word marram before Vinay spelled two words correctly to win the bee.

Vinay plans to split the money with her 7-year-old brother and put it in&nbsp;her college account.

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&quot;She had a deep passion for reading. The biggest thing that she wants to do is sit and read,&quot; her father Vinay Sreekumar said.

Competitors age 6 to 15 emerged from early spelling bees involving more than 11 million youths from all 50 US&nbsp;states, US&nbsp;territories from Puerto Rico to Guam, and several countries, from Jamaica to Japan.

In earlier rounds, some spellers tripped over words including Corriedale, toreutics, cleidoic and panettone, weeding down the field headed for the finish of the 90th national Bee.

Others hung on by correctly spelling catafalque, outarde and chryselephantine.

&quot;What?!&quot; exclaimed Maggie Sheridan, 13, from Mansfield, Ohio, throwing her hands up in disbelief when she learned she correctly spelled whirlicote, a type of luxurious carriage, with one second to spare.

Marlene Schaff, 14, was ousted by misspelling cleidoic, which means to be enclosed in a relatively impervious shell, like an egg.

&ldquo;I&rsquo;m disappointed because I was debating between two spellings,&rdquo; said Schaff of Lake Forest, Illinois.

The youngest-ever competitor, Edith Fuller of Tulsa, Oklahoma, who turned 6 on April 22, was eliminated from the competition late on Wednesday.

New rules this year are aimed at preventing tie endings like last year&#39;s, when two joint winners both got $40,000 cash prizes.

(Reuters)

Balu Natarajan from Illinois was the first Indian American to have won the competition back in 1985

Indian American Ananya Vinay of Fresno, California won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, taking home a $40,000 cash prize after 12 hours of picking her way along a precarious lifeline of consonants and vowels. 12-year-old Ananya correctly spelled the word marocain, a dress fabric made of warp of silk or rayon and a filling of other yarns, to win the spelling bee held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in suburban Washington. The spelling bee has been won by an Indian American each year dating back to 2008. Balu Natarajan from Illinois was the first Indian American to have won the competition back in 1985. "It was just fun to see how far it would go," Ananya said after defeating Rohan Rajeev, 14, of Edmond Oklahoma during the stirring 25-word championship round. The two determined spellers went back and forth for about 45 minutes, peeling off word after word in a tense competition of spelling prowess. Cheirotompholyx, durchkomponiert and tchefuncte were among the words the two spelled correctly during the round. In the end, Rajeev misspelled the word marram before Vinay spelled two words correctly to win the bee. Vinay plans to split the money with her 7-year-old brother and put it in her college account. The 12-year-old takes home a $40,000 cash prize after 12 hours of gruelling competition (WION) × "She had a deep passion for reading. The biggest thing that she wants to do is sit and read," her father Vinay Sreekumar said. Competitors age 6 to 15 emerged from early spelling bees involving more than 11 million youths from all 50 US states, US territories from Puerto Rico to Guam, and several countries, from Jamaica to Japan. In earlier rounds, some spellers tripped over words including Corriedale, toreutics, cleidoic and panettone, weeding down the field headed for the finish of the 90th national Bee. Others hung on by correctly spelling catafalque, outarde and chryselephantine. "What?!" exclaimed Maggie Sheridan, 13, from Mansfield, Ohio, throwing her hands up in disbelief when she learned she correctly spelled whirlicote, a type of luxurious carriage, with one second to spare. Marlene Schaff, 14, was ousted by misspelling cleidoic, which means to be enclosed in a relatively impervious shell, like an egg. “I’m disappointed because I was debating between two spellings,” said Schaff of Lake Forest, Illinois. The youngest-ever competitor, Edith Fuller of Tulsa, Oklahoma, who turned 6 on April 22, was eliminated from the competition late on Wednesday. New rules this year are aimed at preventing tie endings like last year's, when two joint winners both got $40,000 cash prizes. (Reuters)

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