Game Changers | Spotlight

On the field, court, or pitch, something greater than a game unfolds. It’s where grit meets grace, and discipline turns into determination. Game Changers shines a light on the sporting spirit, and spectacular wins that mark our students’ athletic journeys. From representing India on global platforms to breaking new records at home, these moments echo the power of perseverance, teamwork, and belief.

Tennis

Tavish Pahwa — Won the U-16 Clay Court Nationals and U-14 Asian Grade A Championships

Secured the National title in U16 (singles and doubles) in Kolhapur

Won the J60 ITF Juniors Tournament in Colombo

Ranked No. 5 globally for his age

Yuvaan Garg — Winner, 18th National U-12 Championship at MSLTA, Mumbai

Iha Joshi — Gold Medal at the SGFI Haryana State Tournament

Squash

Vihaan Chandhok — Ranked No. 2 in India (U-11)

Gold Medal, Avaada Otters Squash Open, Mumbai

Gold Medal, Mumbai GCH All India Squash Championship

Ruan Ram Tadanki — Ranked No. 1 in India (U13), Feb ‘25

Gold Medal - Czech Junior Open 2025, Swiss Junior Open 2024, Nordic Junior Open 2024, Danish Junior Open 2024

Bronze Medal - Sub-junior & Junior Nationals Championship 2024

Navya Sundararajan — Winner, JSW Willingdon Little Masters (U-17 Girls)

Kirshiv Dube — Winner, Haryana State Squash Championship (U-17 Boys)

Basketball

Shiv Nadar School represented India at the Manila Hustle 3x3 Basketball Season 2 in the Philippines, with alumna Ishika Choudhary and Head of Sports Raspreet Sidhu on the team.

Noida campus — Boys and Girls team - 3rd position

Girls: Vihana Sista, Aasiha Atray, Simran Saifi

Boys: Reyansh Tripathi, Aryan Sharma

Chahal Arora — Represented Haryana at Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship

Shreya Garg — Represented Haryana at Youth National Basketball Championship

Yuvraj Bhati — Represented Uttar Pradesh at Youth National Basketball Championship

Fencing

Ruheen Lamba — 12th Mini & 6th Child FAI National Championships 2024-25

Bronze medal, Mini

Ameya Kunwer — 12th Mini & 6th Child FAI National Championships 2024-25

Bronze medal, Child

Anaya Kunwer — 12th Mini & 6th Child FAI National Championships 2024-25

Bronze Medal, Child

Maira Verma — 12th Mini & 6th Child FAI National Championships 2024-25

Bronze Medal, Child

Swinzal Taneja — ISSO (International Schools Sports Organization) National Games

Bronze Medal

U-17 Girls' Foil

Avni Sethi — ISSO (International Schools Sports Organization) National Games

Bronze Medal

U-17 Girls' Epee

Arjun Goel — ISSO (International Schools Sports Organization) National Games

Bronze Medal

U-14 Boys' Foil

Armaan Malhotra — ISSO (International Schools Sports Organization) National Games

Bronze Medal

U-14 Boys’ Sabre

Amara Sood — ISSO (International Schools Sports Organization) National Games

Gold Medal

U-19 Girls’ Sabre

Sahana Singh — ISSO (International Schools Sports Organization) National Games

Silver Medal

U-19 Girls’ Epee

Amaira Jain — ISSO (International Schools Sports Organization) National Games

Silver Medal

U-17 Girls’ Foil

Bhavna Brijesh — ISSO (International Schools Sports Organization) National Games

Silver Medal

U-17 Girls’ Sabre

Hitejas Vijval — SGFI National Games

Bronze Medal

U-17 Cadet Foil

Nandini Jain — Under-14 National Fencing Championship

Bronze Medal

Sabre

Vani Jain — Under-10 Delhi State Fencing Championship

Bronze Medal

Sabre

Harshana Varma — Delhi State Fencing Championship

Bronze Medal
U-10 Girls’ Sabre

Rudransh Maheshwari — Delhi State Fencing Championship

Silver Medal

U-10 Boys' Epee

Shiv Shankar — Delhi State Fencing Championship

Bronze Medal
U-10 Boys' Foil

Anaahita Yadav — Delhi State Fencing Championship

Bronze Medal
U-12 Girls' Sabre

Myra Taneja — Haryana State Fencing Championship

2 Gold Medals and 2 Silver Medals
Sabre

Gymnastics

Seerat Vashisht — 3 Gold Medals, (U-12) at Angels Cup, Dubai, an international Rhythmic Gymnastics competition

Aadya Soni — CBSE Gymnastics Nationals

Ball - Silver Medal, Clubs - Bronze Medal

(U-11) Rhythmic

Avyukta Singh — Bronze Medal in the Vaulting Table event at the UP state Gymnastics Championship

Vishal Kumar — 2 Bronze Medals in the Vaulting table and Floor exercise events at the UP state Gymnastics Championship

Varsha Prashant — Bronze Medal in the Balancing Beam event at the UP State Junior Gymnastics Championship

Badminton

Shaurya Agarwal — Haryana State Badminton Championship

Gold Medal, Mixed Doubles

Mahi Agarwal — Delhi State Badminton Championship

Gold Medal, Mixed Doubles (U-15) and Bronze Medal, Girls Doubles (U-15)

Shruti Chouhan — 1st and 2nd UP State major Badminton tournaments

2nd position, Mixed doubles (U-17)

Navya Aswal — Haryana State Badminton Championship
Gold Medal (U-13 Girls Doubles) , Silver Medal (U-13 Girls Singles)

Chess

Pranit Rastogi — 1st Prize, Faridabad Team, SGFI Haryana State U-11 Chess Championship

Students from Chennai campus shine at state-level tournament — State level tournament winners

(U-8 Girls)
Siya Sitapati, Sharvika Reddy Bode

(U-10 Girls)
Adhanya Krishnan, Sitara Watwani

state-level tournament, list of winners — State level tournament winners

(U-8 Boys)
Rishaan Arnav Sandeep, Sarvesh Raghav, Srihan Srinath

(U-10 Boys)
Samar Ram

Cricket

Gurtej Sidhu — Ranked as the fourth-highest run-scorer in the State Cricket Championship (Haryana Cricket Association), which secured him a spot in the U-16 Haryana State Team

Also represented Haryana in the prestigious BCCI Vijay Merchant Trophy 2024-25

Hriman Kapoor — Part of the Delhi State Team and participated in U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy- BCCI

Krishang Sahrawat — Represented Haryana State in the U-19 Boys category at the Vinoo Mankad Trophy 2024–25

Martial Arts

Kiara Gera — Silver Medal, Kick Light and Point Fight, All Haryana State Kickboxing Championship; qualified for Nationals.

Bronze Medal in Point Fight at the 4th WAKO India Open International Kickboxing Tournament 2025.

Anaisha Chakrabarty — Gold Medal, State Level Taekwondo Championship

Anairrah Kalra — Gold Medal in Double Weapon Wushu, state level

Viren Pratap Singh — Gold Medal in Double Weapon Wushu, state level

Bhav Grover — 2 Silver medals in Chanquan and Daoshu Sword and Bronze in Gunshu Stick - Wushu State Sub-Junior Championship

Aayra Kakkar — Gold Medal in Kick Light -32 kg, Gold Medal in Creative Form, and a Bronze Medal in Point Fight, Haryana State Kickboxing Championship

Aadya Kakkar — Gold Medal in Point Fight -24 kg, Haryana State Kickboxing Championship

Twisha Stija — Gold in Individual Bare Hand category at the Wushu State Sub-Junior Championship 2024

Swimming

Saanvi Uppal — Haryana Junior State Swimming Competition

3rd place in 50m Freestyle

Demira Sethi — Haryana Junior State Swimming Competition

3rd place in 100m Butterfly, 4x50m Freestyle Relay, and 4x50m Medley Relay

Haryana Junior State Swimming Competition

3rd place in the 4x50m Freestyle Relay.

Baseball

Hridaan Marwah & Kartik Khatri — Federation Cup, Kerala

Bronze Medal

U-14 Boys Haryana Soft Baseball Team

Aavyan Mittal, Kartik Khatri, Hridaan Marwah, Mrigakhi Borkakoti — Junior National Baseball Tournament

Girls team - Gold Medal, Boys team - Bronze Medal

U-17 Haryana Baseball Team

Golf

Aarav Mammen — 2nd place finish, (U-11 boys), South Zone Junior Golf Tournament

Car Racing

Muskaan Jubbal — Best Rookie Award at the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship

Bowling

Anirudhan Sanjeevi — Youngest bowler ever to represent the State at National Level

Skating

Maira Sikka — Gold Medal, 1 Lap Road Race and Silver Medal, 1000m Rink Race (U-14 Girls Speed Inline),state level.

Gold Medal, 1 Lap Road Race and Bronze Medal, 300m TT Race, CBSE National Skating Championship 2024

Table Tennis

Keshava Vasudev — Haryana State Ranking Table Tennis Championship

Bronze medal, U-11 boys

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