Young Achiever - Misbah Ahmed

Saturday, September 26, 2009 05:12:44 PM, Violet Pereira

Udupi: Everyone in this world is endowed with a talent unique to him or her and it is with these talents many people have reached to the pinnacle of success in their life. Having a talent is one thing, discovering it is another. Many of us are not maximizing their talents or are not using it at all, and there could be many reasons associated with this. It could be that they didn’t know they had such a talent to begin with or there is no room for that talent in the chosen life you have now. But one reason that concludes why most people don’t tap into their potential is because of fear.

Many people are afraid to use their talents with a fear that they will be rejected. They might think they’ll lose what they have now if they use their talents. Some are just afraid of the possibilities that could be unlocked when one uses his or her talents. But here is a teen who used his talents and created history in Table Tennis and that too without compromising on his studies. His above 90% performance in all the subjects proves his commitment towards his talent and his academic studies.

Misbah was born on 26th of May, 1992 to Mr. Shafi Ahmed and Mrs. Afroze Shafi Ahmed at Manipal, and has two elder sisters; Sabah, who has completed her graduation in M.I.J.M at MAHE, Manipal and Sana, who is doing her H.I.A at MAHE, Manipal. Misbah completed his early schooling at St. Mary's High School, Udupi and at present he is pursuing his Pre University Course in the Vidyodaya College, Udupi. He has taken up the P.C.M.C stream and his dream is to become a Software Engineer.

When Misbah was studying in kindergarten, he showed a keen interest in computers.  As he grew up, he became very proficient in academics and stood first in class.  His love for table tennis developed when he reached the 6th std.  He watched the senior students playing Table Tennis in school and was inspired by them. When he was in the 7th Std., he went to Bangalore for coaching in Table Tennis. Mr. Shamshed Banu was his coach then. After two and a half months of coaching, he returned to Mangalore and started to compete in various competitions. In 8th Std., he went to Dubai for coaching. Mr. Chang from China and Mr. Soumyadeep from India were his coaches and they trained him for 2 months. When he was in 9th Std., he went to Chennai for coaching and Mr. Murlidhar trained him for 15 days. In 10th Std., he joined the Udupi Shine Table Tennis Academy. Last year, he had been to Pune for coaching; Mr. Rohit Chowdary from Indore trained him for 20 days.

His parents supported him in every possible way. They spent a lot of money to train their son and make him strong in his chosen field. He says, "My mom encouraged me a lot to participate in every tournament while my father supported me and stood with me as my strong pillar. My mom said to balance sports as well as studies. She never discouraged me to give up sports and to concentrate only on my studies. Today, whatever I am, it is because of my parents' support and the encouragement from my entire family, friends, my mentors, and my well wishers."

Misbah has won more than hundred trophies, gold medals and recognition from various competitions as well as institutions. Misbah grabbed all the opportunities which came to him. Apart from Table Tennis he has won the "National Level IT Talent Quest" in 2007. He is a good chess player and he has won chess competitions held at the Vidyodhaya College.

Misbah participated in every competition be it Republic Day Tournament, District level, State Level and now National level. In December 2007, the 53rd National Level Table Tennis Tournament was held at Aizwal, Misoram and Misbah represented Karnataka and won the Gold Medal by defeating Delhi. He has been selected to represent Karnataka for the 3rd time to play National Level Table Tennis.

His hobbies are reading, playing computer games and participating in quiz.

His future plans are to be involved more and more in Table Tennis and to bring more laurels, name and fame to the nation by becoming the number one TT player in the world.

His Message to the readers is to "Set a goal in your life and act accordingly. When you are talented in any particular subject or game, it is important that you know what talents you have acquired upon birth. When you know your talents, you have a better envisioned goal for yourself. You are giving yourself an opportunity to be in a place where your talents are going to be maximized. When your talents are being used, you become a happier and more successful person. When you will be a successful person, you make your parents, your society and your nation proud.”

His Achievements

·         1st place,  Udupi Zilla Panchayat Sarava Janaka Educational Department held Table Tennis Team Event at Koteshwar Kundapur held in  Aug  2003

·         2nd place in singles - Rotaract Club, Kundapur (Torpedoes Cricketers Ispc, Kundapur held on 4th and 5th Oct 2003

·         2nd place in doubles - Rotaract Club, Kundapur (Torpedoes Cricketers Ispc, Kundapur held on 4th and 5th Octo 2003

·         Second place in Table Tennis. doubles held  at St. Mary's School Udupi during the year 2003 - 2004.

·         Runner up in doubles - Udupi Muncipality conducted on Republic day sports and games (High School level) in 2005.

·         1st place Winner in singles - Udupi Muncipality conducted on Republic day sports and games (High School level) in 2005.

·         2nd place in Junior - M.R.P.L. Mangalore held on 29th Aug 2004.

·         1st place in Doubles _ St. Mary's English School held 4th December 2004.

·         Runner up (Talent Hunt)- Karnataka Academy of Mathematics, Challekere, Karnataka held  in 2004.

·         Grade "A" achievements in the competition organized by Mangala Jyothi, Shanthi Kiran, Mangalore in January 2005.

·         Second place -Mysore District TT Association sposored Mysore Heritage Round Table Tennis, Karanataka State ranking table tennis champion 2005.

·         2nd placein Junior level - M. R.P.L. Mangalore held on 30th Aug 2005.

·         1st plac winner in singles - Udupi City Municipal - Republic day sports & games held on January 26th 2006.

·         1st plac winner in Doubles - Udupi City Municipal - Republic day sports & games held on January 26th 2006.

·         Runners up - Udupi City Municipal - Republic day sports & games held on January 26th 2006.

·         1st Place in Doubles - St. Mary's English School - Intra School Event  held on 9th January 2006.

·         1st Place in Temm Event Udupi Zilla Panchayat Sarava Janeka Educational  Department, Koteshwar, Kundapur held on 5th Aug 2006.

·         1st Place in Temm Event Udupi Zilla Panchayat Sarava Janeka Educational  Department held on 22nd,  Koteshwar, Kundapur Aug 2006.

·         2nd place - Suvarna Karnataka Team Event Udupi  held on 9th September 2006.

·         1st place in Team Event - Mysore division Dasara Tournament-2006  held on 15th - 16th september 2006.

·         1st place in Team Event - Senior Section - M.R.P.L. Mangalore held on 9th and 10th November 2006.

·         2nd place in Men's Singles - Table Tennis Tournament held in Udupi on 9th Jan 2007.

·         1st place in  boys under 16 - Table Tennis Tournament held in Udupi on 9th Jan 2007.

·         1st place in Team Event - Udupi Zilla Panchayat Sarava Janeka Educational Department, Koteshwar, Kundapur held on 23rd July 2007.

·         Runner up  - Non Medalist Doubles - K.C. Mimbesh Memorial State Ranking table Tennis Tournament held at Mysore in July 2007.

·         1st Place in Team Event - Udupi Zilla Panchayat Sarava Janeka Educational Department, Koteshwar, Kundapur held on 22nd Aug 2007.

·         2nd place in non medalist singles - Karnataka State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament held at Mysore from 30th Aug to 2nd Sep 2007.

·         1st Place  - Mysore Division Dasara Tournament  2007-2008 held at Mysore on 23rd Septmber 2007.

·         1st Place in Team Event -  Mysore Division Dasara Tournament 2007 held at Mysore on 11th and 12th October 2007.   

·         2nd Place in Singles -Mysore Division Dasara Tournament  2007 held at Mysore.

·         1st Place (Team Champion) -53 rd National School Games , Aizawl , Mizoram held at Mizoram.

·         1st Place in Team Event - Republic Day Table Tennis Tournament, held at Udupi on 26th Jan 2008

·         1st Place in Doubles - St.  Marys English School - Intra School Event Udupi on 28th Jan 2008.

·         2nd Place in Team Event -  Revels - 2008, Manipal at 12- 15 th Mar 2008.

·         1st Place in Non Medalist Doubles - Second Junior State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament -2008, Malleshwaram, Bangalore from 01-04th may 2008

·         1st Place MT Event  - Shine Table Tennis Coaching Academy, Udupi on  21 th sep 2008

·         1st Place in Men's Singkes- Shine Table Tennis Coaching Academy, held at Udupi on  21th Sept. 2008

·         2nd Place - Intra Colleage Level Tournament 2008-09, held at Udupi  on 04th Sept. 2008

·         1st Place in Team Event -  District Level Dasara Tournament 2008-09 held at Udupi, on 20th Sept. 2008

·         1st Place in Team Event - Mysore Division Dasara Tournament-2008 held at Mysore om 26th and 27 th Sept. 2008

·         2nd Place in Team Event -  Mysore Division Dasara Tournament-2008 held at Mysore  from 4th to 6 th Oct 2008.    

·         2nd Place in Team Event - Karnataka State Ranking  Tournament held at Malleshwaram, Bangalore on 10th Oct 2008.    

·         2nd Place in Non Medalist Singles -     Second Junior State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2008, held at     Malleshwaram, Bangalore from 1st  to 4th May 2009. 

·         1st Place in Team Event -  Inter College Level Table Eennis  Tournament  2009-2010, held at  Karkala on 26th Aug 2009

·         1st Place in Team Event -  Distict Level Dasara Tournament 2009-10, at Udupi  on 6th sep 2009

·         1st Place in Table Tennis Singles - M.R.P.L Mangalore held in 2004 - 05.

·         State Ranking singles - Mysore Hertiage Round Table Karnataka State Ranking Table Tennis Championships 2005, held at  Mysore, from 23rd to 26th june 2005

·         State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament NMS,NMD , SJB, JB, MENS - Mysore Table Tennis Training Centre held at Mysore from 20th to 24th July 2005.

·         State Ranking (Sub Junior, Junior, NMS, NMD - K. C.  Bimbesh Memorial State Rankin Table Tennis  Championships -2006 held at Mysore, from 27-30th jul 2006

·         State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament ( NMS,NMD , SJB, JB, MENS) - Mysore Table Tennis Training Centre held at Mysore from 20th to 24th sept 2006

·         State Ranking in TT Tournament (NMS,CB , SJB, JB, MENS) - The Belgaum District Table Tennis Association,  held at  Belgaum, from 12th to 15th aug   2006 .

·         State Ranking NMS, NMD, JR . BOYS , YOUTH BOYS & MENS)-  Canara Union , Malleshwaram , Bangalore held at Bangalore from 18th to 21st August 2007.

·         State Ranking (Under 17 boys) - 53 rd National School Games , Aizawl , Mizoram held at Mizoram from 10th to 15th Dec 2007.

·         State Ranking (Non Medalist Singles) -M.S Ramaiah Memorial  Bangalore held at Bangalore from 26th to 30th Oct 2008

·         State Ranking (Under 19 yrs boys) - 54th National School Games 2008 - 09 held at Chandigarh from 8th to 13th Jan 2009.

(Mangalorian.com)

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