Students of DPS Shine In Table Tennis And Badminton At 2024 Ghana Inter Schools Festival

Coach Mike Darbah of DPS has commended and congratulated students of the DPS for excelling at recent competitions and putting the name of the school very high in terms of sports, especially Table Tennis and Badminton

He named Kim Yesung, the three times champion at the Ghana Inter Schools Festival and Yeji Kim as excellent stars who should be given some attention.

Mr. Mike Darbah, a coach / player and his team won four trophies, eight gold, eight silver and one bronze in the team and single events of the Ghana Inter Schools Festival to secure the enviable first position at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.

In the single event for both boys and girls, team DPS won two trophies and two gold medals in table tennis as well.

“This was my first time participating in the Ghana Interschool festival as well as being a captain for the girls table tennis team,” said Yeji Kim, the team’s captain. According to Coach Mike Darbah “It is been a tremendous honor to lead such a fantastic team, and as captain, I have been fortunate to watch them develop. We have entered the competition three times and won three times”.

“I would like to express my gratitude to my entire team for their hard work and cooperation in bringing the trophy home with pride for DPSI” he added.

Yesung Kim, the boys’ captain, stated, “It was really great because we had a slow start but we managed to come back stronger with my players and we finally won.” DPSI won medals and glitzy trophies for winning both categories.

18 IB and Cambridge International Schools in Ghana are some of the schools participating in this Ghana interschool festival program.

Coach Mike Darbah who is very much interested in Table Tennis and  TT /Badminton said there are potentials in the schools and called for more schools sports involving both public and private institutions to get the best sports people for the nation.

One of the winning students praised Coach Michael, “You have my sincere gratitude! I sincerely appreciate everything. I could never ask for a better coach than you. From the start to the finish, you were always there for me. You are a fantastic coach, and we at DPS are very fortunate to have you. We all adore and value you! Thank you very much at all times”.

The Badminton Team For Ghana Festival Games were Shraddha, Falak, Aarna, Emily A.A, Emma A.A, Anukriti andVanshika for the Girls Team, while the boys were Rohit, Prasanna, Arnav, Mantram, Daniel and Aryan A.G.

By Sammy Heywood Okine