Hyderabad: Perseverance and hardwork never go unpaid. You only have to be focussed on your goal and work towards it. Perhaps, 17 year-old Hyderabadi boy Syed Mustafa Hashmi knew this when he started preparing for the 21 {+s} {+t} International Biology Olympiad which was held in Changwon, Korea from July 11 to 15. And it paid off. Mr. Hashmi, who was among the four member team from India, won a silver medal in the international Olympiad, making his parents, relatives and teachers proud. In all, the Indian team won one gold and three silver medals.
The phone has not stopped ringing ever since at his residence in Masab Tank and the bright young boy cannot hold back his grin.
“There were over 240 students from different countries participating in the five day event. It was a wonderful experience interacting and competing with them. The Olympiad had theory and practical. Though the theory part was easy, it was the practical which was difficult yet we pulled through,” says an exuberant Hashmi.
“But, I feel that Indian students are good at theory and lag behind in practicals. We were given a task to analyse DNA finger-printing. Though we completed it somehow, we saw other students were pretty comfortable,” says the 17 year-old
Proud parents
His parents - S. Khalid Hashmi and Asima Hashmi proudly show his accomplishments, which is a cupboard full of medals, mementoes and certificates that the young boy won in several academic competitions.
“We are really proud and happy for him. He has been an outstanding student through out and is an inspiration to his siblings. Though he has got through most of the entrance exams, he still wants to study in Hyderabad and is keen on pursuing MBBS from Osmania Medical College,” says S. Khalid Hashmi.
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