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Indian American Student Wins National Geographic Bee
WASHINGTON: An Indian American student has won the coveted National Geographic Bee championship that includes a $50,000 college scholarship, National Geographic said.
Akhil Rekulapelli, 13, hailing from Virginia, outclassed fellow Indian American Ameya Mujumdar in the final head-to-head round of the nationwide contest held in Washington Wednesday.
The geography whizkid also received a trip to the Galápagos with National Geographic's Lindblad Expeditions.
The last round competition on stage, hosted by television journalist Soledad O'Brien, had 10 students, including three who had previously competed in the finals.
The championship question that helped him clinch the title was: "Oyala, a planned city located in the rainforest 65 miles east of Bata, is being built as a capital for which African country?"
Rekulapeklli answered correctly: "Equatorial Guinea."
Eighth grade student Rekulapelli emerged ahead of more than four million students, who originally competed in school-level bees across the U.S.
He started with a school bee in Ashburn, and advanced to the national championship after excelling in both regional and state geography bees.
Indian American Student Wins National Geographic Bee
Indian-American student wins National Geographic Bee - Hindustan Times
Indian-American wins National Geographic Bee - The Hindu
WASHINGTON: An Indian American student has won the coveted National Geographic Bee championship that includes a $50,000 college scholarship, National Geographic said.
Akhil Rekulapelli, 13, hailing from Virginia, outclassed fellow Indian American Ameya Mujumdar in the final head-to-head round of the nationwide contest held in Washington Wednesday.
The geography whizkid also received a trip to the Galápagos with National Geographic's Lindblad Expeditions.
The last round competition on stage, hosted by television journalist Soledad O'Brien, had 10 students, including three who had previously competed in the finals.
The championship question that helped him clinch the title was: "Oyala, a planned city located in the rainforest 65 miles east of Bata, is being built as a capital for which African country?"
Rekulapeklli answered correctly: "Equatorial Guinea."
Eighth grade student Rekulapelli emerged ahead of more than four million students, who originally competed in school-level bees across the U.S.
He started with a school bee in Ashburn, and advanced to the national championship after excelling in both regional and state geography bees.
Indian American Student Wins National Geographic Bee
Indian-American student wins National Geographic Bee - Hindustan Times
Indian-American wins National Geographic Bee - The Hindu
