Tathva International Secondary School’s Sidaarth Kumarevel was crowned winner of the 7th Japan Times Bee on Saturday after besting his 37 rivals by correctly spelling philhellenism.
“The competition was really tough as there were many good spellers, but studying hard paid out,” the 12-year-old spelling sleuth said at Japan Times Nifco Hall in Tokyo.
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