Scripps Nationwide Spelling Bee champion Bruhat Soma together with the opposite seven finalists on the White Home, USA, on Might 31, 2024. | Picture Credit score: PTI
Bruhat Soma, Indian-American winner of the Scripps Nationwide Spelling Bee, together with the opposite seven finalists, have been invited by the White Home for a go to, an expertise of a lifetime for these younger skills.
Bruhat, a 12-year-old seventh-grader from Florida, emerged victorious within the prestigious Scripps Nationwide Spelling Bee on Thursday, successful greater than $50,000 in money and different prizes.
He went by means of 30 phrases in 90 seconds Thursday night time and judges decided he spelled 29 of them accurately, 9 greater than his competitor, Faizan Zaki.
On Friday, the White Home invited them to attend an occasion on the South Lawns the place President Joe Biden welcomed the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs to rejoice their championship season and victory in Tremendous Bowl LVIII.
Scripps Nationwide Spelling Bee champion Bruhat Soma on the White Home, USA, on Might 31, 2024. | Picture Credit score: PTI
Bruhat, sporting a yellow championship jersey and a crimson tilak on his brow, was joined by seven different finalists, together with 4 others of Indian descent, and their mother and father.
The opposite 4 Indian People have been: Rishabh Saha, 14, and Shrey Parikh, 12, from California; Aditi Muthukumar, 13, of Colorado; and Ananya Rao Prasanna, 13, of North Carolina.
They did not meet the president, however they did see different champions: the Tremendous Bowl champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
All the finalists have been seen taking images on the White Home grounds and have been excited to go to the office-residence of the President of the US.
