12yo KL boy rockets to victory at World Robotics Championship in India
In the latest episode of young Malaysians that bring honour to the country, 12-year-old Danish Irfan Muslim literally built a champion rocket.
The young student from SK Tun Hussein Onn participated in the World Robotics Championship held in India with his father Muslim Tamsir, who is a teacher at the school.
Danish, the winner of Malaysian water rocket championships in 2018 and 2019, took home first place at his first ever international event.
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“India is our first international exposure. We made a good decision to participate in this event.”
Muslim, father and teammate of Danish, to Bernama
The father-son team beat 30 other teams comprised of students from secondary schools, colleges, and universities in the Water Rocket competition.
The 38-year-old Science and IT teacher said that all the materials used in the competition were brought over from Malaysia.
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“We came to India to gain experience and play for fun. But having won the contest, we feel elated and proud as Malaysians. I am impressed with my son’s skills,â€
Muslim to Bernama
The winning rocket was built, fixed, and launched ad-hoc, but surprisingly stayed in the air for the longest time at about 11 seconds.
Congratulations to Danish and Muslim for the fantastic effort on the world stage!
