My victory in HK National level Junior Series - Malhar

I believe playing sports is good. It makes you fitter, smarter and more social. My passion is tennis.
Recently, I played a national level tennis tournament (HKTA Comp 1, 12/under singles age group) and I won the tournament by beating the number 5 in Hong Kong in the 12/u category, 6-1 6-0. It was my first victory in a national level tournament and it was a fantastic experience. I felt like I was on the top of the world!
As the first seed in this tournament, though, I felt like I had to win, you could say that I felt somewhat pressurized, but that’s the great thing about playing sports! You will always get better at developing and learning new essential life skills also known as the IPROMISE skills.
As an athlete myself, I would definitely encourage everybody to play at least 1 sport, for 3 reasons:
1. Sports will make you healthier, fitter
2. You never know whether you can excel at something without trying (trying something new never hurts)!
3. According to a Harvard Study, exercise/sport will relax your mind!
What are you waiting for? Go play a sport now! + Don’t forget to have fun!
By Malhar Rajpal, Y7A