Nihar Janga (left), an 11-year-old speller from Austin, Texas, and Jairam Hathwar, a 13-year-old speller from Painted Post, New York, are co-champions of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee, presented by Kindle.
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2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee Declares Co-Champions
Jairam Hathwar (JAY-rahm HATH-wahr), a 13-year-old speller from Painted Post, N.Y., and Nihar Janga (nee-HAHR jenga), an 11-year-old speller from Austin, Texas, are co-champions of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee, presented by Kindle. It was a marathon finish for these two outstanding competitors. In the 39th round, Hathwar correctly spelled “Feldenkrais,” a medical term used for a system of aided body movements intended to increase bodily awareness and ease tension. Janga immediately followed by spelling “gesellschaft,” which means a rationally developed mechanistic type of social relationship characterized by impersonally contracted associations between persons. With these correct spellings, the Scripps National Spelling Bee declared co-champions for the third year in a row.
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