Article: Indian American boy fails to spell his plight

Washington, May 31 -- Kunal Sah, the 13-year-old Indian American boy who hoped a strong showing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest might somehow reunite him with his deported parents, was eliminated in the preliminary rounds.

Sah, one of the 29 spellers of Indian origin among a record 286 contestants, tripped up on a written test after correctly clearing the first "hurdle" - his oral word - as the 80th edition of the contest kicked off here Wednesday.

But seven other Indian American kids were among the 59 survivors who will participate in the semi finals and finals Thursday of the contest that attracted 10 million contestants at the state level this year.

The champion will be ...

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