The Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be held as scheduled this year because of the coronavirus, meaning years of preparation by some of the country's top spellers could go for naught. Scripps said it would try to reschedule for later this year but did not commit to a new date. "Canceling
1 / 2Spelling BeeCo-champions of the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee, from left, Abhijay Kodali, 12, of Flower Mound, Texas, Sohum Sukhatankar, 13, of Dallas, Texas, Saketh Sundar, 13, of Clarksville, Md., Rishik Gandhasri, 13, of San Jose, Calif., Shruthika Padhy, 13, of Cherry Hill, N.J., Christopher Serrao, 13, of Whitehouse Station, N.J., Erin Howard, 14, of Huntsville, Ala., and Rohan Raja, 13, of Irving, Texas, hold the trophy at the end of the competition in Oxon Hill, Md.
Navneeth's parents joined with families of other top spellers to send an email to executive director Paige Kimble, urging her to reschedule. Kimble expressed confidence that the logistics of holding a bee later this year could be worked out. “I've spent so many hours and made so many sacrifices in order to see this dream come true,” he said.
Story continuesThe postponement became inevitable as regional bees have been called off. Kimble said 97 of the 252 spots in the field expected to be filled by the winners of sponsored regional bees are vacant.
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