MAPUSA: Teams from across 15 states like Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Naidu, Punjab, Bihar, Odisha and others participated in 20 sporting disciplines in the United National Games were held at Peddem Sports Complexm Mapusa.
Athletes from diverse sports including table tennis, football, basketball, cricket, volleyball, athletics, archery, badminton battled out for the top prize.
Amongst the many luminaries from the sporting fraternity national level table tennis player Santosh Singh was pleased to be invited by the organisers. “I am happy that Pankaj Savale Sir invited me for this tournament. I’m proud to play for the country and Goa is a beautiful place to play. I wish all the players my best,” he said.
In the matches that followed, Santosh won against Kerala with a smashing score of 11-0, 11-2, 11-6.
The event was inaugurated by Pankaj Gavale (Founder and President of Sanyukta Bhartiya Khel Foundation) and Shiva Tiwari (General Secretary of Sanyukta Bhartiya khel foundation).
Speaking during the inaugural function, Gavale expressed his gratitude towards the players attending and welcomed them to the mega event. The venues were Peddem, Don Bosco school, Bambolim and Fatorda.
The two day tournament was hosted by Indu Shree Organisation India and organised by Sanyukta Bhartiya Khel Foundation. The organisation works to provide the best sports facilities to sportspeople from across the country.
