margao, SEPT 21
Goa Special Olympics bagged the highest number of medals, 20 in all, 9 gold, 3 silver, 8 bronze, at the National Special Olympics roller skating championship in Hyderabad. A warm reception was accorded to them at the Margao railway station on Monday.
The Goan team also bagged another 3 gold in TT, a silver in badminton and football and bronze in badminton, basketball, TT doubles men and women. These events were held in Rajasthan, Pondicherry, Kolkata.
Gold: Manjunath Bhudiyal (100m, 300m); Ambresh Kumbhari (100m); Sunita Suryavanshi (300m); Frencila Carvalho (30m stallion, 30m); Rubina Haroon (100m); Nazim Naikwadi (TT singles); Milton Fernandes (TT singles); Beena Vernekar (TT singles).
Silver: Jailanai Doodamani (100m); Vinayak Patgar (30m stallion); Melvin Fernandes (30m); Joel Rodrigues and Jesus Rebello (badminton singles). Football (Francis Rebello, Daniel De Sousa, Joseph Rodrigues; Inas Cruz, Caitan Fernandes, Parshuram Fadte, Vaibhav Bhomkar, Yogesh Nillappawar).
Bronze: Jailanai Doodamani (300m, 2×100 relay); Vinayak Patgar (30m); Ambresh Kumbhari (2x100m); Rubina Haroon (2×100); Joel Rodrigues and Jesus Rebello (badminton); basketball (Simon Fernandes, Neil Fernandes, John Fernandes, Paresh Gaunekar, Jesus Rebello, Adhutya Naik, MIthil Velingkar, Santosh Gawasm); Rajesh Kamble and Milton Fernandes (TT); Suzie Mascarenhas and Sacvita Adpaikar (TT);
The athletes were from Gujarati Samaj Special School, Margao; Disha Charitable Trust, Panjim.
The technical inputs were provided by coach Mahesh who was assisted by Chandrakant Naik and Oswy Rebello.
Meanwhile, a preparatory camp will be held for athletes selected for World Special Olympics Summer Games to be held in Greece in June 2011.
Details may be obtained from Victor Vaz, national sports director, Special Olympics or Luis Fernandes, sports director, Special Olympics.
