Team Herald
PANJIM: Shoaib Khan, Fiona Rodrigues, Cayle Fernandes, Shivdas Pednekar and Avinash Pednekar won gold in their respective categories at the 5th Sub-Junior, Junior & Senior State Level Wushu Championship, organised by Association of Goa Wushu, at Peddem Indoor Stadium, Mapusa, recently.
Shoiab claimed the gold in the senior men’s category while Fiona topped in the women’s category.
Meanwhile, Goa Wushu team bagged the overall first place while Goa Kung-Fu Club secured second place while Ucassaim Martial Art Group and Rahim’s Ultimate Fight Factory team finished third and fourth respectively.
Association of Goa Wushu team won the first place in the martial art demonstration while Rahim’s Ultimate Fight Factory team secured the second place.
In Taolu category, Nandao-Josseb Fernandes (gold), Changquan 1st set: Mehak Sayed (gold) and Changquan Elementary: Janiva Fernandes (gold).
Chief guest John Lobo, proprietor of Terry’s Marvel, Mapusa gave away the prizes to the winners and runners-up in the presence of Paulo Killman Fernandes, Technical Director and chief coach of Association of Goa Wushu and other dignitaries.
The deserving players in Sanshou and Taolu were felicitated with certificates and medals in various age categories.
The following are the results: Boys: Below 10 years 24kg: Shivdas Pednekar (gold), Kanish Goltekar (silver), Aman Ali (bronze) and Manish Khandolkar (bronze); 44kg: Sumesh Shirodkar (gold), Saksham Raul (silver).
Below 14 years 32kg: Avinash Hebballi (gold), Pratham Nagvenkar (silver); (36kg) Prateek Navenkar (gold), Shivam Salgaokar (silver), Ulhas Bhisaji (bronze) and Babani Gawde (bronze); 40kg: Aryan Rathod (gold), Rohan Kamble (silver), Piyush Khalokhe (bronze); 44kg: Krish Pilgaokar (gold), Om Dholu (silver); 52kg: Rohan Phadte (gold), Raj Harmalkar (silver), Ugam Panjikar (bronze) and Saish Pednekar(bronze).
Below 17 years 48kg: Kedar Pawar (gold), Prakhar Chaudhary (silver); 52kg: Saish Prabhu (gold); 65kg: Cayle Fernandes (gold), Gouresh Mandrekar (silver), Saeesh Govekar (bronze).
Senior Men 56kg: Shoaib Khan (gold), Sahil Mandrekar (silver), Aglan Luis (bronze) and Nehal Mandrekar (bronze); -60kg: Mustak Attar (gold), Keegan Dacruz (silver); 65kg: Vaibhav Gadkari (gold), Hussain Shaikh (silver), Rutvik Shetkar (bronze) and Ashwek Gaokar (bronze); -70kg: Rahim Shaikh (gold), Vishal Bordekar (silver); -80kg: Yash Naik (gold), Ritwik Sharma (silver); -85kg: Deep Salelkar (gold), Anant Pilgaokar (silver), Andre Pinto(bronze); +90kg: Asif Adoni (gold)
Girls: Below 10 years -24kg: Rashmi Chathurvedi (gold), Sumitra Toraskar (silver), Prachi Pawaskar (bronze); Below 14 years -28kg: Ritu Gawde (gold); -32kg: Aliya Ali (gold), Palak Naik Mandrekar (silver); Below 17 years -45kg: Amisha Mhamal (gold), Unishka Chari (silver), Arpita Chodankar (bronze); -48kg: Sima Lodhi (gold), Sakshi Chathurvedi (silver), Karishma Chodankar (bronze); -52kg: Anisha Shirodkar (gold), Madhavi Fadte (silver); -56kg: Divya Tandel (gold); -75kg: Amisha Harmalkar (gold);
Senior Women -44kg: Fiona Rodrigues (gold), -48kg: Anju Lakra (gold); -70kg: Anisha Reddy (gold), Sonam Shinde (silver).
