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PANJIM: VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics, Margao, bagged the first place in the Goa University’s Inter Collegiate Weightlifting Men Championship 2025-26 held at the Jubilee Hall, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, recently.
PG Goa University secured the runners-up position and VM Salgaocar College of Law achieved the third place.
Gorakshnath Waifalkar of PG Goa University who participated in the upto and including 110kg category won the ‘Goa University Iron Man Title with a performance of total 272kg with snatch-126kg and clean & jerk-146kg, having body weight of 94.9kg.
For the prize distribution ceremony, School of Chemical Sciences, Goa University, Assistant Prof Dr Sandesh Bugde was the chief guest while College Director of Physical Education and Sports of Govind Kare College of Law Dr Manoj Hede was the guest of honour along with National Category 1 Referee Jayesh Naik, Assistant Director of Physical Education and Sports, Goa University, Balachandra Jadar presented the trophies and medals to the winners.
The event wise results are as follows: Upto & including 60kg: 1st place: Sumukh Mahale (148kg - 66kg+82kg) Don Bosco College, Panjim. 2nd place: Ryan Baretto (132kg - 60kg+72kg) Shree Damodar College, Margao. 3rd place: Vikram Ram (127kg - 54kg+73kg) Shree Damodar College, Margao.
Upto & including 65kg: 1st: Omprakash Ram (173kg - 80kg+93kg) Shree Damodar College, Margao. 2nd: Riyaz Kambali (155kg 70kg+85kg) SSA Government College, Pernem. 3rd: Priyanshu Chodankar (142kg 62kg+80kg) Agnel Institute Assagao.
Upto & including 71kg: 1st: Rohan Gaonkar (161kg 71kg+90kg) Shree Damodar College, Margao. 2nd: Badal Naik (158kg - 70kg+88kg) Shree Damodar College, Margao. 3rd: Shantanu Gadekar [158 kg (72 kg + 86 kg)] Ganpat Parsekar College, Pernem.
Upto & including 79kgs: 1st: Sanjeev Revodkar (192kg - 82kg+110kg) PG Goa University. 2nd: Atharva Bandhakar (142kg - 64kg+78kg) DM’s College Assagao. 3rd: Sairaj Mhamal (142kg - 60kg+78kg) PG Goa University.
Upto & including 88kg: 1st: Amogh Tengse (185kg - 80kg+105kg) Vidya Prabodhini College. 2nd: Chandrashekar Gaonkar (173kg - 73kg+100kg) St Xavier’s College, Mapusa. 3rd: Swayam Naik (152kg - 65kg+87kg) V M Salgaocar College of Law.
Upto & including 94kg: 1st: Manjish Otavanekar (174kg - 76kg+98kg) V M Salgaocar College of Law. 2nd: Sanket Madgaonkar (173kg - 78kg+95kg) PG Goa University. 3rd: Samesh Parsekar (172kg +75kg+97kg) DM’s College, Assagao.
Upto & including 110kg: 1st: Gorakshanath Waifalkar (272kg - 126kg+146kg) PG Goa University. 2nd: Rudrash Kole (165kg - 75kg+90kg) DM’s College, Assagao. 3rd: Advait Kumar (156kg - 65kg+91kg) V M Salgaocar College of Law.
Above 110kg: 1st: Niyaz Sheikh (158kg - 75kg+83kg) Shree Damodar College, Margao. 2nd: Pralesh Chopdekar (139kg - 57kg+82kg) DM’s College, Assagao. 3rd: Shubhankar Desai (132kg - 62kg+70kg) Agnel Institute, Assagao.