
MARGAO: VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, Margao, secured the third place with one gold, one silver and one bronze medal in the All Goa Inter-Collegiate Weightlifting Championship organised by Goa University, recently.
There were a total of eight participants from Damodar College, who competed in different weight categories namely Alton Almeida, Ashwin Colaco, Omprakash Ram, Janak Patel, Anson Fernandes, Maynard Furtado, YashrajFal Desai and Hayden Rebello.
Alton Almeida secured the gold medal in the upto and including 55kg weight category with a total performance of 148kg Snatch - 65kg and Clean and Jerk - 83kg. Janak Patel secured the silver medal in the upto and including 81kg weight category with a total performance of 148kg (Snatch - 63kg; Clean and Jerk - 85kg). Yashraj Fal Desai secured the bronze medal in the upto and including 102kg weight category with a total performance of 128kg (Snatch - 58kg; Clean and Jerk - 70kg).