PANJIM: PG Goa University won the women’s title and defending champions Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi, lifted the men’s title in the Goa University inter-college badminton championship at indoor stadium, Campal.
Goa University defeated Goa Medical College 2-1. Niharika Tiwari bt Sarvadhnya Patil 21-11, 21-13; Yashmin Sayed bt Ritika Velingkar 21-1, 21-1; Yashmin Sayed and Sarvadhnya Patil bt Niharika Tiwari and Ritika Velingkar 21-9, 21-13.
Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi defeated GVM’s GGPR College of Commerce and Economic, Ponda 3-2. Chetan Magdum bt Samarth Kamat 21-12, 21-13; Soham Shet bt Om Parodkar 24-22, 21-12; Chetan Magdum and Om Parodkar bt Soham Shet and Tejas Pillai 21-17, 21-7; Tejas Pillai bt Ankit Bagayatkar 21-10, 21-3; Soham Shet and Pashrath Mangelkar bt Ankit Bagayatkar and Sairaj Dhund 21-12, 21-11.
Best players: Chetan Magdum of GVMs GGPR College (men) and Yasmin Sayed of Goa University (women).
PG Goa University women’s team: Yasmin Sayed, Sarvadhnya Patil, Yukta Naik and Priyamvada Maurya. Goa Medical College women’s team – S Niharika Tiwari and Ritika Velingkar.
Goa College of Engineering men’s team: Soham Shet, Dashrath Mangelkar, Samarth Kamat, Sai Kunkolienkar, Tejas Pillai and Yash Palekar. GVMs GGPR college – Chetan Magdum, Om Parodker, Ankit Bagayatkar, Sankalp Prabhu, Pratik Prabhu, Sairaj Dhond.
Poornima Dhume, Roy Athaide, Balachandra B. Jadar presented medals and trophies.
