PANJIM: MES’s Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar, won the Inter-Collegiate Taekwondo Men’s Championship for 2024-25, organised by Goa University, at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, Taleigao Plateau, recently.
Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, claimed the runners-up position and Don Bosco College, Panjim, finished third. The best taekwondo player of the championship was awarded to Rahul Bhugatti of Don Bosco College, Panjim.
The chief guest for the presentation ceremony was Dr Francis Lobo, the college director of physical education and sports at Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim. He was accompanied by Balachandra B Jadar, the assistant director of physical education and sports at Goa University. They presented medals and trophies to the winners.
Event wise results: Upto & including 54kgs: Gold: Pranit Manerkar, MES’s Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar. Silver: Prakash Rathod, MES’s Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar. Bronze: Rishab Gaonkar, Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Khandola. Bronze: Zuber Shaikh, MES’s Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar.
Upto & including 58kgs: Gold: Sanjay Rathod, MES’s Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar. Silver: Akash Goudar, MES’s Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar. Bronze: Nabin L Put, Don Bosco College, Panjim and Rudresh Redkar, Don Bosco College, Panjim.
Upto & including 63kgs: Gold: Ajay Raj, Don Bosco College Panjim. Silver: Afridi, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science, Margao. Bronze: Anil Goudar and Akash Pammar, both from MES’s Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar.
Upto & including 68kgs: Gold: Rahul Bhugatti, Don Bosco College, Panjim. Silver: Mason Niasso, Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim. Bronze: Bhuvan Purohit, Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, margao and Nathan Gomes, Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi.
Upto & including 74kgs: Gold: Rajvir Yadav, Fr Agnel College of Arts & Commerce, Pilar. Silver: Shubham Galave, Padre Conceicao College of Engineering, Verna. Bronze: Sahil Shaikh and Sweetu Kumar, both from Government College of Commerce and Economics, Borda.
Upto & including 80kgs: Gold: Shreyash Deshmukh, Padre Conceicao College of Engineering, Verna Silver: Abhijeet Rathod, Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim. Bronze: Suvedh Naik, DCT’s Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Miramar. Bronze: Mohammad Yasin Bag, Government College Borda.
Upto & including 87kgs: Gold: Tynan J Dacosta, Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim. Silver: Rajeev Pawar, MES’s Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar. Bronze: Riyan Sayed, Government College of Commerce and Economics, Borda and Samarth Dhond, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science, Margao.
Above 87kgs: Gold: Macken Rodrigues, Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim. Silver: Suhail Sayyed, Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim. Bronze:Vedant Bandodkar, Padre Conceicao College of Engineering, Verna. Bronze: Ainan Shaikh, Don Bosco College Panjim.
