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Taleigao Plateau: MES Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce, Zuarinagar, won the Inter-Collegiate Taekwondo Men’s Championship 2025-26 organised by the Goa University at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, Goa University campus, here, recently.
This marks the MES's Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce third consecutive year of winning the championship.
Don Bosco College, Panjim, claimed the runners-up position and Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, finished third. Best Taekwondo Player of the championship was awarded to Krish Ballikar from Shree Damodar College, Margao.
Chief guest for the presentation ceremony MES Vasant Joshi College of Arts and Commerce Prof Manasvi Kamat, guest of honour College Director of Physical Education and Sports, Goa College of Agriculture, Old Goa Dr Sagar Palaconda, along with Assistant Director of Physical Education and Sports, Goa University Balachandra Jadar graced the occasion and presented the medals and trophies to the winners.
Event wise results: Upto & including 54kg - Prakash Rathod (gold, MES College), Kartik Manikyala (silver, Parvatibai Chowgule College, Margao), Saurabh Havel (bronze, Parvatibai Chowgule College, Margao), Vishal Bhosle (bronze, Government College, Khandola).
Upto & including 58kg - Pranit Manerkar (gold, MES College, Vasco), Nabin Put (silver, Don Bosco College, Panjim), Sufyan Shaikh (bronze, Don Bosco College, Panjim), Saurav Seth (bronze, MES College, Vasco).
Upto & including 63kg - Ajay Raj (gold, Don Bosco College, Panjim), Mohammad Afran (silver, Don Bosco College, Panjim), Caden Estrocio (bronze, PCCE College, Verna), Afrith Mohammad (bronze, Shree Damodar College).
Upto & including 68kg - Aditya Patil (gold, Don Bosco College, Panjim), Anil Goudar (silver, MES College, Vasco), Bhuvan Purohit (bronze, Shree Damodar College, Margao), Ashwin Hosmani (bronze, PCCE College, Verna).
Upto & including 74kg - Rajvir Yadav (gold, MES College), Riyan Sayed (silver, Government College, Borda), Sweetu Kumar (bronze, Government College, Borda), Arif Nawar (bronze, Shree Damodar College, Margao).
Upto & including 80kg - Krish Ballikar (gold, Shree Damodar College, Margao), Mohammad Huzaifa (silver, Government College, Borda), Abhijeet Rathod (bronze, Rosary College, Navelim), Smith Dias (bronze, Rosary College, Navelim).
Upto & including 87kg - Nakul Narvekar (gold, Shree Damodar College, Margao), Biru Singh (silver, Rosary College, Navelim), Rudra Juvatkar (bronze, Shree Damodar College, Margao), Sudhanshu Yadav (bronze, PCCE College, Verna).
Above 87kg - Macken Rodrigues (gold, Rosary College, Navelim), Mohammad Ayaan (silver, MES College, Vasco), Nikhil Gauns (bronze, Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi), Vedant Bandodkar (bronze, PCCE College, Verna).