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TALEIGAO PLATEAU: Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, won the Inter-Collegiate Taekwondo Women’s Championship 2025-26 organised by Goa University at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, Goa University campus, here, recently.
VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, Margao, and Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Khandola, claimed the joint runners-up position.
Best taekwondo player of the championship was awarded to Sirijana Thapa of Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim.
Chief guest for the presentation ceremony was College Director of Physical education and Sports, Rosary college, Navelim, Dr Francis Lobo, and guest of honour Taekwondo Coach Theofile Lowe, 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 and runners-up.
Event wise results: Upto and including 46kg - Sirijana Thapa (gold, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim), Riya Castanha (silver, PG Goa University), Jewela Colaco (bronze, Don Bosco College, Panjim), Riya Pereira (bronze, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim).
Upto and including 49kg - Swaroopa Redkar (gold, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim), Saloni Rawal (silver, PES Ravi S Naik College of Arts & Science, Farmagudi), Aadi Fatrekar (bronze PES Ravi S Naik College of Arts & Science, Farmagudi), Shraddha Parab (bronze, Dempo Charities Trust’s Srinivassa Sinai Dempo College of Commerce & Economics, Cujira-Bambolim).
Upto and including 53kg - Priyanka Vishwakarma (gold, Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Khandola), Nayna Sahu (silver, Goa College of Home Science), Sweeny Fernandes (bronze, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim), Varada Natekar (bronze, VM Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar).
Upto and including 57kg - Antara Assolkar (gold, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim), Shweta Basbire (Silver, Don Bosco College, Panjim), Sejal Kole (bronze, V P Mandre College of Commerce, Economics and Management, Mandrem, Pernem), Raissa D’Souza (bronze, Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Khandola).
Upto and including 62kg - Sharufa Fernandes (gold, Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Quepem) Divya Manikyala (silver, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts & Science, Margao), Kalpita Naik (bronze, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim), Jancica Swamy (bronze, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim).
Upto and including 67kg - Taiwa Mascarenhas (gold, MES Vasant Joshi College, Zuarinagar), Sheikh Iqtefa Karol (silver, Parvatibai Chowgule College, Margao), Rameshwari Redkar (Goa Medical College), Shuhaani Pujari (bronze, Government College, Borda).
Upto and including 73kg - Sneha Fernandes (gold, Nirmala Institute of Education, Altinho), Avril Rodrigues (silver, Government College of Commerce & Economics, Borda-Margao), Anushka Pereira (bronze, Goa College of Home Science), Saniya Attar (bronze, VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics, Margao).
Above 73kg - Numa Subba (gold, VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics, Margao), Ashvitta Quadros (silver, Don Bosco College, Panjim), Siya Gomes (bronze, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim), Anfleia Pereira (bronze, Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim).