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PANJIM: VM Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar, and V V M’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, Margao, emerged champions in the Inter-Collegiate Judo Championships 2025-26 for Men and Women organised by Goa University, at the jubilee hall, Goa University, recently.
In women’s final, VM Salgaocar College of Law were the overall champions and Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, were the runners-up. Third place was shared between Padre Conceicao College of Engineering, Verna, and VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, Margao.
In men’s final, V V M’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, Margao, were the overall champions and V M Salgaocar College of Law were the runners-up and the third place was shared between Cuncolim Educational Society’s College of Arts and Commerce, Cuncolim, and Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim.
Best judoka-men was awarded to Darshan Naik from Don Bosco College, Panjim. Best Judoka-women was awarded to Juliet Varghese from Goa Medical College, Bambolim.
The chief guest of the championship was Dr Vanita Patil, finance officer (on deputation) Goa University and Associate Professor at Government College Sanquelim; guest of honour was Mir Dias, judo coach, Sports Authority of Goa along with Balachandra B Jadar, assistant director of Physical Education and Sports, Goa University graced the occasion and presented the medals and trophies to the winners and runners-up.
The results men: Upto & including 60kg: Darshan Naik, gold (Don Bosco College, Panjim), Nippu Yadav, silver (PES Ravi Naik College, Farmagudi), Mohit Chauhan, bronze (DM’s College and Research Centre, Assagao) and Ayan Khan, bronze (Government College Pernem).
Upto & including 66kg: Shashidhar Lamani, gold (CES College, Cuncolim), Kartik Goudar, silver (SPES’s Goa Multi- Faculty College, Dharbandora), Rajib Sarkar, bronze (Government College Pernem) and Daksh Naik, bronze (Dhempe College, Miramar).
Upto & including 73kg: Rohan Gaonkar, gold (Shree Damodar College, Margao), Arif Nawar, Silver (Shree Damodar College, Margao), Yohan Makandar, bronze (Government College, Sanquelim) and Divakar Yadav, bronze (C. E. S. College, Cuncolim).
Upto & including 81kg: Rama Maulingkar, gold (Goa College of Agriculture, Old Goa), Vedarsh Malhar, silver (VM Salgaocar College Law, Miramar), Aikan Pathan, bronze (Government College Sanquelim) and Reegan Cardoso, bronze (Rosary College, Navelim).
Upto & including 90kgs: Biru Singh, gold (Rosary College, Navelim), Pravin Burangi, silver (Government College Sanquelim), Mervyn Nazareth, bronze (VM Salgaocar College of Law) and Marc Souza, bronze (VM Salgaocar College of Law).
Upto & including 100kg: Advait Kumar, gold (VM Salgaocar College of Law), Usaid Khan, silver (Shree Damodar College, Margao), Samarth Churmuri, bronze (GVM’s College, Farmagudi) and Khalandar Shaikh, bronze (VM Salgaocar College of Law).
Above 100kg: Niyaz Shaikh, gold (Shree Damodar College, Margao), Samoon Khan, silver (Government College Quepem), Rishav Singh, bronze (Swami Vivekanand College, Borim) and Ayesh Jamadar, bronze (Goa Multi Faculty College, Dharbandora).
The results women: Upto & including 48kg: Tanishka Shivolkar, gold (Don Bosco College Panjim),
Sarnisha Tivrekar, silver (Government College Khandola), Meezba Nasargi, bronze (Rosary College, Navelim) and Ahlia Hussain, bronze (VM Salgaocar college Law).
Upto & including 52kg: Juliet Varghese, gold (Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim), Gautami Narvekar, silver (Government College Khandola), Zoya Khaadayath, bronze (Rosary College, Navelim) and Shaza Shaikh, bronze (S S Dempo College, Cujira).
Upto & including 57kg: Kalpita Naik, gold (Rosary College, Navelim), Suman Yadav, silver (Rosary College, Navelim), Samiksha Daifode, bronze (Government College Quepem) and Pooja Naik, bronze (Padre Conceicao college, Verna).
Upto & including 63kg: Isha Fernandes, gold (VM Salgaocar College Law), Riyansha Naik, silver (SSA’s Government College, Pernem), Suhana Parwar, bronze (Vidya Prabodhini College) and Sanskruti Amonkar, bronze (VM Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar).
Upto & including 70kg: Aditi Sadekar, gold (PCCE College, Verna), Nandini Bhajantri, silver (Rosary College, Navelim), Krupa Naik, bronze (Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Khandola) and Shruti Shinde, bronze (Goa Multi Faculty College, Dharbandora).
Upto & including 78kg: Priti Kalmankar, gold (VM Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar), Jinath Sayyad, silver (Goa Multi Faculty College, Dharbandora), Krutika Naik, bronze (Shree Damodar College, Margao) and Valisha Rebelo, bronze (Rosary College, Navelim).
Above 78kg: Numa Subba, gold (Shree Damodar College, Margao), Iram Khatri, silver (VM Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar), Krutika Naik, bronze (Shree Damodar College, Margao) and Valisha Rebelo, bronze (Rosary College, Navelim).