PANAJI
Students from 15 special schools across Goa participated in the 3rd All-Goa Badminton Tournament organised by Chetana Charitable Trust and Chetana Education Society Special School, Curchorem, at the Manohar Parrikar Memorial Sports Complex, Anandwadi, Sanvordem, recently.
A total of 28 students, comprising 15 boys and 13 girls, competed in different groups. Following the Special Olympics pattern, participants were grouped according to their abilities to ensure fair competition and provide everyone an opportunity to showcase their skills.
In the girls’ F1 group, Jorah Fernandes of Sanjay School, Curchorem, won the title, while Roshni Ben of Gujarati Samaj, Margao, finished runner-up. Shruti Prabhu Moye of Anand Niketan, Mapusa, won the F2 title, with Akanksha Kadoli of St Xavier’s Academy, Old Goa, finishing second. In F3, Samreen Khurshid Sheikh of Sanjay School, Vasco, claimed the title, while Slavia Vaz of Chetana Education Society, Curchorem, finished runner-up.
In the boys’ M1 group, Viraj Kumar of St Xavier’s Academy, Old Goa, emerged champion, with Adnan Iqbal Sheikh of Keshav Seva Sadhana, Bicholim, finishing runner-up. Soham Morye of Lokvishwas Pratishthan, Quepem, won the M2 title, while Shubham Khandolkar of Lokvishwas Pratishthan, Marcel, secured second place. In M3, Irfan Mohammad Rafiq Sheikh of Sanjay School, Vasco, won the title, while Dhiraj Shantaram Velip of Lokvishwas Pratishthan, Molem, finished runner-up.
Adarsh Nair of Chetana Education Society, Curchorem, received the Best Emerging Player award in the boys’ category, while Lakshmi Pavne of Keshav Seva Sadhana, Valpoi, received the award in the girls’ category.
Sanvordem sarpanch Chinmayi Naik and sports complex head Purso Gaonkar distributed prizes to the winners at the ceremony.
School managing committee chairman Raju Naik, secretary Nandesh Vast, treasurer Sunil Naik, manager Vasant Bhagwant Sawant, headmistress Rubiya Kakodkar, other committee members and teachers were present.
