Made Fitness win All Goa bench press title

MARGAO
Made Fitness won the championship trophy at the 6th All Goa Bench Press Championship organised by United Youths Organization in association with No Excuse Fitness as part of the 21-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. Mandrekar’s Fitness World, Ponda, finished runners-up in the championship, which saw participation from 180 athletes. The event was supported by United Youths Organization president Shailendra Panjikar and Satish Tari of No Excuse Fitness, and coordinated by Satish Mandrekar and Nehal Komarpant.
Goa University to hold weightlifting trials
PANAJI: Goa University will conduct final selection trials for its men’s and women’s weightlifting teams on October 10 ahead of the West Zone Inter-University Weightlifting Championship 2026-27. The trials will be held at Silver Jubilee Hall, Goa University, from 10 am, with participants required to report by 9.30 am. The championship is scheduled at Shri Govind Guru University, Godhra, Gujarat, on October 27 and 28. For the men’s team, gold and silver medallists in each category at the Goa University Inter-Collegiate Weightlifting Championship 2026 are required to attend. Eligible athletes who could not participate or perform well at the inter-collegiate championship may also appear, subject to eligibility. The women’s selection will be open to all eligible student-athletes. The men’s categories are 60kg, 65kg, 71kg, 79kg, 88kg, 94kg, 110kg and above 110kg, while the women’s categories are 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 63kg, 69kg, 77kg, 86kg and above 86kg. Participants must carry the prescribed educational, identity and medical documents.