MARGAO
Good Shepherd Organisation, Fatorda felicitated sports personalities at a function. GFA Executive Committee members Patwin Fijardo, Andrew Ferraro, former national football referee Milagres Tereza, Mario Valles, football referee Ved Devendra Akarkar, Andrew Ferraro, Santana Salvador Fernandes, Vernon Fernandes, Domnic Quadros, Agnelo Dylan Noronha, Nicholas D Sousa, Sheraja Shailesh Naik, Ajay D Karbotkar, Pralhad R Bhekane, Nippu K Yadav, Manindra J Singh, Shrey K Sheldekar, Rudhra V Tambi, Mario Vales, Joaquim Dias and Caetano Fernandes were honoured.
Presenting the awards, Fr Joe Rodrigues, parish priest of Grace Church, Margao, said, "Everyone should contribute to the development of sports. Parents should enrol their children in sports as it helps in moulding their character as well as improving their good health. Sports science and medicine have emerged for the proper fitness of sportspeople. Sports will enable good human beings and a good nation to evolve."
