FROM THE DESK OF THE SPORTS OFFICER

FROM THE DESK OF THE SPORTS OFFICER

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Goa University organizes Inter- Collegiate sports events for all colleges in Goa. During the 1^st semester of the 2010-11 year our college participated in the following events:

1. Badminton (Men & Women)

2. Table Tennis (Men)

3. Chess (Mix)

4. Weightlifting, Powerlifting & Best Physique (Men)

5. Football (Men)

6. Swimming (Men & Women)

7. Basketball (Men & Women)

Our college was victorious in the following events:

1. Badminton (Women) 27^th July – 30^th July 2010

“You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.”
-A J Kitt

Our team captured the Womens’ Badminton title. They were ably led by Ms. Rishma who was instrumental in bringing the title to our college. On their road to victory they beat MES-Vasco, Govt. College Quepem, St. Xavier’s College- Mapusa, and RIEIT in the final.

a. Rishma Chitnis TE COMP

b. Shradha Shahapurkar BE COMP

c. Supreetha Shenoy TE IT

d. Suprita Naik TE IT

2. Table-Tennis (Men) 2^nd August to 4^th August 2010

“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”
-Seneca

Our mens’ college team bagged the Table-Tennis title without losing a set as they cruised to victory with wins over Damodar College, Don Bosco-Panjim, Rosary College-Navelim, G.R. Kare Law College and Govt. Engineering College. The stars in the team were:-

a. Sushant Kiroloskar BE ETC

b. Abhisek Nadkerny TE ETC

c. Rahul Pawar SE MECH

d. Rohit Nemlekar SE MECH

e. Rauji Khandeparker. SE MECH

3. Power lifting & Best Physique-18^th August to 21^st August 2010

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a mans determination.”
-Tommy Lasorda

These are the names of the students who participated and won medals for the college:-

a. Saurabh Dhuri – Power lifting-Bronze Medal SE MECH

b.Sujit Chimbolkar-Best Physique-Bronze Medal BE MECH

c.Schalk Dsouza-Best Physique-Silver Medal TE ETC

4. Swimming 21^st September 2010

(Men)

“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.”
-Joe Paterno

Our boys narrowly missed out on 1^st place in the team championship. The following are the names of the participants:

a. Varun Chico Bronze medal SE ETC

b. Aniruddh Lotlikar Silver medal BE MECH

c. Ankit Dessai Silve Medal BE ETC

d. Vishal Vernekar Gold Medal SE COMP

e. Aaron Gracias Bronze Medal FE COMP

f. Pritesh Hirani Nil TE COMP

Girls

“The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.”
-Steve Young

Our girls team also won 3 medals

a. Gianna Barreto 100 mts Freestyle Bronze Medal TE COMP

50 mts Freestyle Bronze Medal TE COMP

b. Raisa Prazeres 100 mts Freestyle Silver Medal TE COMP

5. Basketball (Men)

:The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club wont be worth a dime.”
-Babe ruth

Our mens’ basketball team won the Don Bosco Oratory tournament for the 1^st time. They also went on to win the Inter-Collegiate Championship.

The names of the victorious team are:-

a. Nikhil Da Gama Pais TE COMP

b. Neale Fernandes BE ETC

c. Aditya Hosangadi BE MECH

d. Shielton Messias BE MECH

e. Joston Fernandes BE MECH

f. Mitchell Monterio TE COMP

g. Ryan Prazeres TE ETC

h. Amay Dessai SE ETC

i. Conrad Barreto SE MECH

j. Ashish Pednekar BE ETC