Team Goemkarponn
Panaji: The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Goa, will conduct selection trials for Thang-Ta in the Under-14, Under-17 and Under-19 boys’ and girls’ categories on October 22 to select players for the 70th National School Games Championship 2026.
The trials will be held at the Multipurpose Indoor Hall in Fatorda, Goa, with reporting scheduled between 8.30 am and 9.30 am.
The selected players will represent Goa at the national championship, which is scheduled to take place in Delhi from October 30 to November 5, 2026.
The trials will be overseen by Sanjay Shetkar, Assistant Physical Education Officer, and Milton Andrade, Zonal Sports Officer.
Participants must be regular students of their respective schools to be eligible for the selection process. For the Under-14 category, players must have been born on or after January 1, 2013. Those competing in the Under-17 category must have been born on or after January 1, 2010, while Under-19 participants must have been born on or after January 1, 2008.
Students who have passed Class 12 will not be eligible to participate in the School Games Federation of India National School Games, irrespective of their age category.
Selected players will also be required to submit an age verification test certificate issued by a doctor along with their eligibility forms.
The prescribed dress code for the trials is a black track pant and a plain black T-shirt without any print. Male participants must compulsorily wear a groin guard.
The Directorate has invited eligible students to participate in the trials and compete for a place in the Goa contingent for the national championship.
