Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The 3rd District Level Para Table Tennis Tournament Goa 2023 was organized on 01st May 2023 by the O/o the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and Disability Alliance for Inclusive Goa in association with Para Table Tennis Committee under the Goa Table Tennis Association and Sports Authority of Goa at Indoor Stadium, SAG, Campal, Panaji Goa.
Over 26 Para Players both Standing and Wheelchair Categories from across Goa participated in this mega Para Sporting Event. The players from North Goa District in Standing Category comprised of Gopal Naik, Chetan Salgaonkar, Chandrakant Gaude, Nikhil Dhargave, Muzammil Shaikh, Ritesh Vaigankar and Sripad Pai Bir.
The Wheelchair Category Players were Lloyd Fernandes, Durgadas Naik, Durgadas Gaunekar, Gauresh Marathe, Vishant Nagvekar, Santosh Mayekar and Anupa Pilgaonkar. For South Goa District in Standing category were Vinod Kumbhar, Dharmesh Kuri, Lyndon Cardozo, Laxman Naik, Vinayak Mahindrakar and Ashok Dessai. The South Goa District Wheelchair Category were represented by Stany D’souza, Moises Rodrigues, Santosh Aigal, Patrick D’Souza, Dr. Vithal Rane, and Prachi Thakur.
The tournament was a showcase of best talent in Goa Para Table Tennis which saw the new talent of Goa Para Table Tennis Players cross swords with the recently National Medal Winners from Goa. The matches were closely fought with good sportsmanship sprit most of which went right down the wire. The matches were officiated by Mr. Prashant Tari, Mr. Dinesh Satarkar and Mr. Ulhas Mahale all from Gujarati Samaj Educational Trust Special School, Margao Goa.
List of Winners and Runner-ups is follows:-
North Goa District – Standing Category,
Group A
Chetan Salgaonkar – Winner
Gopal Naik – Runner Up
North Goa District – Standing Category,
Group B
Ritesh Vaigankar – Winner
Nikhil Dhargave – Runner Up
North Goa District – Wheelchair Category,
Group A
Durgadas Gaunekar – Winner
Gauresh Marathe – Runner Up
North Goa District – Wheelchair Category,
Group B
Vishant Nagvekar – Winner
Anupa Pilgaonnkar – Runner Up
South Goa District – Standing Category,
Group A
Vinod Kumbhar – Winner
Dharmesh Kuri – Runner Up
South Goa District – Standing Category,
Group B
Lyndon Cardozo – Winner
Vinayak Mahindrakar – Runner Up
South Goa District – Wheelchair Category,
Group A
Moises Rodrigues – Winner
Stany D’souza – Runner Up
South Goa District – Wheelchair Category,
Group B
Dr. Vithal Rane – Winner
Patrick D’Souza – Runner Up
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