Goa’s two biggest training bases – RCC Peddem and RCC Fatorda emerged overall winners and runners-up respectively, at the Padma Bhushan Dr. Manohar Parrikar Memorial 56th Goa State Athletics Championship organised by Goa Athletics Association under the aegis of Athletics Federation of India at SAG Athletic Stadium, Bambolim.
The championship witnessed participation of over 1,400 athletes across Under-8 to Senior categories.
RCC Peddem clinched the men and women’s team title while RCC Fatorda ended up as the runners-up in both the categories.
Moses Mascarenhas (RCC Fatorda) and Sakshi Kolekar (RCC Peddem) bagged the Overall Best Athletes award in male and female categories respectively.
Other results: Best Promising Athlete:
U-12: Boys – Chirag Rupesh Gawas; Girls – Avni Santosh Gurjar; U-14: Satyam Saksena, Varnika Parmar; U-16: Nathan Saldanha, Neeva Naik; U-18: Rohaan Khan, Sherin Vargish. Best Athlete Award – U-8: Ruani Anant Sawant (Podar International School) & Samarth Yogesh Parab (Vidya Vikas Academy); U-10: Virani Pradip Kadam (Podar International School) & Deeshan Deepak Kawalekar (KV No. 1, Vasco); U-12: Eliana Ashlyn Ribeiro (Sharada Mandir), Daksh Vasudev Gaude (Mahatma Gandhi Centenary School); U-14: Adele Lobo (Sharada Mandir), David Lemos Godinho (The Gera School); U-16: Aline Peixoto (RCC Fatorda), Ishaan Patil (Sharada Mandir, Miramar); U-18: Xanelle Evanca Lacerda (RCC Fatorda), Niket Chodankar (RCC Peddem); U-20: Rani Degvekar (RCC Peddem), Reegan Cardozo (RCC Fatorda).
