Chetan Salgaonkar , Ritesh Vaigankar, Durgadas Gaunekar, Vishant Nagvekar, Vinod Kumbhar, Lyndon Cardozo, Moises Rodrigues and Dr. Vithal Rane won various events at the 3rd District-Level Para-Table Tennis Tournament Goa 2023.
The tourney was organised by the Office of 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, Campal.
Over 25 para-players from across Goa, participated. The matches were officiated by Prashant Tari, Dinesh Satarkar and Ulhas Mahale all from Gujarati Samaj Educational Trust Special School, Margao Goa.
Following are the winners and runner-ups of respective categories:
North Goa District – Standing Category
Group A
Winner: Chetan Salgaonkar
Runner-up: Gopal Naik
North Goa District – Standing Category
Group B
Ritesh Vaigankar
Nikhil Dhargave
North Goa District – Wheelchair Category
Group A
Durgadas Gaunekar
Gauresh Marathe
North Goa District – Wheelchair Category
Group B
Vishant Nagvekar
Anupa Pilgaonnkar
South Goa District – Standing Category
Group A
Vinod Kumbhar
Dharmesh Kuri
South Goa District – Standing Category
Group B
Lyndon Cardozo
Vinayak Mahindrakar
South Goa District – Wheelchair Category
Group A
Moises Rodrigues
Stany D’souza
South Goa District – Wheelchair Category
Group B
Dr. Vithal Rane
Patrick D’Souza
Players:
North Goa District (Standing Category): Gopal Naik, Chetan Salgaonkar, Chandrakant Gaude, Nikhil Dhargave, Muzammil Shaikh, Ritesh Vaigankar and Sripad Pai Bir; (Wheelchair Category) Lloyd Fernandes, Durgadas Naik, Durgadas Gaunekar, Gauresh Marathe, Vishant Nagvekar, Santosh Mayekar and Anupa Pilgaonkar.
South Goa District (Standing Category): Vinod Kumbhar, Dharmesh Kuri, Lyndon Cardozo, Laxman Naik, Vinayak Mahindrakar and Ashok Dessai; (Wheelchair Category) Stany D’souza, Moises Rodrigues, Santosh Aigal, Patrick D’Souza, Dr. Vithal Rane, and Prachi Thakur.
