PANAJI: Goa Olympic Association, as part of its Olympics awareness campaign on the sidelines of Tokyo 2020 Olympics, felicitated eminent sports personalities related to Archery, Badminton and Table Tennis on Friday.
In recognition of their outstanding achievements in the sports field, prominent archers Neha Prakash Borkar, Chloe Charlene Fernandes, Manguesh Kuttikar, Dr. Ajay Yadav and Rohan Nanodkar were felicitated at Agakhan Park, Margao. Mariano Dias, former Goa footballer and ex-coach, graced the Archery felicitation function along with Chetan Kavlekar, President, Goa Amateur Archery Association.
India international badminton players Anura Prabhu Desai, Arjun Fallary and Lydia Barreto alongwith organisers and sports promoters Praveen Shenoy and Anil Painguinkar were thereafter felicitated at the same venue, at the hands of V M Prabhudesai, SAG Executive Director. Goa Badminton Association president Narahar Thakur and secretary Sandeep Heble were also present.
At KTC Bus-stand, Panaji, outstanding table tennis players namely Shantesh Mapsekar, Aaron Farias, Kushal Naik, Prutha Parrikar and Sabita Yadav were felicitated. Vishnu Kolwalkar graced the felicitation function as chief guest in the presence of Goa Table Tennis Association president Vero Nunes and secretary Christopher Menezes.
