St. Xavier’s HSS, Mapusa, won the U-19 boys and girls Wushu competitions organised by Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, at Multipurpose indoor hall, Ponda.
Shri Ganesh HSS, Mapusa, were the runners-up with 20 points, for their achievement of 3 gold medals, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. Harmal Panchakroshi HSS, Harmal, bagged 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. With 18 points, they finished in third position.
St. Xavier’s HSS boys scored 33 points, as they clinched 3 gold medals and 6 silver medals. The medal-winning players in corresponding weight categories, are as follows: 45kg – Jenish Edwin (gold medal), 48kg – Sanjeet C Goes (gold), +85kg – Adarsh K Singh (gold), -52kg – John Monteiro (silver), -56Kg – Bipin Kumar (silver), -60kg – Aaryan Fernandes (silver), -70kg – Leston Rodrigues (silver), -75 kg Abdul G. Panna (silver), -80kg Veer U. Kambli (silver).
In the girls section, St. Xavier’s HSS scored 26 points for a return of 4 gold medals and 2 silver medals. Shri Ganesh HSS, Mapusa, emerged runners-up, scoring 13 points with 2 gold medals, and 1 silver medal to show for. In the third place, was Harmal panchakroshi HSS, (6 points), who clinched 2 silver medals.
Following are the medal-winning players of St. Xavier’s HSS: -52kg Anshu K Jaiswar (gold), -56kg – Siya Pednekar (gold), -68kg – Archita Naik (gold), +68kg – Daniella Dsouza (gold), -40Kg – Diya Dhargalkar (silver), -48Kg – Mehak Shaikh (silver).
