Daivadnya Samaj in association with the Goa Carrom Association organised their second All-Goa Daivadnya Carrom Tournament at Daivadnya Bhavan, Calconda-Margao on Sunday, 27th August.
The tournament was held in 4 categories, namely – children upto 17 years, men between 18 to 49 years, women 18 years & above, and veterans 50 years & above. In all, 120 entries were received.
Following are the results of the Carrom tournament:
Men: Winner – Rahul Lotlikar, Runner-up – Jayesh Chodankar. Semi-Finalists – Anant Chodankar & Prajyot Lotlikar.
Women:Winner – Shilpa Verlekar ; Runner up – Shruti Vernekar. Semi-Finalists – Alka Chodankar & Deepa Anvekar.
Veterans:Winner – Shyam Raikar ; Runner up – Deepak Raikar. Semi-Finalists – Guiresh Bandodkar & Gurudatta Raikar.
Children:Winner – Rutvik Nagzarkar ; Runner up – Soham Chodankar. Semi-Finalists – Raj Verlekar & Laksh Chodankar.
Ramrao Lotlikar, President, Daivadnya Samaj; Dilip Lotlikar, Secretary, Daivadnya Samaj; and Vinit Shirodkar, Sports President, welcomed all the guests.
Dipali Digambar Sawal, Vice-Chairperson, Margao Muncipal Council, was the chief guest. “Such kind of events enable our local players to showcase their skills and talents, contributing to youth progress,” she said and presented the prizes along with Ramrao Lotlikar, Dilip Lotlikar, Vinit Shirodkar and Swapna Raikar, President, Dnyaneshwari Gurudatt Mahila Mandal.
Vedaksh Raikar and Mayura Bandodkar compered the event. Vinit Shirodkar, Sports President, Daivadnya Bhavan, thanked the participants, volunteers, spectators, guests, referees, sponsors and all the helping hands that made the tournament a great success.