PANAJI: Department of Physical Education and Sports of St Joseph Vaz College-Cortalim, organised intramural sports competitions for their students; for the academic year 2021-2022.
Among the games organised were chess, carrom, table tennis and badminton; a sports skill video-making competition was also held.
The motive behind organising such competitions was to promote a healthy lifestyle among the students, help students relieve stress and make them understand the importance of exercise and fitness.
Many students from the college participated in the intramural competition with lot of fervour and enthusiasm. The administrator Rev. Dr Simao Diniz and the principal Dr Maria Fonseca encouraged students to take part in such activities and supported the initiative wholeheartedly, states a press release.
Prize-winners of the intramural competitions are as follows. Badminton (men): 1. Umesh Padasalimani, 2. Sunny Raut, 3. Jayson Fernandes; Women – 1. Swizel Carvalho, 2. Sabira Shaikh, 3. Shruti Sharma. Chess: 1.Shivam Saroj, 2.Sharif Ansari, 3. Rohit Lamani & Abhay Naik. Carrom (men): 1. Rohit Lamani, 2. Rishikesh Fadte, 3. Umesh Padasalimani & Sharif Ansari; Women – 1. Sabira Shaikh, 2. Swapna Naik, 3. Flossy Lucas & Lillee Naik. Table Tennis: 1. Rishikesh Fadte, 2. Govind Gad 3. Sunny Raut. Sports skill video competition: 1. Sunny Raut, 2. Rishikesh Fadte & Sharif Ansari, 3. Buddhesh Parab. Medals and certificates were awarded.
