Maharashtra powerlifters dominate the proceedings

Maharashtra effected a clean sweep in the 82.5 kg class in the women’s competition. Raksha Maharao lifting 310 kg to claim the gold, Nivedita Vaidya (215 kg) and Suvarna Panchakshiri (205 kg) finishing behind her. State lifters ruled the roost in the 67.5 kg and 75 kg classes as well. Asha Pujari (360 kg), Deepa Goswami (237.5 kg) and Sangeeta Mahadik (230 kg) completing the sweep in the 67.5 kg event.

Continuing Maharasthra’s domination in the 75kg class, Arpana Khodway (270 kg), Madhvi Patil (237.5 kg) and Rajni Agarwal (135 kg) emulated the feat of their 67.5 kg teammates.

Sanjay Madhav (Maharashtra) clinched gold in the 75 kg event, lifting 662.5 kg followed by Madhya Pradesh’s Jitendra Thakre (605 kg) and Shakti Bushan Singh (577.5 kg).

Arjun Padlekar brought Maharasthra another gold with a total lift of 617.5 in the 82.5 kg class. Padlekar was followed by MP’sAnthony Smith (537.5 kg) and J Bagchi (505 kg).

Top honours in the 90 kg event, however, went to Madhya Pradesh with Sanjay Saxena totalling 702.5 kg followed by statemate Anand Singh (612.5 kg) and Rajendra Saini (Rajasthan) who lifted 472.50.

KS Aninjit lifting 650 kg brought M P another gold, pipping Maharasthra’s Suryakat Garde (645 kg). Prince Thangchand of Gujarat collected the bronze with 445 kg.

Ambar Joshi, weighing 143 kg, was the cynosure in the State men’s 125 kg plus event. He did not disappoint his Mumbai Suburban fans, lifting a record 710 kgs to win the gold medal.

ADRIAN SLAMS THREE: Adrian Mascarenhas netted three goals in St Mary’s (ISC `A’) 6-0 drubbing of St Paul’s (Dadar) in the under-16 Inter-Schools football tournament at the Xaverian Ground in Parel, today. Oliver D’ Souza pumped in two while Dinesh Fernandes managed one to add to St Paul’s woes.

Results: U-16: St Mary’s (Kalina) 1 (Anthony Pleade) bt Indian Airlines Ideal School 0; IV-A: St Lawrence (Bor) 1 (Sudeep Surve) bt St John’s (Goregaon) 0; IV-C: St Lawrence (Kandivili) 2 (Rohit Nair) bt St Xavier’s (Borivli) 1 (Sanket Desai); I-B: St Mary’s ISC A 6 (Adrian Mascarenhas 3, Oliver D’Souza 2, Dinesh Fernandes) bt St Paul’s (Dadar) 0; St Mary’s SSC 3 (Sandeep Fernandes 2, Gavin Oliver) bt Our Lady of Salvation (Dadar) 0; Campion School 2 (Diniz Arkin, Rajat Mukherjee) drew with Don Bosco (Mat) A 2 (Pele Arambur, Ketal Dhanesha); III-B: Don Bosco (Mat) B drew with Jamnabhai Narsee (Juhu) 0; IV-D: Green Lawn’s (BP) 4 (Deemat Mody 2, Kushal Doshi, Nishit Mody) bt RK Academy (Colaba) 0, IV-D: Bombay International 4 (Prajay Kapadia 2, Ayuss Kumar, Satyajit Sheshadri) bt Cathedral School 0.

U-14: I-A: St Anne’s (Orlem) 0 drew with St Dominic Savio (Andheri) 0; St Francis D’Assisi (Bor) A 3 (Rajesh Karekar 2, Vishal Shrinji) bt Utpal Sanghvi (Juhu) 0; Don Bosco (Borivli) 2 (Mayur Chikale, Ashish Miranda) bt St Andrew’s (Bandra) 0; III-B: St Mary’s (Kalina) 2 (KS Shabrishan, Levin Mendes) bt Kalgidhar Mission School 0; I-C: Bombay Scottish (Mahim) 1 (Siddesh Dere) bt Campion School (0); III-D: Our Lady of Salvation (Dadar) 2 (Preston Fernandes, Clinton Cardoz) bt Don Bosco (Mat) `C’ 0; III-F: Anza (Byculla) 4 (Shaikh Imran 2, Khan Sahil, Qureshi Tanvir) bt Bombay International 0; III-H: Cathedral School 3 (R Garg 2, S Shah) bt Atomic Energy Central School 1 (Lakra Anjul), Our Lady of Dolours (Marine Lines) 2 (Rajput Yogesh, Peter Lobo) bt GD Somani 0

SAYYED SUPREME: Sajid Sayyed (MLWB Naigaon) overcame Mahendra Tambe (Bank of Maharashtra) 25-5, 25-22 to clinch the open singles trophy of the Kshatriya Union Club-organised, 35th Open carrom tournament which came to a close today at the Vanmali Hall, Dadar. The event was co-sponsored by Bank of India, Philips India Limited, Union Bank of India and State Bank of India.

GEORGE STRIKES: Patrick George scored from a penalty to bring Naval Dockyard a 1-0 win over Sutarwar in the Harwood football league at the St Xavier’s Ground, Parel, today.

Mumbai Madar Samaj drew goalless with Khalsa Gymkhana in a Third Division encounter at the same venue.