PANAJI
The Bharatiya Janata Party Goa Pradesh felicitated Goan para players who won medals at National Championships, in a ceremony held at Sanjay Centre for Special Education, Porvorim at the hands of Tourism minister Rohan Khaunte in the presence of BJP Goa Pradesh officials including BJP Porvorim Mandal, North Goa Mahila Morcha president Arti Bandodkar and ZP Anita Thorat. The event was held under the Seva Pakhwada initiative to felicitate these inspiring sportspersons.
The Para Athletes who were facilitated for table tennis were Lloyd Fernandes, Patrick D'Souza , Anupa Pilgaonkar and Chetan Salgaonkar. Moises Rodrigues was honoured for Boccia, Sakshi Kale, Mahesh Pagadala and Muskan for athletics, Manguesh Kuttikar for swimming and archery, and Gopal Vishnu Kunkalekar for badminton.
“Over the years we have seen these Goan Para Players not only participate but have won medals at National and International sporting events. It is very heartening to see their dedication and perseverance to excel in sports and bring laurels to Goa and India,” stated Rohan Khaunte. He lauded the efforts of Goa government and Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant for lending support to the Para sports and players. “The Purple Fest organised by the government has highlighted and showcased the talents and various skills of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).
