NT Reporter
Sinquetim
The Association for the Wellbeing of Elder Sportspersons (AWES) marked its tenth anniversary with a sports festival and felicitation of veteran athletes and historic clubs at the Sinquetim Sports Complex, Navelim.
Former players, officials and administrators reunited for competitions in seven-a-side football, volleyball, mixed 3×3 basketball and athletics, with Padma Shri awardee Brahmanand Shankhwalkar among the football participants.
The association honoured century-old clubs Associacao Academica de Moira and Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias, besides existing clubs that participated in Goa’s inaugural football league in 1951.
Veteran badminton player Dr Satish Kudchadkar, Masters athletics medallist Anthony Fernandes, cyclist Peter Rodrigues, former volleyball player Carmo Vaz, long-distance runner Apu Rajan and Calangute Association office-bearer Gajanan Salkar were among those felicitated.
