The curtains came down on the badminton events of Sports For All 2016, with Achintya Agarwal of Ryan International School and Saamia Shah of Fazlani L’Academie Globale winning the Under-17 boys’ and girls’ title respectively at the DY Patil Stadium here today.
Young shuttler Aditya Vishram Desai of Utpal Shanghvi Global School won gold in the boys’ U-15 singles as well as in the boys’ U-15 doubles
Achintya taking on the top seeded Aditya Reddy of St.Lawrence High School, Borivali made a stunning comeback to win the match 19-21, 21-8 & 21-17 to annexe the title. Saamia seeded third in the tournament took on the top seeded Divya Hedge of Lilavatibai Podar High School in a grueling title encounter. The match lived up to everyone’s expectation and the intense battle saw Saamia holding on to her nerves to win the match 22-20, 18-21 & 21-19.
In the boys’ Under-15 badminton event, fourth seeded Aditya Desai of Utpal Shanghvi Global School beat second seeded Vaibhav Tewari of Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane 17-21, 21-16 & 21-1 to win the title, while Urvi Thakurdesai of Euro School, Thane, seeded fourth beat third seeded Juhi Rohra 21-13 & 21-11 to run away with gold medal in the girls’ event.
It was a day to remember for the young kabaddi players from Ramsheth Thakur Public School who beat Swami Vivekanand High School & Junior College 40-14 to win the Under-14 girls’ kabaddi event.
In Kabaddi, the girls from Ramsheth Thakur Public School did a star turn for their team in Under-14 kabaddi competition. Going against one of the pre-tournament favourites, Swami Vivekanand High School & Junior College (Chembur), Ramsheth girls’ dominated the proceedings to win the summit clash 40-14. In the third place play-off match Radcliff School beat St. Xavier’s High School 57-35 to run away with the bronze medal.
In tennis Under-14 boys’ category, Saheb Sodhi of Jamnabai Narsee School beat Ramesh Raghunandan of Amrita Vidyalaya 6-1, 6-0 to win the title, while the third place went to Manas Sinha of Apeejay School, who beat Atharva Patil of Ryan International School, Nerul 9-2.
In the Mixed Martial Arts Under -13 girls’category, Sayyed Zeenat of Anjuman –I-Islam’s Dr. M.I.J Girls High Scholl & Junior College won the gold in the +53 kgs weight category, while Aasiya Shaikh of Ryan International School (Goregaon) finished on top in -43 kgs weight classification. In the boys’ Under-13 event, Krish Satra of Fatima High School took the gold in -53 kgs weight category, while Mohd. Zaid Shaikh of Al Nadi Ul Falah English School annexed the gold in the -48kgs weight classification.
In chess Under-15 girls’ competition, Shristhi Sridhar of New Horizon Public School, Airoli won the gold, while DPS,Nerul Duo of Anushka Joshi and Samiksha Sarkar won the silver and bronze respectively.
Day 16 also marked the first day of the hockey competition, which is being played at the Maharashtra Hockey Association. The boys’ Under-16 category saw Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ambernath beat Rajashree Shahu Vidyalaya, Navi Mumbai 8-2 in their first round match in the Under-16 boys’ category, while Our Lady of Dolours also got their campaign off to a flying start with a 3-0 win over St. Augustine High School, Nerul.
Day 16 Key Results:
Football-
Girls’ U-14
St. Xaviers School, Airoli beat Rustomjee Cambridge International School, Dhaisar by 3-1 in tie breaker.
Tennis –
Boys’ U-14 final:
Saheb Sodhi of Jamnabai Narsee School beats Raghunandan Ramesh of Amrita Vidyalaya by 6-1, 6-0 to carry home the gold and silver medal respectively.
Boys’ U-14 third place match:
Manas Sinha of Apeejay School, Nerul beat Atharva Patil of Ryan International School, Nerul by 9-2
Badminton –
Girls’ Singles U-15 final:
Urvi Mandar Thakurdesai of Euro School, Thane beat Juhi Naresh Rohra of Lilavatibai Podar High School by 21-13, 21-11, 13-29, 13-15 to earn the gold and silver medal respectively.
Girls’ Doubles U-15 Final
Mansi and Samriddhi of Rajhans Vidyalaya beat Adhya and Ritika of Apeejay School, Nerul by
Boys’ Singles U- 15 final:
Aditya Vishram Desai of Utpal Shanghvi Global School beat Vaibhav Tiwari of reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane by 17-21, 21-16, 21-12 to take away the gold and silver medals respectively.
Boys’ Doubles U-15 final:
Aditya Vishram Desai and Varun Anand Nagdev of Utpal Sanghvi Global School beat Anurag and Yashoneel of North Point School
Chess:
Girls’ U-15
Gold-Srishti Sridhar of New Horizon Public School, Airoli
Silver-Anushka Joshi of Delhi Public School, Nerul
Bronze- Sameeksha Sarkar of Delhi Public School, Nerul
Volley Ball:
Girls’ U-16 Quarter Final:
1. Children’s Academy, Ashok Nagar beat Holy Cross, Thane by 25-10, 23-25, 15-7
2. Children’s Academy, Malad beat Amrita Vidyalayam by 25-21, 25-13
3. Saraswati Secondary School beat Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Vidyalaya by 25-12, 25-22
4. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Vidyalaya beat Udayanchal High School by 25-10, 25-10
5. SIA Dombivali beat Delhi Public School by 25-12, 25-22
The SFA ranking board is up with the schools putting up a strong fight in the medals Tally board
After Day 16 -Positions
1) Vibgyor High School (Goregaon) – Gold (15), Silver (9), Bronze (17)
2) Children’s Academy (Malad) – Gold (12), Silver (10), Bronze (10)
3) Children’s Academy (Thakur Complex) – Gold (9), Silver (13), Bronze (9)
Photos
1. Young shuttler Aditya Vishram Desai of Utpal Shanghvi Global School won gold in the boys’ U-15 singles as well as in the boys’ U-15 doubles partnering with his school mate Varun Anand Nagdev in the ongoing Sports For All 2016 .
2. Saheb Sodhi of Jamnabai Narsee School strikes his way towards the gold in the boys’ U-14 singles final at the ongoing Sports For ALL 2016 being held at DY Patil Stadium, Nerul
3. It was a day to remember for the young kabaddi players from Ramsheth Thakur Public School who beat Swami Vivekanand High School & Junior College 40-14 to win the Under-14 girls’ kabaddi event. The third place went to Radcliff School, who beat St. Xaviers High School (Airoli) 57-35.