Friday, March 26, 2010

Angela Naik - First Goan Lady International Taekwondo Referee

Angela R Naik, became the first Goan lady international referee as she cleared the International Referee Examination conducted by World Taekwondo Federation in Bangalore.

Angela who had participated in 4th World Taekwondo Championship in Cairo qualified for the semi-finals in the individual event and stood overall 9th.

In the mixed pair event, Angela alongwith Trilok Subbha of Sikkim qualified for the semi-finals and stood overall 12th. In all, 47 countries participated.


Source - O Heraldo, March 18

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

International cricketers who have played for Goa in cricket

The following cricketers have played for Goa, and also have been chosen to represent India, or any other subordinate Indian side, in international cricket. Note that these players also include those who are not of Goan origin but have played for Goa.

India
- Praveen Amre
- Roger Binny
- V B Chandrashekhar
- Ajay Ratra
- Sridharan Sriram

India A
- J Arunkumar
- Swapnil Asnodkar
- Nikhil Haldipur

India U-25
- Sanju Mudkavi

India U-19
- Tanveer Jabbar
- Saurabh Bandekar
- Rahul Keni
- Anant Bhagwat
- Manoj Joglekar
- Anju Mudkavi
- Kiran Powar
- Mylvahanan Senthilnathan

UAE
- Dayanand Bangera

India Green
- Shadab Jakati

India Green Women
- Shikha Pandey