Maharashtra State Olympic Games 2023: Pune sweep all five gold in tennis; Kolhapur and Mumbai share the spoils in football

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by Priya J

Pune, January 9: Pune underlined their dominance in the state’s tennis circuit as they swept all the five gold medals on offer in the Maharashtra State Olympic Games 2023 here on Monday.
 
Atharva Sharma clinched a triple crown by bagging the Men’s Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles gold while Vaishnavi Adkar took home the Women’s Singles and Doubles golds.
 



Pune tennis players also won three silver medals and two bronze medals while Kolhapur and Mumbai clinched one silver medal each thanks to Sandesh Kurale (Men’s Singles) and Anup Bangargi/R Raghunandan (Men’s Doubles).
 


Atharva defeated Sandesh 8-2 in the Men’s Singles final while Vaishnavi dropped just one game against Ishwari Matere in an all-Pune Women’s Singles final.
 


Kolhapur men, however, showed their prowess in football when they got the better of Pune 3-2 in the final. Mumbai grabbed the bronze medal with a 4-0 victory over Nagpur.
 
In the Women’s football final, Mumbai rode on the winner from Afreen Peerbouy to beat Pune 1-0. Kolhapur bagged the bronze medal.
 


In volleyball, Satara women defeated Mumbai 3-2 to reach the final.
 
RESULTS 
Football:
Men’s final: Kolhapur bt Pune 3-2: Bronze: Mumbai
Women: Mumbai bt Pune 1-0, Bronze: Kolhapur
 
TENNIS 
MEN
Singles: Gold: Atharva Sharma (Pune); Silver: Sandesh Kurale (Kolhapur), Bronze: Kaivalya Kalamse (Nanded), Raj Bagdai (Yavatmal)
 
Doubles: Gold: Atharva Sharma/Yashraj Dalvi (Pune); Silver: Anup Bangargi/R Raghunandan (Mumbai), Bronze: Sandesh Kurale/Kafil Kadvekar (Kolhapur), Arjun Gohad/Nishit Rahane (Pune)
 
WOMEN
Singles: Gold:Vaishnavi Adkar (Pune), Silver: Ishwari Matere (Pune), Bronze: Pooja Ingale (Pune), Jotsna Madane (Solapur)
 
Doubles: Gold: Vaishnavi Adkar/Ishwari Matere (Pune), Silver: Pooja Ingale/Tanvi Tawade (Pune), Bronze: Sharanya Shetty/Shatakshi Darekar(Nashik), Jotsna Madane/Pragati Sonalkar (Solapur)
 
Mixed Doubles: Gold: Atharva Shamra/IShwari Matere (Pune), Silver: Nishit Rahane/Vaishnavi Adkar (Pune), Gautam Kale/Alisha Deogaonkar (Mumbai), Yashraj Dalvi/Pooja Ingale (Pune)

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