- Inauguration by former Mayor
- A bitter fight between Gudeti Mozes and Jitendra Patil
- Progress of Samarth Sports in Kumar group
On the strength of Shivansh Magar's Palledar Chadhaya and Vedant Desai's steel grip, the Panchganga Seva Mandal opened the Kumar Group of Shivneri Kabaddi Tournament victoriously. In a close match, Panchganga defeated Golfadevi Seva Mandal by just one point 48-47. This match, which was played till the last moment, increased the interest of sports lovers.
This year is the 58th year of this Kabaddi Festival organized by Shivneri Seva Mandal, Dadar at Bhavani Mata Playground. The prestigious Shivneri Kabaddi Tournament kicks off the kabaddi season in Mumbai every year. In this year's festival, matches will be held in four categories namely Special Professional, First Class Professional, Kumar and Women. On the first day of the tournament, the intense matches of the Kumar group attracted attention.
Inauguration by former Mayor
The competition was inaugurated by Kishori Pednekar, former mayor of Mumbai and corporator. On this occasion, Assembly Speaker and Manager of Nikhil Logistics Suresh Kadam, local corporators Urmila Panchal, Sunita Ayre, Hardeep Singh Lali, Prashant Ghadigaonkar, Board Chief Executive and Head of Sub-Division Nitin Pednekar, President Suyogi Naik, Working President Vishnu Tandel, Devidas Kadam, Sachin Manjrekar, Kiran Morjkar, Sanjay Majrekar, Branch Head Sameer Dalvi and Suresh Kale were present. Dignitaries were present.
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A bitter fight between Gudeti Mozes and Jitendra Patil
Panchganga Seva Mandal took a one point lead 24-23 at halftime. He maintained this lead till the end. Golfadevi Seva Mandal's Gudeti Mozes and Jitendra Patil fought hard in the second half. However, at the last moment, victory shifted in favor of Panchganga. In the next round, Panchganga Seva Mandal will be challenged by Yash Sports Mandal. Yash Sports Club had advanced in the first round.
In other matches in the Kumar Group, Samarth Sports Club defeated Sankshatri Pratishthan 53-38 by 15 points. From supporters, Viraj Kondavle and Atharva Mohite in catch did impressive performances. Manoj Gore and Sarthak Jadhav played well for Sankshatri Pratishthan.
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In the second match, Gokul Sports Club defeated Veer Santaji Sports Club by three points 41-38. Smit Phatak and Divyansh Lakhan chipped in for Gokul, while Rishabh Hazare contributed a lot in the catch.
In other matches, Bandya Maruti defeated Navnath Sports Club 46-37, while Akanksha Sports Club defeated EDFers United 33-23. Siddhi Prabha Foundation entered the next round with a resounding 55-25 win over Ganesh Sports Club by 30 points.