Goa, July 3 -- SHASHWAT GUPTA RAY

While most sportspersons pursue and excel in a single discipline, Blessica Rodrigues of Don Bosco College, Panjim, has distinguished herself across multiple sports, including football, cricket, badminton, hockey and athletics. She represented Goa University at the Khelo India University Games 2025 in women's foot ball, secured third place at the West Zone In ter-University Women's Football Championship, participated in the All India Inter-University Women's Football Cham pionship, and actively represented her college in seven inter-collegiate events (see box). In recognition of her outstanding achieve ments, Rodrigues was recently honoured as the Goa University Best Sportswoman for the 2025-26 academic y...