RCERT Chandrapur girls' basketball team finish runners-up at Nagpur divisional meet in Wardha

The girls' basketball team of Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Research and Technology (RCERT), Chandrapur, finished second at the divisional competition held in Wardha.

The event, the Nagpur Divisional Inter-College Sports Meet 2026-27, was organised under Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University (DBATU) at the Bajaj Institute of Technology in Wardha. RCERT is run by the Sardar Patel Memorial Society (Trust), Chandrapur.

The girls' team reached the final and finished runners-up. The team had eight players. According to the college, the players showed good teamwork, determination, dedication and sporting skill throughout the tournament. Their confidence, coordination and consistent performance helped the team take second place and made an important contribution to the college's sporting achievements.

The team comprised Tanvi Katkamwar (fourth year, CSE), Dhanashree Ekwankar (fourth year, CSE Data Science), Kaveri Chougule (third year, Mining), Devashree Ambatkar (third year, CSE Data Science), Nikita Nakhate (third year, CSE), Nikita Awghade (third year, CSE), Nandini Tarhewar (fourth year, Electronics) and Pavani Ramteke (fourth year, CSE Data Science).

Sardar Patel Memorial Society president Vinod Dattatrey and college principal Dr Anil Z. Chitade congratulated all the players and praised their performance. They also extended good wishes for their future sporting journey. The college's director of physical education, Prof. Aditya Ambatkar, guided and encouraged the players.

The college said the RCERT students are proving their ability in sport as well as in studies. The basketball success at the Nagpur divisional meet in Wardha has become a matter of pride for the college, and has been described as the result of the students' hard work, determination, discipline and team spirit. The college's professors, non-teaching staff and students also congratulated the team.