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Lohana Sports Festival Results
Champions, runners-up and photographs from the Lohana Sports Festival. The 2026 results are in: the pool opener on 12 September, the golf day on 19 September, and the main day on 20 September, when North London took the first Mahajan Shield.
Festival Day results
Sunday 20 September at Hertfordshire Sports Village in Hatfield. Sixteen mahajans, seven sports and the first Mahajan Shield. Results are going up sport by sport as they are confirmed.
The first Mahajan Shield goes to North London. Collected by Neil Morjaria just before the community photographs at the close of the day. Every check-in earned a point, so turning up counted for as much as winning. See the day in pictures.
The real Shield was not ready in time, so a shield from another competition stood in on the day while the Mahajan Shield is made.
Badminton
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Under 12 boys singles | Shiv Somani | Veer Radia |
| Under 16 girls singles | Bella Gokani | Khia Gokani |
| Under 16 boys singles | Reyansh Thakkar | Niam Radia |
| Under 16 boys doubles | Niam Radia & Veer Radia | Reyansh Thakkar & Shiv Somani |
| Under 16 mixed doubles | Niam Radia & Bella Gokani | Veer Radia & Aneya Sedani |
| Open men's singles | Vishal Somani | Parag Radia |
| Open men's doubles | Vishal Somani & Kishan Kotecha | Veer Radia & Niam Radia |
| Open ladies doubles | Bella Gokani & Khia Gokani | Hema Raja & Mital Gandecha |
| Over 50s doubles | Jiten Kantaria & Anil Lakhani | Kamlesh Kantaria & Shamir Chandarana |
| Over 50s men's singles | Jiten Kantaria | Shamir Chandarana |
Table tennis
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Juniors U16 singles | Aaron Bathia | Ayush Thakker |
| Juniors U18 doubles | Aaron Lakhani & Jay Morjaria | Ish & Rudra Sachdev |
| Open singles 16-60 | Aaron Lakhani | Jay Morjaria |
| Senior singles 60+ | Anil Lakhani | Kirit Rughani |
| Open doubles | Anil Lakhani & Nitin Rajdev | Hemal Naran & Mitesh Chotai |
Squash
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Open | Shyam Dawada | Bella Gokani |
| Juniors | Bella Gokani | Khia Gokani |
Pickleball
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Singles | Shiven Hindocha | Sanjiv Raja |
| Doubles | Sanjiv Raja & Nick Lakhani | Shilen Thakker & Nishid Pau |
Tennis
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Singles U12 | Aarav Devani | Ishaan Bhandal |
| Singles U16 | Nimay Chotai | |
| Singles Veterans | Kumar Hindocha | Chetan Ruparelia |
| Doubles Open | Harshida Kanabar & Arjun Kotecha | Sham Bhandal & Ishaan Bhandal |
Football 7-a-side
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Gold Cup | Leicester Kickers Senior |
| Silver Cup | East West |
| Plate | Tikka Taka |
Played for fun this year, with no trophy awarded.
The full points table for all sixteen mahajans, across pool, golf and Festival Day, goes up here once every sport is confirmed.
Mahajan Shield points: five for a winner, three for a runner-up, one for a semi-finalist, and one for every person who checked in at the desk.
Pool results
Three events, forty-four entries, played at the RCT Centre in Harrow on Saturday 12 September. The Open Doubles final could not be played on the day, so the two pairs met the following week to settle it.
Open Doubles final. Biral Devani and Paras Patani beat Neil Morjaria and Shenal Devani to take the first doubles title of the 2026 festival. All four are on the gallery page.
Mahajan Shield points from pool: five for a winner, three for a runner-up, one for a semi-finalist, and one for every person who played. The Shield table is published once the golf and Festival Day results are in.
The pool draw
Forty-four entries across three events, five tables, play from 9:30am. Under 50 singles starts in round-robin groups of three so everyone gets at least two matches; Over 50 singles and doubles are straight knockouts. Best of three frames in the early rounds, best of five from the quarter-finals. Arrive by 9am at the RCT Centre, Bridleway, Headstone Lane, Harrow HA2 6NG.
Download the Player Guide (PDF) Directions to the RCT CentreUnder 50 singles · 12 players
Each player plays the other two in the group, best of three. Places by matches won, then frame difference, then the result between the two. Top two in each group go to the quarter-finals: A1 v B2, B1 v A2, C1 v D2, D1 v C2. Quarters, semis and final best of five.
Over 50 singles · 19 players
Round two: winner 1 v 2, 3 v 4, 5 v 6, 7 v 8, 9 v 10, 11 v 12, 13 v 14, 15 v 16, best of three. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final best of five.
Doubles · 13 pairs
Doubles starts once the singles rounds are through. Round one best of three; quarter-finals winner 1 v 2, 3 v 4, 5 v 6, 7 v 8, then semi-finals and the final, all best of five.
Every frame is a Shield point. Pool is the first event of the Mahajan Shield: 5 points for a winner, 3 for a runner-up, 1 for a semi-finalist, and 1 for every person who played. North London finished top and lifted the first Mahajan Shield.
The Golf Day
Twenty-eight golfers in nine groups, off the first tee from 1.06pm at seven-minute intervals. Eighteen holes off the yellow tees, Stableford on full handicap under the World Handicap System, masala chai at the halfway house, cards back to the clubhouse for verification, then the prizes. Registration opened at 11am with a coffee and a roll.
Download the Golf Playbook (PDF) Directions to Stanmore Golf Club Golf Day photographsGolf results
| Category | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Low handicap (18.0 and below) | Shivaan Popat | Sanjiv Raja |
| High handicap (above 18) | Jiten Kantaria | Nick Lakhani |
| On-course prize | Winner |
|---|---|
| Nearest the pin, 4th | Chetan Devraj |
| Nearest the pin, 7th | Chetan Devraj |
| Nearest the pin, 10th | Nick Lakhani |
| Longest drive, 18th | Shaneel Karia and Rupeen Khagram |
Prizes and competitions
The tee draw
Golf leads: Neil Morjaria, Jiten Kantaria and Shivaan Popat. Handicaps and buggy pairings are in the playbook.
Every golfer is a Shield point. Golf is the second event of the Mahajan Shield: 5 points for a winner, 3 for a runner-up, and 1 for every person who played. Festival Day followed at Hertfordshire Sports Village in Hatfield on Sunday 20 September, with seven sports and the first presentation of the Shield. Its results are on this page too.
Lohana Sports Festival 2026. North London take the first Mahajan Shield.
Lohana Sports Festival results are posted here as each sport is confirmed. To hear first, join the eNewsletter or follow us on Facebook.
LOHANA SPORTS FESTIVAL 2025
2025 results
A genuinely intergenerational festival: competitors ranged from 9 to 85 years old, with over 250 entries across eight sports — seven of them contested for trophies, with indoor cricket played for fun. That is remarkable growth from the modest two-sport revival in 2022, and it is exactly what the festival is for — strengthening bonds between Mahajans, inspiring the next generation, and promoting wellbeing through sport.
Tennis
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Under 12 | Kavina Doshi | Aarav Devani |
| Under 16 | Jai Hindocha | Nimay Chotai |
| Under 50 | Pranay Kantaria | Riya Kantaria |
| 50+ | Uday Radia | Mitesh Chotai |
| Doubles | Kavina & Anup Doshi | Krishan & Shaurya |
Table Tennis
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Singles | Aaron Lakhani | Jay Morjaria |
| Junior Doubles | Aaron Lakhani & Jay Morjaria | Jai Hindocha & Shiven Raithatha |
| Open Singles | Sienna Jetha | Pritesh Kakkad |
| Mixed Doubles | Anil Lakhani & Hema Raja | Pritesh & Malika Kakkad |
Pool
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Over 50 Singles | Paresh Rajani | Dilip Kotecha |
| Under 50 Singles | Bhavik Vithalani | Ankit Kotecha |
| Doubles | Neil Morjaria & Shenal Devani | Dilip Kotecha & Ashok Tanna |
Badminton
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Under 50 Singles | Vishal Somani | Niam Radia |
| Under 50 Doubles | Amar Morjaria & Tushar Unalkat | Meet & Vishal Somani |
| Over 50 Doubles | Kamlesh Kantaria & Sandip Popat | Bharat Sodha & Praful Nathwani |
| Under 16 Boys | Niam Radia | Veer Radia |
| Ladies Singles | Shweta Radia | Hina Lakhani |
| Ladies Doubles | Shweta & Hina Lakhani | Rupa Thacker & Sona |
| Mixed Doubles | Hina & Ravi Lakhani | Shweta & Parag Radia |
Squash
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Over 18s | Sumit Gokani | Ravi Rajdev |
| Under 18s | Nikhil Lakhani | Aaron Lakhani |
Football (5-a-side)
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Team competition | Leicester Dream Team | Raghuvanshi Royals |
Golf
| Event | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| High handicap | Kumar Hindocha · 43 points | Ricky Radia · 37 points |
| Low handicap | Neil Morjaria · 35 points | Shaneel Karia · 35 points |
The low handicap title went to countback. Neil Morjaria and Shaneel Karia both finished on 35 points, and Neil took it 19 to 18 over the front nine.
| On-course prize | Winner |
|---|---|
| Nearest the pin, 6th | Rishi Rughani |
| Nearest the pin, 8th | Kaushik Hindocha |
| Nearest the pin, 14th | Ashish Ganatra |
| Second shot nearest the pin, 18th | Ayush Ganatra |
| Longest drive | Shaneel Karia |
Golf ran on its own Saturday at Aldenham Golf Club with 38 golfers on the course, and the trophies were presented alongside every other sport.
Indoor cricket was played for fun in 2025 rather than as a competition, so no champions are recorded.
WITH THANKS
Our 2025 sponsors and donors
The 2025 festival was made possible by the generosity of these businesses and families. Their support is the reason entry stays affordable for every family.
Our thanks also to everyone who donated bottled water, masala tea and snacks throughout the two days — that kindness kept players and volunteers going. Particular thanks to Dipaben Modi and family for their support.
Final reflections
The Sports Festival has become a cornerstone of the UK Lohana calendar — showcasing not just athletic ability, but the values that hold this community together: togetherness, encouragement, intergenerational bonding, and fun.
From 9 to 85, beginners to seasoned players, competitors to cheerleaders — this festival was for everyone. We look forward to even more of you joining us in 2026 as we keep building a healthier, stronger and more connected Lohana community.
Congratulations to every competitor
Winning matters less than turning up. Thank you to everyone who played, to the families who came to watch, and above all to the volunteers and officials who gave up their weekend to run the day.