*Secy Sports Council felicitates medal winners
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 27: J&K climbers held the state flag flying high during the IMF All India Speed Climbing and Bouldering competition by winning two Gold and two Silver medals at New Delhi.
Ajay Deep Singh won two Gold medals in Speed Climbing and Bouldering in the Boys category, Shivani Charak bagged two Silver medals in the women’s category. Now after the first competition both Ajay Deep Singh who collected 200 points and Shivani with 170 points are the top ranked climbers of the country in the Boys and Women’s category.
Another climber in the Boys category Arun Deep Singh who secured 4th rank in both Speed climbing and Bouldering is ranked 3rd in the country with 110 points. Other notable performances were given by Mrityunjay Sharma who secured 10th position in speed climbing in the Men’s category, Asma Gul who secured 10th and 11th position in the Bouldering and Speed competitions respectively and Shilpa who finished at Number 12 both in Bouldering and speed climbing. For all other climbers who were on their maiden national competition it was a huge exposure and learning experience to compete with national and international climbers.
It may be mentioned here that Mountaineering Association had selected 12 climbers including 8 girls for participation in the national competition. However, five climbers including Shivani Charak, Mrityunjay Sharma, Ajay Deep Singh, Arun Deep Singh and Asma Gul who were potential medal winners at the national competition were deputed to Delhi on April 10, 2019 for 9 days coaching and practice at the international standard climbing walls in the IMF complex, just prior to the competition at the same venue.
The remaining seven climbers Manisha Kumari, Raghni Devi, Roshni Devi, Vishali Sharma and Reema Devi in the Women’s category and Keshwam Dev Singh in the Sub Junior Boys category who are fresh but fast upcoming talented climbers also had strenuous work outs for nine days at Tenzing Norgay Sport Climbing wall in the Sprawling Buds ICSE School campus, Bantalab, Jammu under the supervision of Shilpa Charak, a senior climber, before their departure for Delhi.
On their return from Delhi both Shivani and Ajay Deep Singh along with Ram Khajuria General Secretary and Shawetica Khajuria, Joint Secretary of Mountaineering Association of J&K called on the Secretary J&K State Sports Council Dr Nassem Javaid Choudhary in his office chamber, who congratulated the climbers for their magnificent achievements. Prominent among others present on the occasion were Joginder Pal, Executive Engineer and Ravi Singh, Divisional Sports Officer, J&K State Sports Council.
The state team for the national competition was sponsored by J&K State Sports Council.
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