Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 2: Samba District Sport Climbing Competition was organized today at Tenzing Norgay Sport Climbing Wall in Sprawling Buds School complex, Jammu by Ibex Adventure Club, Samba under the aegis of Mountaineering Association of J&K.
Since there were no female participants, the competitions could be conducted in Boys categories of Mini, Sub Junior and Junior only. In absence of any serious challenge from other schools which were mostly participating for the first time, BBN High School, Vijaypur which has been regularly participating in district and state competitions, swept all the medals.
Results: Mini Boys: 1. Rydham Verma 2. Ashish Jangral 3. Jatin Thapa.
Sub Junior Boys: 1. Siddharth Singh 2. Abhi Verma. 3. Ansh Verma.
Junior Boys: 1. Rohit Verma 2. Rayzali. 3. Mohinder
Everester Ram Singh Slathia was the chief guest in the day’s proceedings, who exhorted the budding climbers to put in their best efforts.
Ram Khajuria, general secretary of Mountaineering Association of J&K honoured the winners and officials.
Manik Slathia, a trained and upcoming mountaineer of the state was the organizing secretary of the competition who was well supported by technical officials of Mountaineering Association including Sakshi Magotra, Shashi Kant, Mrityunjay Sharma and Satish Bhan.
Meanwhile, the Association has planned to conduct the remaining district competitions of Kathua, Rajouri and Doda in Jammu region before May 15, 2016 after which six district competitions in Kashmir will be taken up in the second half of May, 2016.
The Leh district competition will, however, be organized in the month of August, 2016.
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