TSAF Cadets selected to participate in the 4th All India National Sport Climbing Competition 2019

Jamshedpur September 6, 2019: The Indian Mountaineering Federation is holding the 4th All India National Sport Climbing Competition 2019 (Speed & Lead) in Chemchey, Sikkim, from September 6 – 8, 2019.

8 cadets have been selected to participate in the Speed & Lead Climbing event from Tata Steel Adventure Foundation Sport climbing centre at JRD Tata Sports Complex. They are Aman Verma (current Junior National Champion), Anisha Verma (current Junior National Champion), Vidula Prakash Abhale, Suraj Singh Thakur, Kiran Singh Thakur, Abhishek Rawat, Kundan Kumar Singh, Joga Purty & Assistant coach Babulal Rawat.

The competition will be held in two formats i.e. Speed Climbing & Lead Climbing. Performance on all two combined events will decide the medal winners.

It may be noted that Aman Verma had qualified for the semi-final of two competitions – speed and lead climbing in the International Competition of Sport Climbing Youth World Championship 2019 in Arco, Italy. This was a first for an Indian Sport Climber