Sports & Allied News
jammu, Oct 24:
Sukriti Kumari of Shining Star Academy, Muthi won the important Girls title of the J&K State Open Sport Climbing Championship which concluded at Sprawling Buds ICSE School, Bantalab, here today.
In a tough contest with Sunandini Bhagat and Sania Sharma of Sprawling Buds ICSE School, Sukriti climbed a hold more to emerge victorious. Since, Sunandini and Sonia climbed the same height, the results had to be determined on the basis of time taken to reach that point and accordingly. Sunandini bagged the Silver medal.
Similarly, Namrita Rajput, also of Shining Star Academy in Muthi bagged the Sub Junior Girls title. Thus, Shining Star Academy, which had claimed a silver and a bronze medal on the opening day, emerged as a force to reckon with in the new crop of climbers.
However, the first three positions in the Mini Boys category were shared by Sutikshan Partap Singh of Sprawling Buds ICSE School, Harsh Kumar of Elite Public School, Udheywala and Adarsh Koul of Sprawling Buds ICSE School. In the valedictory function, Principal of Apple Kids School, Bantalab, Arti Sharma was the chief guest, who, along with Ram Khajuria (Secretary, Indian Mountaineering Foundation North Zone Committee) and Yogeshwar Kumar (vice president Mountaineering Association of J&K) presented medals to the winners of the various categories.
Prominent among others present on the occasion included joint secretary of Tawi Trekkers J&K, Abhimanyu Sherpa. Prominent mountaineers and local technical officials of Sport Climbing, Manik Slathia, Shashi Kant, Sakshi Magotra, Sunil Chakharia and Sourav Deep Singh; Mrityunjay Sharma, an international sport climber, Satish Bhan, Sushila Bakshi, Monika Aima, Savita Jamwal and Sandeep Kumar.
