Jamshedpur, March 6: Tata Steel Adventure Foundation’s (TSAF) Sport Climbing Academy has once again demonstrated outstanding performance at the recently concluded Open Sport Climbing Championship held at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), Kolkata, from February 28 to March 2. This year, the academy strategically emphasized grassroots participation, solidifying its commitment to identifying and nurturing talent from the earliest stages.
Tata Steel Adventure Foundation focuses on building the Grassroot pool of talent with its Sport Climbing centres in and around Jamshedpur. The student athletes from ‘Masti Ki Paasthshaala’ practise regularly at the modular walls present in their respective centres under the guidance of able instructors. It is thrilling to find so many of the athletes from this pool clinch medals in this championship.
The championship witnessed enthusiastic participation across various categories, including Sub-junior, Junior, and Open, for both males and females. The two formats of Climbing that were included in this event were Lead Climbing and Bouldering.
A contingent of around 71 athletes travelled from Jamshedpur to Kolkata for the championship. With an exemplary performance, the TSAF athletes secured a total of 23 medals with 7 Gold medals, 9 Silver medals and 7 Bronze medals.
The MKP centres where Sport Climbing is regularly organized are Kadma, Bagunhatu, Pipla, Rajnagar, Pursudih and Tinplate. TSAF’s Grassroot training centres are present in Dimna and Tumung. The student athletes practise on the modular walls at the respective centres. With state-of-the-art infrastructure in the TSAF Sport Climbing Arena at the JRD Tata Sports Complex, a selected pool of student athletes from the respective centres are brought here for bi-weekly practise.
The TSAF Sport Climbing Academy shows recognition and commitment by including diverse athletes, training them rigorously, and helping them perform well. This aligns with TSAF’s ongoing mission to develop a strong sporting culture by nurturing talent from the grassroots level.
RESULTS:
| Sub Junior Boys – Lead | ||
| First | Debashish Mahato | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Second | Sagar Patro | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Third | Sunil Mahato | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Sub Junior Boys – Bouldering | ||
| First | Sagar Patro | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Second | Sunil Mahato | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Third | Ganga Bodra | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Sub Junior Girls – Lead | ||
| First | Dhruvi Ganesh Padwal | Maharashtra |
| Second | Manisha Hansda | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Third | Tulsi Das | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Sub Junior Girls – Bouldering | ||
| First | Dhruvi Ganesh Padwal | Maharashtra |
| Second | Laxmi Soy | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Third | Manisha Hansda | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Junior Boys – Lead | ||
| First | Sukhlal Boypai | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Second | Dawa Gyalphu Tamang | Sikkim |
| Third | Sonu Jamuda | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Junior Boys – Bouldering | ||
| First | Sukhlal Boypai | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Second | Sonu Jamuda | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Third | Shiv Shankar Yadav | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Junior Girls – Lead | ||
| First | Srishti Das | West Bengal |
| Second | Devki Mathiyan | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Third | Parbati Majhi | West Bengal |
| Junior Girls – Bouldering | ||
| First | Srishti Das | West Bengal |
| Second | Devki Mathiyan | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Third | Malati Majhi | West Bengal |
| Open Men – Lead | ||
| First | Aman Verma | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Second | Vijay Sharma | Services |
| Third | Suraj Singh | West Bengal |
| Open Men – Bouldering | ||
| First | Suraj Singh | West Bengal |
| Second | Aman Verma | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Third | Ajay Deep Singh | Services |
| Open Women – Lead | ||
| First | Anisha Verma | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Second | Ritika Rawat | Delhi |
| Third | Aastha Rani Bhuiyan | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Open Women – Bouldering | ||
| First | Anisha Verma | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Second | Aastha Rani Bhuiyan | Jharkhand (TSAF) |
| Third | Ritika Rawat | Delhi |
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