24-09-2023: In the absence of Shivani Charak her elder sister Shilpa Charak won the prestigious Women’s title of the 23rd J&K UT Sport Climbing Championship which commenced at Tenzing Norgay Sport Climbing wall in the Sprawling Buds ICSE School, Bantalab, Jammu, today. Prachi Katoch of Oriental Academy Sr. Secondary School Jammu and Prarna Charak of Rajouri bagged the 2nd & 3rd positions respectively.
In the Men’s category 8 climbers from Pulwama, Shopian, Anantnag, Badgam, Reasi, and Udhampur led by Arun Deep Singh of Jammu have entered the final round. The final shall be played tomorrow.
Similarly, eight climbers led by Kashish Bharti of Sudhmahadev, Udhampur have entered the final round in the Junior Boys category. The final shall be played tomorrow.
However, the semi-final rounds in the Sub Junior Boys and Girls categories in which over 200 climbers are competing were in progress.
Earlier, the championship was inaugurated by Neelam Khajuria, JKAS, Additional Secretary, Youth Services and Sports department in the presence of Parveen Sharma, Chairman, The Citizens’ Cooperative Bank Ltd, Jammu who was the Guest of Honour.
Prominent among others present on the occasion included Arti Sharma, the Chairperson and Seema Sharma Director of Sprawling Buds ICSE School; Office bearers of Mountaineering Association of J&K including Sr. Vice President Ram Khajuria; Vice President Sumit Khajuria; General Secretary Shawetica Khajuria; Joint Secretary(K) Mohsin Andravi; Joint Secretary ( J) Manik Slathia; Treasurer Sushil Singh; President Jammu District Mountaineering Association Rakesh Goswami; President Valvinder Singh and Secretary Sudesh Kumar of Doda Distt Mountaineering Association; Upkar Singh Jamwal, Vice President Udhampur Distt Mountaineering Association; Principal of M NDP School, RS Pura Anil Choudhary; Jameel Mustaffa, President of Sunridges Trekking and Mountaineering Club, Pulwama and representatives of various institutions.
The 2-day championship is being organized by the Mountaineering Association of J&K in collaboration with Sprawling Buds ICSE School, Jammu under the aegis of Indian Mountaineering Foundation North Zone Committee, New Delhi, and sponsored by J&K Sports Council.