Jammu, 31-12-2023: Duggar Gaurav Adventure Award for the Year 2023 shall be conferred by Tawi Trekkers J&K to Sheetal Devi, the “ Best Para Women Archer of the Year” It was unanimously decided in a specially convened meeting of core members of the Club chaired by Patron of the club Ashwani Sharma, former MLA at Press Club of Jammu.
Other prominent persons who deliberated in the meeting included Zorawar Singh Jamwal, Co-Chairman of the club; Rahul Sharma, Patron; Ram Khajuria, President; Mridhu Padha, Vice President; Shawetica Khajuria General Secretary; Sakshi Magotra, Jt. Secretary; Vivek Chauhan, Principal, Oriental Academy Sr. Secondary School, Jammu; Sumit Khajuria, Vice President Mountaineering Association of J&K; senior members Seema Kharyal, Shashi Kant, international sport climber Shivani Charak and mountaineer Shilpa Charak. Rakesh Goswami and Sonam Sidharth, President and General Secretary respectively of the District Mountaineering Association, Jammu, and Saneev Sharma, managing editor of Sportsline, Jammu were the special invitees in the meeting.
The Award shall be presented to Sheetal Devi in a grand function to be held on the 41st anniversary of the club to be celebrated in the 1st week of February 2024. A colorful souvenir depicting the achievements of Sheetal Devi and also Shivani Charak, the first woman of J&K to participate in the Asian Games as well as achievements of other prominent members of the club in mountaineering, sport climbing and trekking shall also be released on the occasion.
It may be mentioned here that the Duggar Gaurav Adventure Award was instituted by Tawi Trekkers J&K in 2021 to showcase the exceptional achievements of sportspersons of the Jammu region in adventure sports, especially mountaineering and sport climbing.
Normally, only one award shall be given annually but the Club may increase the number of awards in a particular year and may also confer the award to prominent persons of other games and fields for their exceptional achievements. Accordingly, in 2021, the first year of the institution of the Award, all 11 Everest heroes belonging to Jammu were honored with the Duggar Gaurav Adventure Award on October 2, 2021, at Amar Singh Club, Jammu.
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