Inaugural climbing meet draws to a close

Jamshedpur, Dec 24 (IANS) The inaugural edition of ‘Tata Steel Sport Climbing Championship 2019, a three-day open competition for young climbers between the age group of 6 and 16 has concluded here.The championship became the first such competition in India to follow the Combined format (lead, speed & bouldering) which will be used in Olympics 2020. The competition also included the speed relay team event, a statement said.A total of 154 young and aspiring champions, including the current national champions, took part in the three-day event held in Jamshedpur. The championship witnessed participants from around 12 states including Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi. Players from Jharkhand & Maharashtra dominated the competition with a tally of 14 medals out of 18 medals in the individual performance events.
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