Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 18: Mountaineering Association of J&K released its Calendar of Activities for the Year 2016-17 in an impressive function at Saigal Hall, Abhinav Theatre, here today.
The chief guest on the occasion Ruby Sharma, Chairperson, IASOWA released the Calendar in the presence of presiding guest Ashwani Sharma, former MLA and guest of honour, Hirdesh Kumar Singh, Commissioner Secretary Technical Education, IT and Youth Services and Sports; special guests Sanjeet Khajuria, Assistant Director Doordarshan Kendra Jammu, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Joint Secretary J&K State Sports Council and Rajan Sharma, Divisional Sports Officer.
The calendar includes 11 trekking expeditions, 2 specialized sport climbing coaching camps for potential National medal winners, an Adventure camp, 2 sport climbing courses, a sport climbing training camp for specially able children, a Judges and Route Setters Course and preparatory camps before participation of the State team in the Zonal and National climbing competitions.
The Association will also participate in the 1st Women North Zone Sport Climbing Competition to be organized at IMF, New Delhi besides participating in the Zonal & National Sport Climbing Competitions and conducting the State Championship and 13 district climbing competitions.
The highlight of this year’s major activity shall be a Mountaineering Expedition to Matho Kangri peak in Ladakh besides the other expeditions to be conducted by the affiliated clubs.
Whereas district Sport Climbing Competitions of Srinagar, Anantnag, Budgam, Ganderbal and Pulwama district shall be held at climbing wall at TRC, Nowgam (Kashmir) the district competitions of Jammu, Udhampur, Reasi, Rajouri, Samba, Kathua and Doda shall be conducted by the Association at Sprawling Buds School, Chinore, Jammu.
While releasing the Calendar of Activities , Ruby Sharma hoped that our climbers would bring more laurels to the state in the forthcoming 4th Junior/ Sub Junior Sport Climbing Competition to be hosted by the Association on 26th and 27th March, 2016.
Hirdesh Singh in his address promised all possible help from the Government for the promotion of adventure activities in the state.
Earlier, Ram Khajuria, general secretary of the Association highlighted the achievements of the Association during the year 2015-16 and also disclosed his vision to win the National Championship this year.
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