NAHARLAGUN, Mar 26: Seven climbers have brought laurels to the state by winning medals in the North East Open Sport Climbing Competition held at Guwahati, Assam from March 24 to 26.

The competition was organized by Assam Mountaineering Association (AMA) in collaboration with the Assam Sport Climbing Association (ASCA) and the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE).

The team from the state made a clean sweep in the Speed Climbing, Sub-Junior Category. Demu Pulu secured gold medal, while Taba Jamsai and Lenzing Apum bagged silver and bronze medals respectively.

In Lead Climbing, Sub-Junior Category, Lenzing Apum and Taba Jamsai won silver and bronze medals respectively.

In Speed Climbing, Junior category, Gyamar Nyori bagged a bronze medal.

In Lead Climbing, Junior category, Kiran Dajusow won a silver medal.

Felicitating the team in a city based hotel in Itanagar, President Arunachal Sport Climbing Association Sikka Gapak called upon the participants to give their best and focus on taking part in bigger platforms.

“You should now think about representing your country India,” he urged.

Citing examples about Manipur being a hub for sports activities, he said we should inculcate their hard work.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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