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Imphal, Jan 15:
The 3 days State level Basic Sport Climbing coaching course concluded today at MMTA Sport Climbing wall, Minuthong Imphal. This course is being organized by IMF North East Zone under the aegis of MMTA & Manipur Sport Climbing Association w.e.f 12 to 14th Jan 2021.
The course is sponsored by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India.
In the closing ceremony, T. Phulen Meitei, Director Youth Affairs and Sports Govt. of Manipur grace the closing ceremony as Chief Guest and Bijoy Kaskchingtabam, President MMTA as Guest of Honour and Smt. G. Anita Devi (Padmashri), Chairperson Indian Mountaineering Foundation, North-East Zone as preside the ceremony.
The main objective of the training camp is talent scouting and also to improve their Self-esteem, Confidence, Co-operation and a sense of Discipline through the spirit of Sportsmanship.
110 (Boys & Girls) participated from different parts of Manipur.. The Participants were given classes in various Sport climbing Activities Such as Bouldering, Speed Climbing, Lead Climbing, Rope Knot classes etc at the end there was a spped climbing competition.
Dr. K. Romeo Meetei, Secretary IMF NE Zone and Course Director gave the report of the training. He requested to the Director YAS to provide a suitable place at Khuman Lampak sports complex for installation of a State of the Art climbing wall system for the athletes of Manipur in line with other States.
Director sports gave the assurance of providing a suitable place in the campus and ask the IMF NE Zone to submit a DPR in this regards. The Director express his desires to install climbing wall systems in every districts of Mnaipur for popularizing this sports climbing event. He inspires the active participation of large number of youths and also assures to extend his good office for the development and extension of sport climbing in the state.
The participants demonstrated speed climbing to the chief guest and audience.
The event is conducted by following SoP’s of Covid 19.
