Jamshedpur: Third edition of Tata Steel Sport Climbing Championship 2023 (TSSCC’23) kicks off today at JRD Tata Sports Complex.
The event being organised by the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF) with the support of Tata Steel Foundation & JCAPCPL (Jamshedpur Continuous Annealing & Processing Company Private Limited), will conclude on February 5.
Rajiv Mangal, Vice President Safety, Health & Sustainability (Designate) Tata Steel graced the inaugural ceremony as Chief guest while TSAF Mentor Bachendri Pal, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree and first Indian woman to summit Mt Everest, was the Guest of Honor. Both motivated and encouraged the athletes to show sportsmanship and enthusiasm. Mukul Vinayak Choudhari, Chief Sports Excellence Centres and Hemant Gupta, Head, Adventure & Sports were also present.
More than 265 athletes in boys and girl’s category spread over various age categories across 16 states of the country are participating in the event. Championship is conducted in Lead Climbing, Speed Climbing, Bouldering, Top Rope and Speed Relay disciplines.
Age Groups categories:
Kids (6-9 years)
Youth D – 10 & 11 years
Youth C – 12 & 13 years
Youth B – 14 & 15 years
Youth A- 16 & 17 years
Open – 18 years and above
Recently, TSAF successfully hosted Asian Kids Sport Climbing Championship in Jamshedpur from December 8 to 11, 2022 wherein athletes from 9 Asian countries participated. TSAF Sport Climbing Academy is home to two Lead Walls, two Speed Walls and 16 Boulders.
Category-wise tally
Row Labels Count of Select the category participating in
Kids Boys (6 to 9 years) 14
Kids Girls (6 to 9 years) 17
Men (18 years and above) 59
Women (18 years and above) 16
Youth A Boys (16 & 17 years) 10
Youth A Girls (16 & 17 years) 6
Youth B Boys (14 & 15 years) 20
Youth B Girls (14 & 15 years) 8
Youth C Boys (12 & 13 years) 35
Youth C Girls (12 & 13 years) 21
Youth D Boys (10 & 11 years) 29
Youth D Girls (10 & 11 years) 31
Grand Total 266
Gender-wise tally
Row Labels Count of Gender
Female 99
Male 167
Grand Total 266
State Representation (16 states)
Gujarat
Punjab
West Bengal
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Tamil Nadu
Delhi
Telangana
Jammu
Jharkhand
Maharashtra
Nagaland
Uttar Pradesh
Odisha
Rajasthan
