Sport climbing: Dr Kangabam Romeo named in nat'l selection committee
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 24 2022:
Manipur's only national sport climbing judge, Dr Kangabam Romeo Meetei has been appointed as a member of national selection committee by Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF), New Delhi, to select a national team for the forthcoming 19th Asian Games 2022 to be held at Hangzhou in China.
A national selection trial will be held in Bengaluru from March 25 to 27, 2022.Dr Kangabam Romeo is currently serving as president of Manipur Sport Climbing Association (MASCA) and secretary of Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF), North East Zone.
Sport climbing is an Olympic event.
It made its debut in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Meanwhile, MASCA and IMF expressed happiness over Dr Kangabam Romeo's appointment as a national selector for the Asian Games 2022 and wished him good luck on his new role.