TSAF Athletes win the 26th IMF National Sport Climbing Championship “Champions of India”

The athletes of Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF) showed their glory yet again. With a grand win in the 26^th IMF National Sport Climbing Championship 2022, TSAF awaits to host its climbers on their return. Clinching 23 medals and scoring 54 out of the 108 points, the East Zone contingent comprising of 21 athletes being trained under TSAF defended the National trophy yet again.

With the MoU signed with Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) and Jamshedpur Continuous Annealing and Processing Company Private Limited (JCAPCPL) for development of sport climbing in India, TSAF is providing holistic training to athlete to win medals at national and international level. TSAF has one of the best climbing infrastructures in the country with the construction of the IFSC standard walls.

Displaying fine skills and rhythm, TSAF Athletes kept stealing places on the podium all through the event. Kundan Kumar and Kiran Singh were the best athletes in the competition by winning 3 gold medals each in all 3 categories i.e. lead, bouldering and speed climbing. While Anisha Verma, created the national record in speed climbing. In total, TSAF athletes won 12 out of 18 Gold medals at stake.

TSAF has been scouting talent from the community grassroots center, Masti Ki Pathshalas and nurturing these budding athletes to prepare them for championships. Bhoj Birua being trained at Parsudih center has won 2 silver medals in bouldering and speed climbing events.

TSAF team was accompanied with Babulal Rawat as Coach, Roshni Singh as manager, Varun Sharma and Rabindra Mardi in support team. Bibhas Roy was the chief route setter of the championship.

About Tata Steel Chess India

World class chess came to Kolkata in the form of the first inaugural Tata Steel Chess India tournament in November 2018. The tournament witnessed participation of the world's top grandmasters, including Viswanathan Anand, in the Rapid and Blitz formats. In 2019, World Champion Magnus Carlsen won both Rapid and Blitz in his usual magnificent fashion, while the other super GMs wowed chess enthusiasts with their precision power play. Tata Steel has a long-standing association with chess and cherishes the global standing Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk Ann Zee has acquired over the years. In its previous editions, Tata Steel Chess India has already become a sought-after tournament in professional chess and the endeavour is to make this even bigger and better in the years to come.

About Tata Steel

Tata Steel group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes per annum. It is one of the world's most geographically diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence across the world. The group recorded a consolidated turnover of US $ 32.83 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2022.

A Great Place to Work-Certified^TM organisation, Tata Steel Limited, together with its subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, is spread across five continents with an employee base of over 65,000. Tata Steel has been a part of the DJSI Emerging Markets Index since 2012 and has been consistently ranked amongst top 10 steel companies in the DJSI Corporate Sustainability Assessment since 2016. Besides being a member of ResponsibleSteel^TM, worldsteel’s Climate Action Programme and World Economic Forum’s Global Parity Alliance, Tata Steel has won several awards and recognitions including the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse recognition for its Jamshedpur, Kalinganagar and IJmuiden Plants, and Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel plant for 2016-17. The Company, ranked as India’s most valuable Metals & Mining brand by Brand Finance, featured amongst CII Top 25 innovative Indian Companies in 2021 and top 10 sustainable organisations of India Hurun Research Institute in the 2021 Capri Global Capital Hurun India Impact 50, received Steel Sustainability Champion recognition from worldsteel for five years in a row, ‘Most Ethical Company’ award 2021 from Ethisphere Institute, RIMS India ERM Award of Distinction 2021, Masters of Risk - Metals & Mining Sector recognition at The India Risk Management Awards for the sixth consecutive year, and Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting FY20 from ICAI, among several others.

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