Pentathlon

Mission

The mission of the SEI Pentathlon is to save Ganga by connecting youth through adventure, alternate sports and environmental consciousness.

Overview

SEI Pentathlon is an endurance race spanning over a distance of 525 km (approx.) from Gaumukh the source of the river Ganga to Kolkata near its mouth through 5 kinds of adventure sports in 5 legs viz. trekking, white water rafting, kayaking, rowing and sailing.

It is a team race, each team comprises of 8 participants with any 6 team members participating in each of the 5 sports.

It is a pan India open competition with provision of only 6-8 teams in each competition.

The competition is divided in 2 phases as follows :

• Phase I in Uttarakhand:
  Trekking : 22 km
  Rafting : 72 km
• Phase II in West Bengal:
  Kayaking : 120 km
  Rowing & Sailing : 325 km

To understand better watch the documentary:

Participants

Any medically fit Indian and skilled in all five adventure sports mentioned can participate in SEI Pentathlon. It is an inclusive competition that is gender agnostic and inclusive.

Teams have to register. Registration fee is INR 2500 per participant.

If interested contact:

• Mr Tapas Chowdhury: 9007141695
• Mr Haripada Das: 9836530290
• Email: seaexplo@yahoo.co.in

Teams & Participants – 2023

Team-A – The Kolkata River Explorer’s

Sl. No.	Team	Name
1	Team A-1	Saurav Das
2	Team A-2	Biplab Das
3	Team A-3	Mithun Das
4	Team A-4	Rajdip Das
5	Team A-5	Sourin Haldar
6	Team A-6	Abhisek Adak
7	Team A-7	Krishanu Ghosh
8	Team A-8	Partha Mondal

Team-B – 3rd Planet

Sl. No.	Team	Name
1	Team B-1	Rajib Dutta
2	Team B-2	Aritra Manna
3	Team B-3	Tanmoy Khanra
4	Team B-4	Soumen Naskar
5	Team B-5	Puja Nandi
6	Team B-6	Animesh Naskar
7	Team B-7	Ashis Paik
8	Team B-8	Sneha Barua

Team-C – Navo Diganta Adventure Foundation

Sl. No.	Team	Name
1	Team C-1	Tarun Kayal
2	Team C-2	Suman Patra
3	Team C-3	Tapan Bera
4	Team C-4	Azaharuddin Halder
5	Team C-5	Mridul Barman
6	Team C-6	Nemai Halder
7	Team C-7	Pabitra Sardar
8	Team C-8	Bikram Dutta

Team-D – Jagacha Yuba Shakti

Sl. No.	Team	Name
1	Team D-1	Puspen Samanta
2	Team D-2	Mukesh Gupta
3	Team D-3	Sudipta Pal
4	Team D-4	Biswajit Mondal
5	Team D-5	Prantosh Hansda
6	Team D-6	Sayan Dhara
7	Team D-7	Subhojit Chakraborty
8	Team D-8	Tuhin Kisku

Team-E – Sikhar Mountaineering Club

Sl. No.	Team	Name
1	Team E-1	Supratim Majumder
2	Team E-2	Supravat Sarkar
3	Team E-3	Debasish Majumder
4	Team E-4	NN Naskar
5	Team E-5	Bakul Malik
6	Team E-6	Sahabaj Mallick
7	Team E-7	Soumyadeep Das
8	Team E-8	Amrit Sarkar

Team-F – National Adventure Foundation

Sl. No.	Team	Name
1	Team F-1	Gopal Das
2	Team F-2	Souvik Chatterjee
3	Team F-3	Hira Bar
4	Team F-4	Subhadip Chakraborty
5	Team F-5	Samir Hembram
6	Team F-6	Shivango Paul
7	Team F-7	Suva Majumder
8	Team F-8	Ashis Das

Jury

The jury comprises of an eclectic mix of mountaineers, sailors and administrators.

In 2023, the Jury comprised of the following:

• Moloy Mukherjee, Everester
• P. K. Samanta, Mountaineer and Internal Yoga Guru
• Mr Samir Ghosh, Ex Managing Director, Trans Safe
• Mr Nilendra Sarkar, Secretary, SEI
• Representative from Indian Army
• Representative from Indian Navy

Prize

• INR 5 lacs for the winning team
• INR 3 lacs for 1st runners up
• INR 2 lacs for the 2nd runners up

The prize distribution ceremony is held in Kolkata with a galaxy of eminent people attending the same along with friends and family of the competitors.

In 2023, the prize money was sponsored by Cdr George Albert Duke (Retd), Nao SM, VSM

Green Initiatives

A team is dedicated to spread awareness about the Ganga along its course. The competition is a green initiative with no use of any polluting equipment. Further, school and college students are invited at various locations to interact with the participants and understand the river better.

The team demonstrates environmental sensitivity by leaving the camping sites along the river bank clean after use at all locations.

News & Media

SEI Pentathlon is a tough and unique competition. It received good coverage and support in its debut.