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Information on winter coaching camps. Please kindly contact the focal person for more information to enroll your kids for the camps.

  Bhutan Basketball Federation will be conducting an Open Referee Clinic for 3 days at Swimming pool Basketball court/Changlingmethang Outdoor court starting from 18th to 20th November, 2016. Interested participants are requested to register with the Bhutan Basketball Federation Office located at the Changlingmethang National Stadium. For further information please contact at (02) 334104 or (+975) 17717656 during office hours.

Bhutan Tennis Federation (BTF) is organizing 2nd India-Bhutan Friendship Tennis Championship from 6th to 13th November, 2016, at the National Tennis Center, Changlingmethang. Players from Assam, West Bengal, Nagaland, Sikkim, Arunachal and Darjeeling are participating in the Championship. Interested Bhutanese players may register with BTF on or before 4th November, 2016. Registration form is available at the BTF Office or dowload from www.btf.bt For further details, contact Tournament Director at 17601942.

Bhutan Tennis Federation will hold National Open Tennis Championship from 22nd -30th October, 2016 at Changlingmethang National Tennis Centre in the following events: Men’s Singles Women’s Singles Men’s Doubles Veteran Singles (45 above) All details of the championship and Entry forms are available in BTF office or visit our website www.btf.bt We would like to invite interested players from Dzongkhag Sports Associations, clubs and Institutes. Please register latest by 20th October, 2016 along with entry fee of Nu.500/person per event. For further information please contact, tournament Director in this number 326768 (office), 17601942 Tshering Namgay.

  25th September Da Nang, Vietnam: His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, His Majesty’s Representative and the President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee attend the 35th General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in Da Nang, Vietnam on the sidelines of the 5th Asian Beach Games.   As the Chairman of the International Relations Committee, HRH’s address to the General Assembly highlighted the importance of communication between the 45 National Olympic Committees under the OCA. “The International Relations Committee is committed in fostering new relationships, strengthening existing ones and mending old ties within the Olympic Family. The IRC is committed to serve the best interests of the OCA and to promote the Olympic Movement in Asia” HRH Prince Jigyel.   The International Relations Committee is responsible to facilitate and promote relationships between the Olympic Movement, particularly the Olympic Council of Asia, National Olympic Committees, International Olympic Committee, International and Asian Sports Federations and various government and public authorities.   Currently the Olympic Council of Asia has 17 standing committees to assist in the execution of its mandate. The powers of the Olympic Council of Asia are exercised through 3 organs; namely the General Assembly, the Executive Board and the President.   Apart from the updates of the existing Games organizing committees, the General Assembly confirmed the host of OCA’s 20th edition of the Asian Games: Nagoya City and Aichi Prefecture in Japan 2026. This will follow the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia, in2018 and the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in 2022.   Bhutan is taking part in the 3×3 Beach Basketball at the 5th Asian Beach Games. The women’s team will play Chinese Taipei in the opening game of the competition tomorrow at 3:00 pm local time. The men’s team is scheduled to play Laos at 4:40 pm local time.

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Team Bhutan left today for the 3×3 Basketball competition which will be held at the 5th Asian Beach Games on September 25 in Vietnam. In the Men’s Team we have; Galden Chophel, Drukdra Dorji Penjore, Kesang P Tshering and Rinchen Dorji (C) In the Women’s Team we have; Kinley Bidha, Namzay Kumutha (C), Dechen Wangmo and Sangay Wangmo. National 3×3 Basketball Coaching staff: Sonam Tashi, Head Coach; Kim Kiyong, Coach and Tshewang Norbu, Assistant Coach.   Following are the fixtures: Date Sports Time Events Details 24-Sep 3×3 Basketball All day  – Team arrival 25-Sep 3×3 Basketball 15:00  – Technical meeting 16:30  – Referees Meeting 26-Sep 3×3 Basketball 15:00 Women Chinese Taipei – Bhutan 16:40 Men Laos – Bhutan 17:40 Women Bhutan – Thailand 18:40 Men Vietnam – Bhutan 27-Sep 3×3 Basketball 15:20 Women Vietnam – Bhutan 16:00 Men Bhutan – Thailand 17:40 Men Yemen – Bhutan 28-Sep 3×3 Basketball 15:00 Men Bhutan – Qatar 15:40 Men China – Bhutan 17:20 Men Bhutan – Palestine  

16th September 2016, Thimphu: The Bhutan Olympic Committee today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SEISA Group, Japan. SEISA Group, established by Mr. Yasuo Miyazawa in 1972, runs over 20 corporate bodies and over 70 educational institutes from kindergarten to university, covering the whole nation of Japan. Mr. Miyazawa has been a good friend to Bhutan for about 25 years and contributed to Bhutan through the Bhutan-Yokohama Friendship Association, Foundation for Global Children and SEISA University of SEISA Group. The MoU was signed by HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, Representative of His Majesty and the President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee, and Mr. Yasuo Miyazawa, the Founder and CEO of SEISA. The MoU is intended to support the preparation and participation of Bhutanese athletes and coaches in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Further, the partnership will also extend beyond the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games with a focus on the development of Bhutanese athletes and coaches in various sporting disciplines. In addition, SEISA will also assist the Bhutan Olympic Committee in establishing a Paralympic Committee, in-order for Bhutan to participate in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020, for the first time ever. “Taking into consideration the potential of the sports to qualify for Tokyo 2020, we have identified a few sports disciplines where our Japanese partners can assist us. It is a very good opportunity for our athletes as they will be training at state of the art sporting infrastructures, under expert coaches,” said Sonam Karma Tshering, Secretary General of the Bhutan Olympic Committee. The SEISA Group will offer scholarships, training and exchange programs for coaches and athletes. The Secretary General of the BOC stated that the signing of the MoU would help the development of Bhutanese athletes and coaches. “The BOC is very fortunate to have partners such as SEISA and will do everything in its capacity to ensure that our athletes and coaches benefit from this opportunity.” Sonam said. During the signing, officials from SEISA reiterated that the SEISA Group would devote itself to assisting the BOC with its vision and goals, not only till the Tokyo 2020 Olympics but beyond that. Mr. Miyazawa stated that SEISA had already earmarked funds to support the BOC’s plans for the future. “This sports partnership between our two organizations shall endure beyond 2020 and must contribute to the development of sports in Bhutan and the healthy development of youth in Bhutan, as well as, strengthen the already strong bounds that exists between the people of Bhutan and Japan” said Mr. Yasuo Miyazawa.

The following firms have been shortlisted for the development of Athletes Information and HR Management System (AIHMS) of the BOC based on the submission of Expression of Interest (EoI) on 30th August, 2016:   eDruk Consultancy Green e Solution Athang South Tech (Bhutan) Pvt Ltd iTechnologies NGN Technologies Pvt Ltd   The RFP will be uploaded soon along with submission deadline.

The Bhutan Olympic Committee invites Expression of Interest (EoI) from interested National IT vendors/Consultancy Firms for development of Athletes Information and Human Resource Management System (AIHMS). The Terms and Conditions for Expression of Interest is available at this link: EoIforBOC   The schedule of dates is mentioned below: Date of release of EoI : August 5, 2016 Last date of submission of EoI : August 30, 2016 Date of opening of EoI : August 30, 2016 at 3:30 PM   The Head, Sports Research and Development Division, BOC, Thimphu, Bhutan may be contacted for any queries and clarification at Thimphu; (O) 00975-2-338064 or E-mail: [email protected]