BOC

For the last month, with the Olympics looming on the horizon, one Bhutanese archer has been training alone in a field at a university in Coventry.

The Bhutan Olympic Committee will be Organizing a 5 kilometer Summer Run in Thimphu to celebrate the London Olympics.

The Olympic Day Celebrations (ODC) took place in Ugyen Dorji Higher Secondary School, Haa on the 2nd of June coinciding with the Coronation of the 4th Druk Gyalpo, His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck. The Coronation Marathon also took place on the same day with the flagging off of the marathon by the Dzongdag.

The Bhutan Bodybuilding and Weight Lifting Federation will be organizing the 5th National Bodybuilding Championship on the 26th of May, 2012.

BCCB yearly club tournament know as BCCB Super League will be starting from the month of April 2012 in Thimphu district.

The Bhutan Basketball Federation (BBF) in association with the Bhutan Olympic Committee will be organizing the prestigious Coronation Basketball Cup.

 During the first day of the two day courtesy visit to the country, the FIFA (Federation International de’ Football Association) delegation led by the President, Mr. Joseph S. Blatter who was also accompanied by the Acting President of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation), Mr. Zhang Jilong were granted an audience with the King of Bhutan, His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

A delegation from the Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) comprising of the President Mr. Joseph S. Blatter and the Acting President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Mr. Zhang Jilong will be here in the country on a 2 day visit from the 7th – 8 March.

To celebrate the Birth Anniversary of the Druk Gyalpo, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the BOC in partner with Pelkhil and Nima Higher Secondary Schools would like to announce the following scholarships for the academic year 2012.

After much anticipation of the opening of the only synthetic track in the country, the Bhutan Amateur Athletics Federation (BAAF) is proud to announce that the Athletics field will be finally opened on the 22nd of February.