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Olympic Council Asia visited The Land of the Thunder Dragon and Bhutan has been featured in the 21st issue of the Sporting Asia Magazine. For a detailed story please do check the link below.

A recent survey conducted during the recent Olympic Day Celebrations in Gedu on the on 2nd of May, 2013 showed that Baseball was among the the top 5 sports that children wished to experience in the next Olympic Day.

The Bhutan Olympic Committee with support from JICA is pleased to announce the introduction of baseball in Bhutan. Bhutan will be participating in the 23rd Annual World Children’s Baseball Fair 2013 in Fukui, Japan.

The Bhutan Basketball Federation would like to bring to your kind notice that the most prestigious Basketball Tournament, Coronation Cup, will be held on the 11th of May. Therefore all interested teams are asked to register with the Program Officer Mr. Tashi @+97517702548 during office hours. Registration forms can be downloaded from the link below.

The Olympic Day Celebrations (ODC) took place in Gedu, under Chukha Dzongkhag in Bhutan on the 2nd of May coinciding with the Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.

HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, representative of His Majesty and President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee, was Chief Guest at the 56th National Shooting Championship in Hyderabad, India. The event was organized by the National Rifle Association of India. HRH also participated in one of the disciplines.

Lilly Yangchen was caught by surprise when her School Principal announced in the morning assembly to come in front of the entire school to come collect her invitation for the Asian Youth Games in Nanjing China from the Secretary General of the Bhutan Olympic Committee, Sonam Karma Tshering.

The members of the National Task Force who will be responsible for the development of Sports in the country met for the first time at the Bhutan Olympic Committee office on the 4th of April. For the development of Sports in a coherent and efficient manner, it was found essential to strengthen the coordination mechanism amongst the organizations involved in its development and promotion.

The first ever Basketball League will tip off today at the Swimming Pool Indoor Basketball Court at 6:30 pm BST, please click the link below to check out the fixture for the entire league. BBF Club League Fixture 2013

The Bhutan Olympic Committee in partnership with Pelkhil School is pleased to announce the following scholarships for the academic year 2013: