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Three countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, took part in the one day Friendship Judo Tournament which was held on the 8th of June, 2017 at Pelkhil School, Thimphu. In total, 28 athletes participated the tournament: 3 female & 4 male athletes from Bangladesh; 5 female & 9 male athletes from Bhutan; and 3 female & 4 male athletes from Nepal.

The Semi-finals and final of the TCD National Volleyball Championship which started on the 7th of June ended today, the Friday, 9th of June, 2017. The championship was held at Changlingmethang Volleyball Court. Semi-finals were played between Tsirang Sports Association (TSA) & Samtse Sports Association (SSA), and Samdrup-Jongkhar Sports Association (SJSA) & Paro Sports Association (PSA). Semi-finals Result: TSA Vs. SSA Results:- Score: Set 1 [26:24], Set 2[18:25], Set 3[33:31], Set 4[17:25] and Set 5[15:10] Tsirang won the match in the deciding set. SJSA Vs. PSA Results:- Score: Set 1[13:25], Set 2[19:25] and Set 3[21:25] Paro won the match.   Final was played between Tsirang Sports Association and Paro Sports Association. Finals’ Result: Tsirang Vs. Paro:- Score: Set 1[22:25], Set 2[23:25] and Set 3[15:25]   The TCD National Volleyball Championship was organized by the Bhutan Volleyball Federation in collaboration with the Woezer Events and with support from the Bhutan Olympic Committee. The Championship was sponsored by private companies: TCD Traders, JD Construction, STCBL, Bhutanese Culinary Training Institute, Tashi Beverages Pvt. Ltd., KST Tshongkhang, Chhundu Travel and Tours, AMW Motor Workshop, Dhejung Motors, Universal Genuine Parts and Zimdra Industries Pvt. Ltd.  

His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, His Majesty’s Representative and President of Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) graced the ground breaking ceremony of the new office of the BOC here in Thimphu. Mr. Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Director of the National Olympic Committee Relations of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) was also present during the ceremony. The Project is funded by the OCA.

A three days National Volleyball Championship 2017 kicked off today at Changlingmethang. Following ten Dzongkhag Sports Associations are taking part in the Championship: 1) Bumthang, 2) Haa, 3) Paro, 4) Phuentsholing, 5) Sarpang-Gelephu, 6) Samdrup Jongkhar, 7) Samtse, 8) Trashigang, 9) Tsirang, 10) Wangduephodrang. The championship format will be played in league cum knockout. Semi-finals and the final will be played on the 9th of June, 2017.

The Bhutan Olympic Committee hosted a meeting of the South Asian Olympic Council (SAOC) in Thimphu, Bhutan on the 6th of June 2017. The presidents and secretary generals from the South Asian Olympic Committees of Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, attended the meeting. A senior representative from the Olympic Council of Asia, Mr. Vinod Kumar Tiwari also attended the meeting. All of the delegates are here for the first time and further, this is the first time ever that the South Asian Olympic Council  has representatives from all South Asian countries present.   The meeting was inaugurated by His Excellency Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk, Hon’ble Education Minister, Ministry of Education as the Chief Guest in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, His Majesty’s Representative and the President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee.   His Excellency Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk, stated that, “Bhutan had the honour of hosting our first South Asian Olympic Council meeting here in Thimphu in December 2005. It has been 12 long years since and most of the Presidents and Secretary Generals of the South Asian Olympic Committees have changed. However, what has not changed is our commitment, our energy and our zeal, to promote sports in our region.”   Lyonpo also said that, “the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Bhutan Olympic Committee are working to make Bhutan a sporting country, one with a vibrant sporting culture. We are committed to make sport a part of our daily lives by putting in place an enabling environment for the overall development of sports. An important step towards this aspiration is the development of a National Sports Policy and the cabinet has recently commissioned the development of the national sports policy that will provide the strategic direction and bring together all actors in making Bhutan a sporting nation.”   The SAOC meeting discussed various issues related to the development of sports in the region and also looked at finalizing revisions to the constitution of the SAOC. The members will also be finalizing the dates and sporting events for the next games to be hosted in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2019.

A two days International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Rifle Judges Course was conducted in Thimphu by Mr. Paul Gumn, from 24th to 25th of May, 2017. Mr. Paul is a member of ISSF Technical Committee and is from United Kingdom. A total of 16 participants (11 male and 5 female) both coaches and shooters attended the course. All the participants were awarded a diploma certificate at the end of the course.  

Bhutan Amateur Athletics Federation is organizing its 10th Bhutan Coronation Marathon on 2nd June, 2017 in collaboration with the Bhutan Olympic Committee and Paro Dzongkhag Sports Association.   All interested runners, both National and Foreigners are invited to participate in this event. For more information, you can contact the following Officers during officer hours: 1.      Mrs. Pinkey Pulami # 17591404 2.      Mr. Kinzang Dorij # 77205681 or 3.      Office Number # 02-328623 / 02-338449   Run to enjoy, good health and friendship.

HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, His Majesty’s Representative and the President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee today signed a Pre-Games Training Camp Agreement with the Kanagawa Prefectural Government in Yokohama. The agreement will help Bhutanese athletes train for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the Paralympic Games. During the visit HRH also called on H.E Mrs. Marukawa Tamayo, the Minister In-charge for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games.  

The DANTAK Mountain Bike Race for the year 2017 is scheduled to be held on the 23rd of April, 2017. Last date of registration is 20th April, 2017. 1. Race Guidelines 2. Registration form

  A two days Olympic Solidarity (OS)/Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Regional Forum for South, West Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) was held at Muscat, Oman on the 1st and 2nd of April, 2017. Sheikh Khalid Al Zubair, Chairman of Oman Olympic Committee, graced the OS/OCA Regional Forum. He welcomed the  delegations from 20 NOCs  and said the region would benefit greatly from this forum. Representatives from the following NOCs attended the forum: (i) Afghanistan, (ii) Bhutan, (iii) Bangladesh, (iv) Bahrain, (v) Jordan, (vi) Iraq, (vii) Iran, (viii) India, (ix) Nepal, (x) Maldives, (xi) Lebanon, (xii) Yemen, (xiii) Qatar, (xiv) Palestine, (xv) Oman, (xvi) Pakistan, (xvii) United Arab Emirates, (xviii) Syria, (xix) Sri Lanka, and (xx) Saudi Arabia. Representatives from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Japan; Children of Asia International Sports Games, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation; Indonesia Asian Games 2018; and Olympic Council of Asia were also present during the forum. Mr. Wei Jizhong, Honorary Life Vice President of OCA;  Husain Al Musallam, Director General and Technical Director of OCA; Mr. Olivier Niamkey, Olympic Solidarity’s Head of the Athletes’ Unit;  and Mr. Taha Al Kishri, Secretary General of Oman Olympic Committee  also attended today’s forum. The forum was conducted by a team from Olympic Solidarity. The team made a presentation on the Olympic Solidarity plan for the XXXII Olympiad 2017 – 2020 and updated all the representatives on the support available  under the new Olympiad cycle.