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Incheon, Korea, October 5, 2014: The President of the Olympic Council of Asia, HH Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, held his closing press conference for the 17th Asian Games at the Main Press Centre in Songdo on Saturday, Oct 4 2014. Sheikh Ahmad hailed the Incheon Asian Games as an all-round success due to the technical, logistical and social aspects, highlighting the 14 world records, over 28 Asian records and 87 Asian Games records during the 16 days of competition. “All this shows the development of sport in this continent,” he told the media. “But it is not only the sport that makes these Games a success; it is the accommodation, the transport, the Olympic Village and the IT as well as the technical side.” With the slogan of “Diversity Shines Here”, the 17th Asian Games have been a big success in bringing together around 9,700 athletes from 45 National Olympic Committees to contest the 439 gold medals in 36 sports. Sheikh Ahmad said two particular events stood out – the men’s hockey final between historical rivals India and Pakistan and the men’s football final between host country Korea and DPR Korea. The OCA President noted that the Pakistani supporters, despite their team being defeated in a shootout, remained to cheer their players at the medal ceremony – one of the “beautiful” moments of the Games, he said. The football final attracted 47,000 spectators as Korea scored the only goal of the game in the last minute of extra time to beat their rivals from the North, yet the game finished in a very friendly atmosphere. “These two incidents showed the solidarity and the success of Asia,” he said. “This is what we can deliver around the world and what makes us feel proud of the Asian Games. “The Asian Games is not only a landmark but also shows our solidarity and unity as well as increasing the technical side of our athletes.” On the subject of doping, Sheikh Ahmad reported that there had been only six positive cases to date, the majority of them (four) related to medicinal matters and nutritional supplements rather than performance-enhancing drugs. The OCA President said the Asian Games resembled the Olympic Games in many aspects of the operations side, especially with the presence of the World Anti-Doping Agency and Court of Arbitration for Sport, plus the competition venues, while the Olympic Village and Media Centre were close to Olympic Games standards. “It was an excellent Games,” he added. “The whole picture is positive, positive, positive and successful.” On the distribution of medals, Sheikh Ahmad highlighted the fact that 37 of the 45 National Olympic Committees, 82 per cent, had won a medal, including 28 NOCs with a gold medal. He attributed some of this success to the seven-year, OCA-Incheon Metropolitan City Vision 2014 programme to assist smaller NOCs in closing the gap on the super powers. Addressing some of the problems of the Asian Games, Sheikh Ahmad said he had already held talks with basketball’s world governing body FIBA over the wearing of the hijab and said the door had been opened to solving the problem. Boxing, he added, had a history of controversy, and urged competitors to respect their rivals as well as to follow the proper channels in a dispute. Sheikh Ahmad thanked the Korean President, Park Geun-hye, the organising committee, the Incheon mayor and city government, the central government , Korean National Olympic Committee, volunteers, police and security for all their efforts in contributing to a successful Asian Games.

The Bhutan Olympic Committee is pleased to re-announce the following vacancies for a period of four years on a contract basis. 1. Position Title-Project Manager Qualification- University Graduate(Civil Engineer/Architect) Required no – 1 Last Date – 17th October 2014 Work Experience- Min. 5 years 2 Position Title-Site Engineer Qualification-Diploma (Civil Engineer) Required no – 1 Last Date – 17th October 2014 Work Experience-Min. 3 years All interested candidates who meet the above eligibility criteria are eligible to apply. Applicants with relevant qualification/training and work experience shall be given preference for the purpose of short listing. Please submit your application along with Curriculum Vitae, Academic Transcripts to the BOC Office, Changlingmethang on or before the last date as mentioned in the above table. For further information and Terms of reference, please visit our website; www.bhutanolympic.org or contact Human Resource Division, BOC @ 322508 during office hours or email to [email protected]. Terms of Reference for Project Manager & Site Engineer Final ToR for PMU

Short-listed Candidates for the Post of Project Manager No. of Post: 1 Note: 1. Venue for the Interview: BOC Office 2. Time: 10:00 AM 3. Date: 2/10/2014 The Shortlisted candidates are requested to bring the original documents at the time of interview for verification. For further information, please contact HRO, BOC at telephone number 322508 during office hours. New Short-listed Candidates for the Post of Site Engineer No. of Posts: 3 Note: 1. Venue for the Interview: BOC Office 2. Time: 10:00 AM 3. Date: 2/10/2014 The Shortlisted candidates are requested to bring the original documents at the time of interview for verification. For further information, please contact HRO, BOC at telephone number 322508 during office hours.

Incheon, Korea 24th of September 2014: His Majesty’s representative and the President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck was on a 5 day visit to the Republic of Korea for the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. HRH arrived on the 19th of September, and attended the opening ceremony of the Asian Games at the Asiad Main Stadium. During the Opening ceremony, Her Excellency the President of the Republic of Korea, Park Geun Hye, the President of the Olympic Council of Asia HH Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, the President of the International Olympic Committee Dr. Thomas Bach and the President of the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee Mr. Kin Young-Soo and other dignitaries of the Olympic fraternity also attended the Asian Games celebrations. HRH along with the officials from the Bhutan Olympic Committee attended the 33rd General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia on 20th of September, along with important sport figures from the Asian Olympic Family. On the 21st of September HRH granted an audience to the Bhutanese contingent to the 17th Asian Games at the Athletes Village in Incheon, which is by far the largest contingent from Bhutan at a major game. The Bhutanese team at the Incheon Asian Games comprises of 16 athletes and 8 coaches. Bhutan is participating in the sporting disciplines of Athletics, Archery, Boxing, Golf, Shooting, Taekwondo and Tennis.

Kuensel article on the Bhutanese delegation at the Asian Games Courtesy: Kuensel Corporation

The winner of 2014 edition of Tour of the Dragon http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/asian-games-nepalese-mountain-biker-mounts-unlikely-challenge_346417

The welcome ceremony for the athletes was held today at the ceremony plaza of the athlete’s village in Incheon, South Korea along with the National Olympic Committee’s (NOC) of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar and Philippines. The ceremony take place in the leading up to the opening ceremony to officially welcome the athletes and the team officials to the athletes villages and it is featured the raising of each nations flags, singing the national anthem and a cultural performance reflecting the music culture and traditions of Korea and the ceremony concluded with gift exchange between the NOC delegations.

17th Asian Games Incheon The 17th Asian Games are to kick off in Incheon, South Korea from 19th September to 4th October 2014 with the slogan “Diversity shines here”. While this is the first time in history that Incheon will host the Games, in the past, South Korea has hosted them twice, in Seoul (1986) and Bussan (2002). It is the biggest multi-sport event in the world, hosting more than 13,000 athletes and 7,000 media officials from 45 member states of the Olympic Council of Asia. The games will host 439 events in 36 sports disciplines, including the 28 Olympic sports and 8 non-Olympic sports. 25 Bhutanese athletes will be participating in 7 sports disciplines, namely athletics, archery, boxing, golf, shooting and Taekwondo. The Asian Games are a highly recognized international platform to showcase athletic talent in Asia. We wish our athletes the best of luck and success in the Games as we proudly support them representing Bhutan. Go Bhutan! For updates please visit: http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Schedule/ByDate?Date=20140919&lang=en

Tour of the dragon (6th September, 2014) Tour of the dragon is held every year on first Saturday of September month so apparently this year it’s on 6th September 2014, which the climate is perfect for the bike race and it covers four high mountains (Yotongla, Kiki la, Pele La and Dochula) before concluding in Thimphu. It is organized by Bhutan Olympic committee and it’s a one day mountain bike race which is more challenging in the world. It is a brainchild of His Royal Highness, Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, who led the first race in 2010. Total registered participants are 46 out of which six are female, 24 of them have completed the race, and there are 25 foreigners, which shows that it is the highest number compare to previous years. They will start from central (Bumthang) to western (Thimphu) Bhutan where it covers the elevations ranging from 1200 – 3340 meters with 268 kilometers approximately 166 – miles and there is no time limit. Timekeeping 5th ToD (Results)

The Bhutan Olympic Committee is pleased to announce the following vacancies for a period of four years on a contract basis. All interested candidates who meet the above eligibility criteria are eligible to apply. Applicants with relevant qualification/training and work experience shall be given preference for the purpose of short listing. Please submit your application along with Curriculum Vitae, Academic Transcripts to the BOC Office, Changlingmethang on or before the last date as mentioned in the above table. For more information, please contact Human Resource Division, BOC @ 3225180 during office hours or email to [email protected]. ToRforPMU(D2) Position Title Qualification Nos. Last Date of Application Interview Date Work Experience 1. Project Manager University Graduate (Civil Engineer/Architect) 1 22nd Sept.2014 29th Sept 2014 Min. 5 years 3 Site Engineer Diploma (Civil Engineer) 3 22nd Sept. 2014 29th Sept 2014 Min. 3 years