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The Executive Board Meeting of the SAOC was held on 3rd of December, 2016, in Kathmandu, Nepal. His Excellency Mr. Daljit B.K. Shreepali, Minister of the Youth and Sports Ministry welcomed the delegates with a traditional khadar and inaugurated the ceremony by lighting a butter lamp. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Jeevan Ram Shrestha, President of Nepal NOC, chaired the meeting. The following delegates attended the meeting: Mrs. Jyoti Rana, Vice President, Nepal NOC Tendi Lama Sherpa, Secretary General, Nepal NOC Sujan Lal Shrestha, Executive Secretary, Nepal NOC Nilendra Raj Shrestha, Member, Nepal NOC Gen. (Retd) Fakhruddin Haider, Director General, Bangladesh NOC Sonam Karma Tshering, Secretary General, Bhutan NOC Jigme Thinley, Asst. Program Officer, Bhutan NOC Muhammad Khalid Mahmood, Secretary General, Pakistan NOC Charles W.D. Henry, Vice President, Sri Lanka NOC Maxwell P.N. De Silva, Secretary General, Sri Lanka NOC   Representatives from the following NOCs were absent: India NOC, and Maldives NOC   Following were the agenda for the meeting: Adoption and confirmation of new office bearers of SAOC Finalization of the date of the XIII SAG, 2018 Discussion on amendment of constitution of SAOC Others: Headquarters for SAOC   All the NOC delegates agreed and finalized the dates of the XIII South Asian Games to be held from the 9th to 18th of March in 2019.

JUDO WINTER CAMP The Bhutan Judo Association will conduct Judo training camps during the winter break for both advanced Judo players and beginners. The course is open to all. There are two venues and schedules: 1. For beginners (grassroots) Venue: YDF building (near Karma’s Coffee) Days: Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. 2. For beginners and advanced Venue: Bhutan Judo Association dojo at Pelkhil School Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday.  Time: For beginners: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m (grassroots course), & for seniors: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (advanced course) Coaches: Coach Miyu Uchida (JICA) and Assistant Coach Pema Dargay. Dates: 1st December, 2016 to 9th February, 2017 [Note: Schedule is subject to change.] For registration, please call: Mr. Sonam Dorji, General Secretary: 17561213 Mr. Pema Dargay, Assistant Coach: 17945279

The Bhutan Olympic Committee is pleased to announce the following vacancy:

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