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Sports super power China has pulled away at the top of the medal rankings with only two days remaining of the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. With 70 of the 100 gold medals decided, China leads the way with 24 gold, followed by host Korea with 16. Thailand has seven gold medals in third place, ahead of Kazakhstan with six.

The draw for team sports at the 2nd Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China, from August 16-24 took place at the organising committee HQ on Wednesday afternoon. In the presence of the OCA’s Asian Games department director, Haider Farman, the draws for 3 x 3 basketball (boys and girls), football (boys), handball (boys and girls) and rugby sevens (boys and girls) were conducted by the technical delegates or technical officials from the relevant sport governing bodies in Asia and China.

The Bhutanese Futsal Team was welcomed along with the other participants of the Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games at the Team Welcome Ceremony hosted by the Incheon Metropolitan City and the AIMAG Organizing Committee.

Bhutan Basketball Federation is conducting a summer camp for Bhutan Youth Basketball for the youths under 16 years of age from July 1- July 15, 2013, during the summer break for the students at Thimphu, Punakha and Wangduephodrang Dzongkhags.

The Bhutan Olympic Committee would like to invite authorized travel agents having valid license traveling to Lukou (Nanjing, China) for the following sectors and date of travel.

The flame-lighting ceremony and online Torch Relay for the 2ndAsian Youth Games were held at the historic Purple Mountain Observatory with more than 300 people participating in the opening festivities in Nanjing, China.

The Bhutan Basketball Federation would like to announce that the following candidates have been selected for the post of Referees and Coaches. For further information you can contact Planning Officer, BBF, Mr. Tashi Norbu @ 17702548 during office hours.

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.