Bhutan NSFs

Four Bhutanese tennis players will represent the country at the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group V, scheduled to take place in Vietnam from 9 to 15 November 2026.

Bhutanese judoka Sangay Thinley delivered a commendable performance at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, securing seventh place in the men’s -55kg judo competition on 1 November 2026, following a campaign that featured both a victory and a challenging encounter against international opposition.

Carrying the hopes and aspirations of a nation, three young Bhutanese athletes are preparing to represent the country at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, marking another important milestone in Bhutan’s journey towards international sporting excellence.

Bhutan is hosting the BTF/ATF Under-16 Tournament, an Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) Category 2 competition bringing together promising young tennis players from across Asia and beyond to compete for valuable ranking points and gain international experience.

The Open Thimphu Valley Taekwondo Championship 2026 for Junior & Sub-Junior concluded on 25 October at Zilukha Middle Secondary School, Thimphu, bringing together 206 young athletes from schools across Thimphu Dzongkhag and Thromde for two days of competition, skill development and sporting camaraderie.

BuildTeam held stakeholder consultations with athletes and coaches at the Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC), in line with Ecosystem 2.0, an initiative to strengthen Bhutan’s sporting ecosystem through better governance, greater autonomy for National Sports Federations (NSFs), performance-based accountability, and sustainable sports development.