Bhutan’s fledgling sports scene has slowly been developing in recent times and one of those developments is the increase in the number of women’s sports competitions being held. The Women’s football team recently played friendlies against Sri Lanka on home soil and the Women’s cricket competition also recently came to …
Read More »Summer Camp and Ball’In School Programs
The Basketball Federation of Bhutan sets up training camps during students’ breaks to try and get the interested participants involved with the game of Basketball. Training camps were previously only held in Thimphu but last winter, the Basketball Federation set up training camps in Paro, Wangdue Phodrang, Gelephu, Samtse and …
Read More »A Growing interest in club football among the footballing faithful
Bhutan’s national football team currently ranks 186th in the FIFA World Rankings. Disappointment in the second leg of two-legged preliminary qualifiers against Guam on the 11th of June had left supporters saddened and alarmed by the defeat to the Micronesian side but with the start of the BOB Bhutan Premier …
Read More »‘One of the best so far’: Coronation Cup 2019
The 25th edition of the Coronation Cup, a basketball tournament held every year in Thimphu, draws to a close on 17th July. The tournament that started on June 15th has been one of the best in terms of quality said coach and referee Dechen Phurba. “The quality of players and …
Read More »The English Marksman of the BOB Bhutan Premier League
The 2019 BOB Bhutan Premier League boasts the arrival of numerous foreign footballers and Jay Hart, from Accrington in Lancashire, England now playing for Thimphu City FC is one of the premier acquisitions made for the season. The former non-league forward was a prolific goal-getter for a number of clubs …
Read More »Voice of Bhutan scholarships helps transform lives
As the second season of the Voice of Bhutan draws to a close on 6 July, a once in a lifetime opportunity is on offer for the winner of the competition. The winner gets a full scholarship to National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Perth, Australia or a cash prize …
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