| English | Dzongkha | Wednesday, June 19, 2019 |
Team Ratna won this year’s Coronation Silver Jubilee National Archery tournament. In the final match stretched from June 8th to 10th, team Ratna won the match in the deciding game against Rigzhung Nyamro.
Bhutan makes yet another sensation after defeating Guam in the first leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualifiers Round 1 yesterday. Scoring the only goal of the match, the host nation surprised the world by defeating heavily-fancied Guam 1-0.
Bhutan will host Guam at the Changlimithang National Stadium tomorrow for the 2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualifiers Round 1. Ranked 193rd, against Bhutan’s 186th, in the FIFA world ranking, Guam is an island in Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean that is part of the United States.
Bhutan won the 5th International Kyorugi Taekwondo Championship and India won the 4th International Poomsae Championship. Both the finals were played yesterday at the swimming pool complex in Thimphu yesterday.
A mountain bike race called the Jakar One Lap Race was organized in Bumthang to mark the World Environment Day this morning.
Druk Stars FC is the champions of the Pepsi Super League 2019. They defeated High Quality United FC 6-4 in the finals played yesterday. Bhutan Pepsi Super League previously known as Thimphu League is one of the top division of football in the country.
The 12th Bhutan Coronation Marathon held this morning in Paro witnessed three hundred and sixteen runners from Bhutan and India.
Kamji Central School bagged the first prize with ten gold, ten silver and seven bronze medals in the two-day Indo-Bhutan taekwondo championship in Phuentshogling organized by the Phuentshogling Taekwondo Club.
Hundred and seventy three relentless runners from Bhutan and countries around the world participated in 13th Thunder Dragon Marathon in Paro yesterday. 23 years old Goma Pradhen set a new record at the Thunder Dragon marathon by completing 21km women category in 1 hour 47 minutes.
With an aim to make the deaf acquainted with sports and prepare them to compete with other schools, Wangsel Institute for the Deaf in Paro celebrated Deaf Sports festival yesterday. Despite hearing impaired students’ interest in games and sports, according to the principal, there are no opportunities for them to participate.