| English | Dzongkha | Monday, August 20, 2018 |
The 18th Asian Games opened with a spectacular pyrotechnic show in the Indonesian capital Jakarta Saturday evening. 24 Bhutanese athletes are representing the country at the games.
India is the new champion of the SAFF Under-15 Women’s Championship 2018. In the finals on Saturday, they defeated the defending champions, Bangladesh, by one goal to nil. Meanwhile, Bhutan secured a penalty shootout win over Nepal to confirm the third position.
Bhutan failed to advance to the finals of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship after losing to the defending champions Bangladesh 0-5 yesterday.
Bhutan lost to the India 0-1 in the ongoing SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship on Monday.
Bhutan defeated Sri Lanka 6-0 in the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship. Yesterday’s win is the Bhutanese team’s first in the ongoing championship.
With the 18th Asian Games just a week away, a group of 25 Bhutanese athletes, who will represent Bhutan at the games, are undergoing intensive training and practice. The athletes will take part in taekwondo, archery, boxing and golf competitions.
Some 120 golfers are taking part in the 27th Bhutan Zimdra open golf tournament, which began today in Thimphu.
Bhutan’s Under-15 women’s team is all set for the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women’s Championship.
The Under-15 Bhutanese national team defeated the Under-15 Grass Root Academy players from Nepal in a friendly match, which was played at the Changlimithang National Stadium, today.
Led by their Korean coach, Sung Jea Lee, Bhutanese U-15 Women’s National team is undergoing vigorous training and practice for the second edition of the SAFF Under-15 Women’s Championship.