| English | Dzongkha | Saturday, December 5, 2020 |
Thimphu City Football Club lifted the Bhutan Premier League 2020 trophy as they have been officially crowned the champions of the league yesterday in Punakha. However, their unbeaten streak came to an end as they were beaten 3-2 by Ugyen Academy in the final match of the league. Eight teams from Thimphu, Paro, Punakha and Wangdue Phodrang took part in the competition this time.
Bhutanese Women’s National Cricket team will compete for a spot in the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup which will be held in 2022. Bhutan along with Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, China, Hong Kong, Myanmar and Nepal will fight for the two spots.
To keep the momentum of the Snowman Race alive, and to celebrate the ninth anniversary of the Royal Wedding, the Snowman Race announced a 40km virtual run during the Athletes Roundtable event on Tuesday.
The Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) will resume the country’s top domestic league, Bhutan Premier League 2020, from tomorrow. The league was suspended after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown on 11th August.
The Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) is working on the list of sports that are permissible during the unlocking phase. The committee expects to complete and submit the list to the government by this week. As part of the relaxation of the nationwide lockdown, the Prime Minister’s Office allowed the public to take part in non-contact sports such as badminton and tennis starting from yesterday.
Bhutan Football Federation is all set to begin the Bhutan Premier League, the top football league in the country from August 1.
Paro FC is now through to the preliminary round two of the regional qualifier of the Asian Football Confederation Cup. They clinched the place following an away goal advantage against Defenders FC of Sri Lanka as the two-legged qualifier round ended yesterday at the Changlimithang Stadium.
Team Gelegphu high school won the finals of the High-Quality Women’s National Championship played yesterday at Gelegphu.
Paro FC will face Defenders FC of Sri Lanka in the Preliminary Round One of the South Asian Zone qualifiers for the 2020 Asian Football Confederation Cup.
The India House Golf Tournament saw a record number of more than 200 golfers participating in this year’s tournament. The prize distribution for the winners of the various categories was held yesterday.