The Bhutan International Invitational Tournament & Joint Training Camp will be held in April
The Bhutan International Invitational Tournament & Joint Training Camp will be held in their capital city in Thimphu on April 8-13.
Thimphu is Bhutan’s most important city, occupies in a beautiful valley and it is known for its monasteries, government palace and Buddhist sites.
Bhutan is a developing boxing country, their athletes have been attending in the international stage since 2010. Bhutan’s talents competed in several editions of the ASBC Asian Boxing Championships in the previous years and the country’s boxing life is significantly growing.
The women’s boxing started in Bhutan in the middle of the 2010s and since then they built a female squad in the elite and youth age groups. Their female boxing team competed in Nepal this year in a specific dual match and their skills matched with the more experienced local squad during the event.
The Bhutan Boxing Federation will be arranged a joint training camp before the competition from April 8 to strengthen their ties with the region’s best boxing nations.
The four nations friendly event will be competing in the event in Thimphu from April 11 where eight female and six male weight categories have been added to the official program.
The local organizers will provide the transportation between the Airport and the hotel, additionally to the competition venue.
The weight categories of the Bhutan International Invitational Tournament
Women’s: 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 70kg
Men’s: 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63.5kg
The schedule of the Bhutan International Invitational Tournament
April 6-7 – Arrivals of the delegations
April 8-10 – Joint Training Camp
April 11 – Day1 competition
April 12 – Day2 competition
April 13 – Day3 competition
April 14 – Departure of the delegations
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