Bhutan poised to make sporting history with Paralympics debut in Tokyo Sunday, 18 July 2021
Bhutan, the tiny Buddhist kingdom nestling in the Himalayas, will make sporting history next month by making its debut at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
One of the newest National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), having formed in 2017, Bhutan is expected to field four athletes.
Gyeltshen Gyeltshen and Chimi Dema have qualified for men’s and women’s shot put F40 respectively while women’s 10m air rifle SH1 shooter Kinley Dem and Para archer Pema Rigsel, competing in men’s recurve event, are keeping their fingers crossed on making the cut.
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