29^th July 2010                       Wangkha Bulls produced 33 kareys and yet had to contend with 4 points from the afternoon upper bacho match. It was the team ‘Quality Gases Pvt. Ltd’ comprising mainly of seasoned archers that got the six points with 37 kareys – the day’s team highest total. The players of the other opponent – the Thimphu United had also number of seasoned archers but could deliver only 21 kareys for their second two point win in their third league match today. They now total 62 kareys and 8 team points. One of the strongest contenders of 2009 is now out of competition.

It was at same bacho, in the morning that Karma Sherab of Read more…

28^th July 2010                       in their third league match today, Laya Tours hit 36 kareys – the day’s highest, to bring their total to 96 kareys and 16 team points. Their captain Namgay Dorji hit 11 kareys which remained to be the highest individual of the day. Laya Tours overcame GNH and Ghathuen at this lower bacho morning match. GNH also completed their league by bringing their total to 74 kareys after adding 30 today. They have 9 points. Will they qualify? Maybe not. Are they happy? Could be. Read more…

27^th July 2010                       with today’s performance, Tshering Tashi of Karma Puen Dru is now out of contention for the top position. Tshering was able to add 7 kareys to his earlier two match total of 21 kareys, leaving him 6 kareys short of the top position held by Tshewang Dorji of Joya Chundu. Tshering Tashi’s team had to contend with 3 points as much as Wangthang – one of the match participants of this afternoon match at lower bacho. But Wangthang has better Read more…

The moment he drew his bowstring pointed his arrow toward the target and took aim, it made the opponent archers jittery.They knew he was a sure shot.

Acquiring skills unparalleled by many of his contemporaries, 72 year old Sha Bodhi, from Sha Phayul in Wangduephodrang, was always a name reckoned with on the archery range .He was a famous sharp shooter who hit the target with much calculated accuracy. Read more…

Archery is the national sport of Bhutan, and every village has it own archery range. competitions, usually accompanied by a banquet, are a part of all festive occasions. Using bamboo bows (although modern compound bows are finding their way into the kingdom) teams of archers shoot at targets only 30 centimetres in diameter from a distance of 120 metres. Each team has a noisy crowd of supporters who, as well as encouraging their own side and try to out off the opposition. The game of archery is not exactly a sport that draws frenzied supporters out for a kill. There are no die-hard fans and no follow-the-team-to-kingdom-come fanatics. And no streaking hooligans.If anyone is all pumped up, it is the archers themselves… To the Bhutanese, it’s a tourist sport and a very saleable one at that too. It has tremendous tourist appeal. Archery is tradition; it’s songs and dances and jeers and near-primitive howls. It’s the works to someone seeking the unusual. All that could be just a facade. Read more…