【Bhutan】Japan-Bhutan Table Tennis Exchange Event (Bhutan Table Tennis Hall Inauguration Commemorative Event)
- Time Period
- 28th Jan. to 4th Feb., 2019
- Region
- Phuentsholing and Thimphu, Bhutan
- Sport/Programme Category
- Table tennis
- Implementer
- Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
- Recipient Organisation
- Bhutan Olympic Committee
Bhutan Table Tennis Federation - Co-Implementer
- Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
- Number of Individual Beneficiaries
- 150 people
Table tennis instruction was conducted and an exchange tournament was held to commemorate the completion of Bhutan’s first table tennis hall.
For the table tennis instruction, coaching was provided to the national team, technical instruction was provided for beginners to advanced children, and instruction was provided to persons with disabilities. In addition, lectures and exchanges on Japanese culture and on the lives of young people in Bhutan who are studying at a Japanese language school were conducted. Support including table tennis related equipment was also provided.
Backhand, footwork, and receiving techniques were explained through demonstrations, and participants listened attentively and attempted to acquire the skills. It was the first time that the participants played at an altitude of 2,400 m, and the athletes were confused by the environment, where the ball did not sink and flew too far. This was a good opportunity to interact with young people who have dreams of learning Japanese and working in Japan and to understand and absorb differences in culture.
See below for the Japanese version.
http://www.sftlegacy.jpnsport.go.jp/wp/jp/20190312-1/
For the table tennis instruction, coaching was provided to the national team, technical instruction was provided for beginners to advanced children, and instruction was provided to persons with disabilities. In addition, lectures and exchanges on Japanese culture and on the lives of young people in Bhutan who are studying at a Japanese language school were conducted. Support including table tennis related equipment was also provided.
Backhand, footwork, and receiving techniques were explained through demonstrations, and participants listened attentively and attempted to acquire the skills. It was the first time that the participants played at an altitude of 2,400 m, and the athletes were confused by the environment, where the ball did not sink and flew too far. This was a good opportunity to interact with young people who have dreams of learning Japanese and working in Japan and to understand and absorb differences in culture.
See below for the Japanese version.
http://www.sftlegacy.jpnsport.go.jp/wp/jp/20190312-1/
Dasho Karma Dorji
Former Vice Minister of the Bhutan Ministry of Trade & Industry and former president of the Table Tennis Federation:
Feedback from Local Contacts :
The participants were able to gain valuable experience through the technical guidance on table tennis and the exchange competition. I am grateful for the large amount of table tennis equipment that was provided. I would like to take advantage of this experience to become stronger so that I can improve my skills little by little.
