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GCMGC Football Tournament 1981-2014 Champions

Girl's Football camp and trip to Manipur

World Tuberculosis mini marathon

GCMGC Football Tournament

New Tibetan Football team selection camp

Inter-school Basketball Tournament at two venues

Merchandise of new products

Meetings with different individuals and supporters

Kicking Boundaries

Acknowledgement

Mr. Kelsang Dhondup, Chairman Executive Committee TNSA

Mr. Sonam Wangdue, Secretary TCV Middle School Headmaster

Mr. Tamdin Wangyal, Member [Mcleod Shop # 6]

Mr. Dawa Rinchen, MemberTibet Tours & Travels [ttt]

Mr. Lobsang Norbu, Member

PET TCV Middle School

Mr. Tenzin Dhonyo, Member

Kunga Guest House

Mr. Tenzin Norbu Emchi, Member

Ex President Swiss TCSL

Mr. Tenzin Kachoe, Member Former National Player

Mr. Ngawang Namdul, Member TNSA Staff

Executive Committee Members.

Mr. Tsewang Yeshi (Chairman)

Mr. Topgyal Tsering (Member)

Mr. Karma Chungdak (Member)

Mrs. Sonam D Samkhar (Member)

Ms. Nyima Lhamo (Member)

Mr. Tamdin Hrichoe (Member)

Mr. Penpa Tsering (Member)

Mr. Kelsang Dhondup (Secretary)

President TCV Schools in India

Secretary DoE CTA

Director Sambhota Tibetan Schools

Education Director TCV Head Office

TWA Secretary

Vice President TYC

General Secretary THF

Chairman Executive Committee TNSA

GCMGC CHAMPIONS 1981-2014

YEAR TEAM PLACE ORGANISED BY

1981 TCV SCHOOL DHARAMSALA LOCAL ORGANISER

1982 EST. 22 CHAKRATA LOCAL ORGANISER

1983 TCV SCHOOL DHARAMSALA LOCAL ORGANISER

1984 EST. 22 CHAKRATA LOCAL ORGANISER

1986 RTYC KALIMPONG LOCAL ORGANISER

1988 TIBETAN UNITED CLUB KALIMPONG LOCAL ORGANISER

1989 TIBETAN UNITED CLUB KALIMPONG LOCAL ORGANISER

1997 TIPA DHARAMSALA Three Province of Tibet

1999 DHONDUPLING F C CLEMENT TOWN Three Province of Tibet

2003 POKHARA F C POKHARA TNSA

2004 KATHMANDU F C KATHMANDU TNSA

2005 DHONDUPLING F C CLEMENT TOWN TNSA

2007 BYLAKUPPE F C BYLAKUPPE TNSA

2008 DHONDUPLING F C CLEMENT TOWN TNSA

2009 POTALA F C MUNDGOD TNSA

2010 DHONDUPLING FC CLEMENT TOWN TNSA

2011 GHOLLADHALLA F C BYLAKUPPE TNSA

2012 PHUNTSOKLING FC ODISHA TNSA

2013 DHONDUPLING FC CLEMENT TOWN TNSA

2014 TASHILING SPORTS CLUB POKHARA TNSA

Girls Football camp and trip to Manipur 13-18, Feb. 2014

Following a meeting between Mr. Bikram Singh, Adidas Asian Grass root Football Coordinator, and Mr. Kalsang Dhondup, TNSA Executive Chairman, a Tibetan Girls team was agreed to send to Manipur in the beginning of 2014. The Chairman discussed the matter with Ms. Cassie, TNSA Coordinator of the girl's football program, and decided to go as planned. Both the Chairman and Cassie met and briefed Mrs. Sonam D. Samkhar, Education Director of TCVs, of the plan. The proposal was approved and together members started working on the project. Cassie had arranged a volunteer Coach from New Zealand who could give his time and support to the team for more than a month.

At the end of the 2013, thirty five girls from all eight TCV schools, STS Chauntra and TNMF School Clement Town were selected by Cassie and the Tibetan club coaches and twenty one girls reported for the camp.

Initially sixteen players were supposed to visit Manipur after the one month camp, however, Shane Kidby (Coach) decided to take all twenty one girls to Manipur and his family generously sponsored the fare for the air tickets for the remaining five girls to attend.

At the selection camp in Chauntra training went on for a month under the supervision of the Coach Shane Kidby, Cassie, Ngawang Namdul (TNSA staff member) and a home staff member, Ms Pema Dolkar.

On 13th February 2014 the team was greeted by the Lions Club Leimarol members at the Imphal airport in Manipur and they drove straight to the football field where a grand reception function awaited them.

Three separate organizations; Lions Club Leinarol, Th. Birchandra Singh Football Academy [TBSFA] and Coerver Coaching India, organized the 1st Ladies Spring Soccer Festival 2014. The organizers had arranged a special reception function at the Th. Birchandra Singh Football Academy football ground, Mr. Clay Khongsai Inspector General of Police Imphal was the chief guest attending.

Mr Khongsau addressed the gathering by praising His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibetan people. TNSA Chairman also thanked all the people who were involved in the program.

On the 14th February the first match was between the Tibetan team and TBFSA main team. Their team consisted of two current Indian national players, two former Indian national players and three or four state

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players. TBFSA played a better game in every department. They won by 7-0. It was a challenge for our girls.

The Tibetan team played the second game on 15th with Manipur Veteran Women's team and our girls played much better that day, winning 4-2. Jamyang Choetso scored all four goals and was awarded 'player of the match'. Marie Kalden was awarded 'best mid-fielder'.

In the evening a cultural exchange program was held at the Imphal Hotel and our girls performed three traditional items. There were around two hundred selected guests and Mr. Ngawang Namdul gave a speech on Tibetan history and the current situation in and outside of Tibet. Cassie also highlighted TNSA's work and its current and upcoming programs.

The third match was played on 16th with the Maniwood Women's Team. This match was well publicized and there were huge crowds of spectators to witness the match. The game ended in draw with a score of 2-2. Our goalkeeper Tenzin Dekyong saved a penalty kick and also saved some challenging goals that game, she was awarded 'player of the match'. The organizer declared the Tibetan women's team as winner of the tournament. Their local papers have covered all events of the tournament in detail.

The team left Imphal on the 18th February by plane to Delhi. We presented organizers and sponsors COPA footballs with signatures of all the members of the team and staffs. At a later date TNSA sent souvenir books by His Holiness the Dalai Lama titled 'Beyond Religion' to all the people who had helped to make the trip possible.

Tuberculosis (TB) has been, and continues to be, a disease of a major public health threat in the Tibetan community. It is one of the most common infectious diseases prevalent in the Tibetan diasporas community.

The Department of Health (DoH) CTA, in collaboration with the Delek Hospital and TNSA organized a "Run for TB" marathon in commemoration of World TB Day 2014. The main objective of this event was to generate widespread public awareness on the importance of knowing about Tuberculosis and for people to make

informed decisions to prevent oneself and the community from contracting and spreading this deadly infectious disease.

Upper TCV School, Lower TCV School and TCV School Gopalpur, alongside many local Tibetans from Dharamshala took part in the race, few foreigners also participated.

A brief opening ceremony was held at Mcleod TCV Day-School with an introductory speech by Mrs. Thinley Choedon, Health Department Coordinator, followed by the Health Kalon, Mr. Tsering Wangchuk.

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The Health Department gave t-shirts to all the participants and officials. The race was flagged by Health Kalon from Dolma Chowk. Prizes were given to winners of male and female categories; first to third, youngest boy and girl and oldest male and female. The race was funded by PRM USA through DOH, CTA and TNSA also contributed a sum of 10,000 INR

TNSA had officially sent a letter on 25th November 2013 to Dhondupling Tibetan Colony for hosting the 20th GCMGC Football Tournament in their settlement. With the approval of their president H E Khochhen Rinpoche, they formed the GCMGC organizing committee under the chairmanship of Mr. Gompo Tsering acting President of Dhondupling Tibetan Settlement.

Deadline for the team's registration was fixed for 15th April 2014 and twenty seven clubs successfully registered before the above date.

The ground extension work started right after the approval from the President and they spent almost fifteen lakhs on renovation of Dhondupling's school ground. They sought out TNSA's monetary support for the ground renovation project. Dhondupling Tibetan Settlement and the last three south Indian venues were supported by TNSA and sanctioned one lakh rupees each for ground renovation projects.

TNSA team reached Dhondupling Tibetan colony on 26th May and held a series of meetings with the local organizing committee, Indian officials, VTC mess in-charge and other concerned people.

As scheduled, on 4th June the opening ceremony proceeded as usual. The chief guest was H E Minling Khanchen Rinpoche of Mindroling Monastery and the guest of honor Mr. Aggraval, Sports Minister of Uttrankhant Govt, however due to his schedule in Delhi he could not attend, therefore, Dhongsey Jana, son of Jamyang Khantse Rinpoche attended. Around sixty other formal guests were also invited.

The chief guest announced that 2014 GCMGC football tournament was dedicated to the year of His Holiness the Dalai Lama as previously declared by CTA.

The opening match was played between last years champions, Dhondupling FC against Lingstang Manduwala FC. From 5th to 9th June there were three matches. All the first matches started at 1:30 pm and despite the scorching heat of the Dehradun summer, all the seeded teams reached knock out stages. In total twenty eight matches were played.

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Before the men's final match, a Tibetan combined girl's team played an exhibition match with one of the Dehradun girl's football academy teams. The result was in favor of the Indian team by 5-2.

The men's final match was played on 15th June between Dhondupling FC and Tashiling FC. Tashiling FC was awarded champions of the 2014 GCMGC football tournament by beating Dhondupling FC with a 2-0 win. The chief guest for the closing ceremony was the Commandant of Est. 22 Brigadier Daya Chand recipient of SM & SC, around seventy other guests attended.

70% of the tournament related expenses were supported by the Gaden Phodrang Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. We deeply thank Gaden Phodrang Office and Dhondupling Tibetan Settlement Clementown for its logistical help.

The Participating Clubs:

1 TASHILING SPORTS CLUB POKHARA NEPAL

2 DHONDUPLING F C "A" CLEMENT TOWN UTTRAKHAND

3 DYSA MUNDGOD KARNATAKA

4 PHAKSHING UNITED F C KATHMANDU NEPAL

5 TSAM F C CHENNIA TAMIL NADU

6 RABGYALING F C HUNSUR KARNATAKA

7 DHASA F C DHARAMSALA HIMACHAL

8 GULLADHALLA YOUTH ASSO BYLAKUPPE KARNATAKA

9 TDL SPORTS CLUB BYLAKUPPE KARNATAKA

10 DHONDENLING F C KOLEGAL KARNATAKA

11 DELHI UNITED DELHI DELHI

12 CHAUNTRA UNITED F C CHAUNTRA HIMACHAL

13 VARNA F C VARANASI UTTAR PRADESH

14 DHONDUPLING F C "B" CLEMENT TOWN UTTRAKHAND

15 LINGSTANG F C MANDUWALLA UTTRAKHAND

16 NORGYALING F C BHANDARA MAHARASHTRA

17 PHUNTSOKING F C DALHOUSIE HIMACHAL

18 SHIMLA F C SHIMLA HIMACHAL

19 PAONTA CHOELSUM F C PAONTA SAHIB HIMACHAL

20 TCV UNITED DHARAMSALA HIMACHAL

21 GOA TIBETAN F C GOA GOA

S.NO NAME OF CLUB PLACE STATE

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New Tibetan Football Team Selection Camp

A fresh selection of the Tibetan National Football Team was organized by TNSA at SOS VTC Selakui from 18th to 23rd June. Thirty three players attended the long week selection camp and eighteen players were selected by Mr. Samuel Isa, a Nigerian Coach who is also the coach of H.P. State and Police Team.

We are grateful to Mr. Lhakpa Dhondup, Director of SOS VTC for felicitating the player's accommodation, ground permission, guest houses for officials and the entire mess responsibility during the week long selection camp.

S.NO NAME POSITION CLUB PLACE

1 TENZIN SAMDUP GOALKEEPER DYSA MUNDGOD

2 TENZIN RINCHEN GOALKEEPER PHAKSHING KATHMANDU

3 TENZIN KUNCHOK DEFENDER DFC CLEMENT TOWN

4 DAWA TASHI DEFENDER DELHI F C DELHI

5 SONAM TOPGYAL DEFENDER TASHIPHEGYAL POKHARA

6 KARMA N SAMDUP DEFENDER GOA TIBETAN F C KATHMANDU

7 NYIMA DHONDUP DEFENDER DYSA MUNDGOD

8 TASHI DHONDUP DEFENDER PHAKSHING KATHMANDU

9 TENZIN WANGJOR MID FIELD TASHILING POKHARA

10 KUNGA DAKPA MID FIELD GOA TIBETAN F C MUNDGOD

11 PHURBA TSERING MID FIELD TASHILING POKHARA

12 PHUNTSOK DORJEE MID FIELD DFC CLEMENT TOWN

13 JIGME NORBU FORWARD DFC CLEMENT TOWN

14 TENZIN DHONDUP FORWARD TASHILING POKHARA

15 TENZIN THARCHEN FORWARD DFC CLEMENT TOWN

16 PALCHEN TSERING FORWARD DHONDENLING KOLLEGAL

17 SONAM FORWARD DELHI F C DELHI

18 NGAWANG FORWARD CHOELSUM KATHMANDU

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Inter-School Basketball Tournament in two venues

As per the resolution of the Governing Body, TNSA has organized Inter school-level basketball tournaments for three years in a row, alternatively for boys and girls at two different venues. It was the boys turn for this year of 2014.

Himachal Area:

TCV School Suja hosted the Himachal area tournament and seven Tibetan schools participated. We are thankful to the Director and Principal of TCV School Suja for accepting the venue and doing a wonderful job in organizing the tournament with great success from 29th-31st August 2014. TNSA incurred the mess related expenses, equipments and trophy expenses for these two tournaments.

The participating schools were: Upper TCV School, Lower TCV School, TCV School Suja, TCV School Chauntra, TCV School Gopalpur, and STS Chauntra.

In the opening ceremony, Mr. Pema Chonjor, Kalon for department of Religion and Culture CTA was the chief guest, alongside other respected guests. The opening ceremony marked with a welcome speech by Mr. Sonam Sichoe, Director of TCV Suja and an introductory speech by Mr. Kalsang Dhondup, Chairman Executive Committee of TNSA, followed by a very impressive culture program performed by the TCV Suja students. A final speech was given by the chief guest who touched on how an important role sports can play on an individual's life, as well as for national identity at an international level.

Four matches were played on the first day and five matches on the second day and the final was played on 31st August. TCV Upper School was proclaimed the champions, beating TCV School Suja in a very thrilling final by half basket 41-40. Mr. Tsewang Yeshi, President of TCV Schools in India, was the chief guest for the final; he distributed certificates and trophies to the winning teams. He also spoke of the importance of sports for the younger school kids. He reminded the coaches the need to teach the latest techniques and how to respect the laws of the game.

Doon Valley Area :

The Tibetan Homes Foundation School Mussoorie organized the Doon Valley tournament with five Tibetan schools. The participating schools were: CST Mussoorie, THF Mussoorie, TNMF School Clement Town, TCV School Selakui and THF School Rajpur.

A brief opening ceremony was held with an introductory speech by Mr. Kalsang Dhondup and a short speech by the chief guest Mr. Penpa Tsering, General Secretary of THF. Each school played two matches and THF School

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Mussoorie beat TCV School Selakui in the final by 36-34. Mr. Tsering and the principal of CST Mussoorie distributed the trophies to the winning teams.

TNSA Chairman visited six schools that have grass root level football clubs that were introduced by TNSA in 2009. The following schools were included: CST Mussoorie, THF School Mussoorie, THF School Rajpur, TNMF School Clement Town, TVC Selakui and STS Poanta Sahib. Mr Dhondup met the club members and their coaches and also met their principals thanking them for their cooperation to implement the programs. The Chairman spoke of the role of TNSA and its activities that have been running for more than ten years now. What future lies ahead for them if they become talented players?

TNSA introduced a full time staff member (Ngawang Namdul), whose main aim is to raise funding for the association, one of Mr. Namdul's fund raising projects started with making a selection of t-shirts to be sold in and around Tibetan communities.

The I-Imagine documentary film director Mr. Irshal Ishu was introduced to TNSA by Cassie Childers. Their plan was to make a documentary film on the girl's football programs. After a series of meetings between TNSA and I- Imagine, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two parties was created to implement the making of document.

The first shoot for the film was taken in Ladakh with the reference letter from TNSA. The second part of the shoot was taken in several TCV schools of the Himachal area and the final shoot was taken during the winter

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training camp for the girls. The crew members also came to Manipur to cover the 1st Ladies Spring Soccer Festival where the Tibetan girl's football team took part.

Mr. Joachim Muller of Germany: Mr. Muller came to Dharamshala for a treatment and the Chairman had the opportunity to meet him once agin. The uniform for the school level club is almost ready for delivery to India.

Mr. Karma T Ngodup of the USA: Mr Ngodup was one of the first TNSA Governing Body members. The Chairman and coordinator Mr. Ngawang Namdul met him twice at the TNSA office and discussed a future proposed GCMGC football tournament in North America. He also advised Mr. Namdul for a prospect business opportunity and fundraiser if the tournament is able to be hosted in North America.

TNSA Chairman met Mr. Tenzing Dhampa Sharchok based in Washington DC who donated an original 2014 FIFA world cup ball and he assured to help TNSA in any program that develops the football related activities at grass root level.

Ms Dolores Coma from Spain: Ms Coma is one of the active supporters of TNSA. The past three years she had donated a sum of Rs. 10,000 each year. This year she donated a sum of Rs 5000.

Tseten Zochbauer and Ralf Bauer: Ms Zochbauer is the President of the Tibetan community in Austria and in her previous presidential post; she invited the Tibetan football team to Vienna in 2008. Mr. Ralf Bauer is a German film star who helped the Tibetan football team's Hamburg trip happen in 2006.

TNSA's Chairman also met Veteran Tibetan football player Kasur Doenyag Tenzin at his residence in Dickyiling Tibetan settlement and held an interview for almost 45 minutes on him and his life as a veteran player. It was very touching discussion and they discussed how Kasur had started playing football and later on how he became captain of Drapchi Magar before 1959 and also Kasur la and football connection in exile till the late 1970s.

Meetings with different people and supporters

1. The Gaden Phodrang Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

2. TCV Head Office

3. Department of Education CTA

4. Sambhota Tibetan School Administration

5. Central Tibetan School Administration Delhi

6. TCV School Chauntra

7. Dhondupling Tibetan Settlement Clement Town

8. SOS VTC Selakui

9. TCV School Suja

10. McLeod TCV Day School

11. M/s Dolores Coma, Spain

12. Mr. Joachim Muller, Germany

13. THF School Mussoorie

14. Tibetan Delek Hospital

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