Champions of the Tibetan Olympics 2008
Women's Championships: Tsering Lhamo, First place, Dhartso Kyi, Second place, and Dolkar Tso, Third place |
Men's Championships: Dorji Tsering, First place, Dawa Dakpa, Second place, Tenzin Choephel, Third place |
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MCLEOD GANJ, India, 8 June 2008 — The Tibetan Olympics 2008 closed with a huge day at the Tibetan Children's Village (TCV) grounds. The weather threatened to break [Read more] |
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The Other Olympics, Tibetan Olympics
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Tibetan Olympics song
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Urgent AppealThe Tibetan Olympics ended successfully on Sunday, 25 May 2008. However, we have not received many donations or sponsorships, and have now run out of money! We desperately need your help to pay the cash prizes for the winners and the rest of the production costs — accommodation, food, transportation and other logistics. For more information, click on the the sponsorships page , contact us at , or donate now.
Lobsang Wangyal
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AboutTibetan Olympics 15 to 25 May 2008 The Tibetan Olympics is an initiative to offer a platform for young Tibetans to celebrate the spirit of the World Olympics being held in Beijing in August. The event was held from 15 to 25 May, in Dharamshala, India, where the Tibetan government-in-exile is based. There were two championships — Women's and Men's — with each participant taking part in ten different sporting events. The planning of the event started two years back. Please go through all the pages to get the complete picture.
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ScoreboardIn each of the ten sports events, the First, Second, Third and Fourth placeholders were allocated 5, 3, 2 and 1 points respectively. Go to Score sheets. Go to Winner's Scoreboard. Medals and Awards
The winners' medals Gold, silver and bronze medals of 60 mm diameter were awarded to the winners. The winners in both the Women and the Men's championships also received a cash prize of 2,500 USD (approx) each. The second place holders also received a cash prize of 1,250 USD (approx) each. The third place holders also received 625 USD (approx) each. The total of all the cash prizes is 8,000 USD (approx). 
The trophies awarded to the winners |
