Bhutan at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
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Bhutan
is participating in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
held in Singapore
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A female athlete is representing Bhutan in Taekwondo
. Chimi Wangmo is the only athlete to represent Bhutan. She was also the flag bearer in the Opening ceremony. She lost in the Quarterfinal round of the Women's 49kg Taekwondo event against American Jessie Bates, who later won Bronze in the event.
Main Article: Taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
is participating in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...
held in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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A female athlete is representing Bhutan in Taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
. Chimi Wangmo is the only athlete to represent Bhutan. She was also the flag bearer in the Opening ceremony. She lost in the Quarterfinal round of the Women's 49kg Taekwondo event against American Jessie Bates, who later won Bronze in the event.
Taekwondo
Main Article: Taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth OlympicsTaekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics took place August 15–19 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore.-Competition schedule:-Medal table:-Boys' events:-Girls' events:-References:*...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimi Wangmo Chimi Wangmo Chimi Wangmo , is a Bhutanese athlete. She represented Bhutan in 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, and competed in Taekwondo in Girl's 49 kg event. She lost to Jessie Bates of USA, and finished 5th... |
Girls' -49kg Taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' 49 kg The girls' 49 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore took place on August 16. A total of 12 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 49 kilograms. Preliminaries started at 14:00, quarterfinals started at 15:54, semifinals... |
BYE | L RSC R2 0:25 |
Did not advance | 5 | |