Bylakkuppe: The third annual ‘Basketball Tournament Against TB’ began in Bylakkuppe on 3 October 2019.
The tournament will run from 3-8 October at the TDL basketball ground. There are eight teams participating in the tournament from different cities and settlements including Clementown, Hunsur, Bangalore, and Darjeeling.
The chief guest of the opening ceremony was Namdoling Riponche Choedhar. In addition, were speakers Dr. Rinzin Choedon of Tso Jhe Khangsar Charity Hospital and Dr. Passang Dhondup of MentseeKhang who spoke on the event topic of Tuberculosis (TB).
The tournament kicked off with the first match between Team Lugsum and Team Clementown.
The final of the tournament will be played on 8 October 2019.
-Filed by Department of Health