Many modern sports are also played in the national stadium in Thimphu, in addition to locally popular sports mentioned earlier. The sports activities in vogue are football, basketball, golf, Kwon do (Bhutan earned a gold medal in this game in the South Asia Federation Games in 2004),Brown, p.62, 107 squash, golf (popular among the elite middle class) and in recent years cricket. Thimphu has 12 cricket teams and two small golf courses; one near the India House and the other between the Tashichhoe Dzong and the National Library, known as the Royal Thimphu Golf Course (a nine-hole course), established at the initiative of King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk in 1971.
many modern sports are also played in the national stadium in thimphu in addition to locally popular sports mentioned earlier the sports activities in vogue are football basketball golf kwon do (bhutan earned a gold medal in this game in the south asia federation games in 2004)brown p62 107 squash golf (popular among the elite middle class) and in recent years cricket thimphu has 12 cricket teams and two small golf courses; one near the india house and the other between the tashichhoe dzong and the national library known as the royal thimphu golf course (a nine-hole course) established at the initiative of king jigme dorji wangchuk in 1971