16 teams to compete in exile Tibetans’ top sporting event this year

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(TibetanReview.net, May28’25) – This year’s Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC) football tournament, the exile Tibetans’ top sporting event, will be dedicated to the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and will feature 16 teams.

Also, for the first time, this 30th edition of the tournament will be held under the affiliation of All India Football Federation (AIFF), India’s football governing body and a member of FIFA, the global football governing body, reported the Tibetan-language tibettimes.net May 28, citing Tibetan National Sports Association (TNSA).

The tournament will be held on the Upper TCV school ground in Dharamshala from Jun 1 ...

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