30th GCM Gold cup football tournament kicks off in Dharamshala

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Tsering Dhundup

DHARAMSHALA, June 2: The Tibetan exile community’s most prestigious sporting event, the Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup’s 30th edition kicked off on Sunday at the Dharamshala Tibetan Children’s Village playground. The tournament honours Diki Tsering, the beloved mother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader.

This year’s tournament carries special significance as it celebrates His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday. In a departure from the usual rotation schedule maintained by the Tibetan National Sports Association, the tournament w...

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