Bhutanese Teen Meera Regmi Wins OCA Youth Reporter Competition, Set to Join Media Team at Asian Games
Meera Regmi, a 15-year-old student from Khangkhu Middle Secondary School, has been declared the winner of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)–Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Youth Reporter competition. Selected from a pool of nearly 200 Bhutanese schoolchildren, Regmi’s achievement was announced during the competition finale held on April 2 at the OCA-OS Regional Forum in Thimphu. The Youth Reporter competition is a key component of the OCA’s broader “Asian Games for All” initiative, which aims to engage youth across the continent through activities such as an Art Competition and Fun Run. In Bhutan, the Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) launched the selection process by organizing an essay competition among students from four schools. Seven finalists were eventually shortlisted and asked to write a short report on their aspirations to become sports journalists. Meera Regmi stood out among the finalists, impressing judges with her clarity, creativity, and passion for storytelling. As p...