Tashi Dendup Explained

Tashi Dendup
Birth Date:22 February 1998
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Sport:Track and field
Event:sprinter
Education:Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School[1]
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Updated:29 August 2015

Tashi Dendup (born 22 February 1998) is a male Bhutanese sprinter. He competed in the 100 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2]

His mark at the World Championships made him the Bhutanese record holder in the 100 metres,[3] and though that mark was since broken he still holds the record in the long jump with a mark of 6.74 m. At the championships, Dendup was noted for having a first name that sounded like "Stache".[4] He improved his personal best and the old national record by half a second. Despite this, after the race, Dendup told the Gulf Times, "The time was not so good."[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Games and Sports Division Department of Youth and Sports . 23 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Men's 100 metres qualification results. IAAF . 29 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Favourites cruise at heats on opening day at worlds . . 23 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Welcome to Athlete Land SPIKES World Athletics . worldathletics.org . 23 December 2023.
  5. Web site: DPA . Bhutan to Beijing: Teenager Dendup finishes slowest in 100m prelims . Gulf Times.