Tsering Dhundup (; born 21 February 1982) is a

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player and political activist from

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. The

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plays for the

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since 2007. Dhundup is top scorer since the 6-0 victory of Tibet against Delhi XI, on 4 August 2007, since the foundation of the Tibetan team in 1999. Dhundup is spokesperson of the

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. In February 2008, Dhundup was arrested at the UN funded Tibetan Reception Centre in

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. He was held in a cell by the Nepalese immigration department, before being handed back to the Chinese authorities, at the Tibet-Nepal border at Tatopani. Exiled Tibetans and supporters have demanded his release.

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