Swimmer Ariful gets Olympics wild-card entry
Sports Correspondent
2nd May, 2021 10:01:31
National swimmer Ariful Islam became the second Bangladeshi contestant to receive a wild-card entry in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after Bangladesh Swimming Federation confirmed him for the meet.
Ariful will join another national swimmer Junaina Ahmed, whose participation was earlier confirmed by BSF last week.
“We sent his name (Ariful) to the National Olympics Committee today. Ariful is selected for his event 50m freestyle. We also considered him due to his three-year scholarship in France under the Olympic solidarity program,” BSF General Secretary MB Saif told The Daily Sun on Sunday.
Swimmer Junaina to take part in Olympics
Sports Correspondent
29th April, 2021 04:21:58 PM
National swimmer Junaina Ahmed will represent Bangladesh in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after Bangladesh Swimming Federation approves her participation in the meet.
Bangladesh Olympic Association recently sent a list of three swimmers to BSF Junaina, Ariful Islam and Jewel Ahmed to finalize two names for the Olympics after the swimmers received a green signal from International Olympic Committee for wild card entry.
“Our lone female swimmer of the list Junaina was shortlisted due to her performance in the 18th FINA World Championship held in South Korea in 2019 and we finalised her on basis of her age and performances in different national and international events,” BSF General Secretary M B Saif told The Daily Sun on Wednesday.
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Will archery poster boy be able to turn his fortune?
Sports Correspondent
24 December, 2020 12:00 AM
Bangladesh’s archery poster boy Ruman Shana displayed a disappointing performance in the recently concluded Victory Day Archery at Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi this month. Shana failed to secure a notable position in any of the two events of competition namely singles and mixed doubles.
Archery returned to the field with this three-day meet after a long 11-month break. Shana missed the bronze in recurve men singles after conceding 0-6 set points defeat to Md Tamimul Islam after losing to 2-6 set points defeat to Abdur Rahman Alif in the semifinal. The misfortune also followed him in recurve mixed doubles. The pair of Shana-Mehenaz Akter Monira conceded a 4-5 set defeat to the pair of Pradipta Chakma and Dia Siddiqi in the bronze medal match.
Will archery poster boy be able to turn his fortune?
Sun Online Desk
23rd December, 2020 09:06:23
Bangladesh’s archery poster boy Ruman Shana displayed a disappointing performance in the recently concluded Victory Day Archery at Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi this month. Shana failed to secure a notable position in any of the two events of competition namely singles and mixed doubles.
Archery returned to the field with this three-day meet after a long 11-month break. Shana missed the bronze in recurve men singles after conceding 0-6 set points defeat to Md Tamimul Islam after losing to 2-6 set points defeat to Abdur Rahman Alif in the semifinal. The misfortune also followed him in recurve mixed doubles. The pair of Shana-Mehenaz Akter Monira conceded a 4-5 set defeat to the pair of Pradipta Chakma and Dia Siddiqi in the bronze medal match.