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Bangladeshi archer Diya Siddique in action during the Archery World Cup Stage-two in Lausanne, Switzerland. Courtesy photo
Archer Diya Siddique has no regrets on missing out from earning Bangladesh it’s first gold medal in the Archery World Cup as she has now set her sights on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.
Diya made history when she along with Ruman Shana reached the final of the recurve mixed team event of the Archery World Cup Stage-two in Lausanne, Switzerland in May.
Diya, who made her first appearance in a World Cup, and Shana became the first archers from Bangladesh to reach the final in the competition on May 21 when they beat Canada’s pair Stephanie Barrett and Brian Maxwell, 5-3, in the semi-finals.
Bangladesh archers - Ruman Shana and Diya Siddique on Saturday expressed their confidence in winning the gold medal in the recurve mixed team final of the ongoing Archery World Cup stage two at Lausanne in Switzerland. The Bangladeshi pair will take on second-seeded Netherlands pair
Ruman progresses through last sixteen The New Nation 20 May 2021
Country s ace archer Ruman Sana progressed through the last sixteen in the Archery World Cup 2021 stage-2 now being held in Lausanne, Switzerland, said a Bangladesh Archery Federation press release on Wednesday.
Ruman Sana progressed to the round of sixteen with a 6-0 set points triumph against Oona Mart of Estonia in the recurve men s singles event in the elimination round. He will meet Ellison Brady of USA in his next match of round of sixteen.
On the other hand, Diya Siddique lost to Stepanova of Russia by 7-3 set points while Beauty Roy lost to Anagox Yasemin of Turkey by 6-4 set points in the elimination round of recurve women s singles event.
BAF to announce final squad for Archery WC next month
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DHAKA, April 24, 2021 (BSS)- The Bangladesh Archery Federation (BAF) will announce the final squad for the second stage of 2021 Archery World Cup in the first week of May.
The Archery World Cup stage two is scheduled to be held on May 17-23 in Olympic Capital of Lausanne, Switzerland. The team is expected to leave for Switzerland on May 15.
“Yes we’ll announce the eight members of the final squad for the World Cup in the first week of May ..The eight member of the final squad will include five men’s archers and three women’s archers,” BAF general secretary Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapal told BSS.