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.
24 May 2021 Bangladeshi archers Ruman Shana and Diya Siddiqui won silver medal in the recurve mixed event at the second stage of the 2021 Hyundai Archery World Cup at Lausanne, Switzerland on Sunday. Bangladeshi pair lost by 5-1 in the final against the Dutch pair of Gabriela Schloesser and Sjef Van Den but winning silver is best result for Bangladesh in the global stage till date. The second-seeded Dutch pair scored 17 (9+8) in the first set.