Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan (BKSP) ensured football gold in the eighth Bangladesh Games after beating Barisal 2-1 in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday.
Rohit Sarker bagged a brace for BKSP while Barisal forward S.M. Noman decreased the arrears.
Rohit initiated the scoring in the 28th minute with a placing shot after receiving a cross from Ratul Islam. After three minutes, Barisal leveled the score-line through Noman who amazed the BKSP goal-keeper with a booming strike from 25 yards.
Rohit then struck the winning goal in the 74th minute, heading in a corner kick from an unmarked position which ensured his team the Games’ football crown.
Earlier in the third-place deciding match, Jhenidah beat Noakhali 2-1 at the same venue to confirm the bronze medal.
Meanwhile in badminton, another new face Ayman Ibne Jaman of Railway won the gold medal in the final of the men’s singles while Shapla Akhter of Narayanganj managed the women’s singles gold at the Wooden Floor gymnasium on Saturday.
15-year old Ayman upset former champion Mostafa Mohammad Javed of Narayanganj as he came from behind to win 2-1 while Shapla beat Rehena Akhter of Chittagong in their respective finals to settle the gold medal.
`After losing the first set, my father encouraged me to level the game. I believed that I would win. My target is to maintain my position at the top,’ said Ayman who reads in class nine at the Manarat International School.
`I want to represent my country in the international arena and perform well,’ said Ayman, who was placed third in the national championship last year.
Tushar Krishna Roy and Sajjad grabbed bronze in the men’s singles while Bristi Akhter and Nabila Akhter won bronze in the women’s singles.
Meanwhile, Bogra’s Ahsan Habib Parash and Abdullah Al Mashrafi bagged gold in the men’s doubles beating the duo of Saleh Ahmed and Rahat Kabir in the final.Shapla, who also won gold in the women’s doubles event partnering with Nabila Akhter, beat Akhi and Tania of Ansar in the final. Shapla also clinched gold in the mixed doubles with Sajjad.
In the cycling discipline, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) dominated the third day by winning three gold medals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
The 4000m team pursuit, 20km team time trial and 1500m scratch race were all won by BKSP while Bangladesh Ansar won two gold medals in the 4000m scratch race and 2000m team pursuit in the women’s section.
After three days of cycling, Bangladesh Ansar lead the table with 10 gold medals followed by BJMC, who claimed six gold medals and in the last day of the Games, four events were scheduled to take place in the cycling discipline.
Star archer Emdadul Haque Milon failed once again in his pursuit of ensuring a national crown as he had to be satisfied with the bronze medal in the 70 recurve bow event while Bangladesh Ansar’s archer Roman Sana Sujan became the new champion when he beat national holder Sheikh Mohammad Sajib in the final at the Maulana Bhashani hockey stadium on Saturday.
Sujan, a standard XII student, who had failed to beat Sajib in the final of the national championship, this time crushed Sajib of BKSP 7-1 to win the first gold medal in his four-year career of archery.
The 17-year old Sujan, who missed the 2010 South Asian Games in Dhaka due to studies, came back to archery after a year in 2011 and kept his brilliance going to represent Bangladesh in the Asian Archery Championship in Iran and the Grand Prix Championship in Thailand.
`I never thought of beating Sajib in such a way as my preparation time was less than him,’ said a thrilled Sujan.
Sujan beat Javed of Bangladesh Army and Sajib beat Milon in the semifinals to move into the 70m recurve bow event.
In the women’s 70m individual recurve bow event, Beauty Roy of Bangladesh Ansar won the gold medal beating Latika Chakma of Mariners while Mathue Pru Marma of Bangladesh Ansar claimed the bronze medal.
Bangladesh Army Archery Association finished top with seven gold medals while Bangladesh Ansar ensured six gold medals to manage second position in archery.
-With New Age input
