The bleak state of country’s athletics was evident as 39th National Athletics Championship was concluded on Saturday without a single new record, leaving very little optimism for medals in the forthcoming South Asian Games. Bangladeshi athletes won only two silver medals and four bronze medals in the last edition of SA Games held in Dhaka in ... Read more
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Mezbah, Shirin reign supreme
Mezbahuddin Ahmed and Shirin Akter of Bangladesh Navy were crowned country’s fastest man and woman once again when they won their respective 100-metre sprint in the 39th National Athletics in Dhaka on Friday. Mezbah now took the honour to four consecutive meetings starting from Bangladesh Games in 2013. Mezbah clocked 10:60 seconds to beat his