Md Hafizur Rahman became runners-up in the 26th Handi-marathon in Japan, a wheelchair run competition for persons with disability.
The physically challenged athlete from Dhunot of Bogra district won the laurel in Nagoya city on October 3 where participants from South East Asia, South Korea, Philippines, Thailand and host Japan took part.
Hafizur, who became handicapped at the age of 3 after suffering from polio, was one of the two sportspersons representing Bangladesh in the competition.
Bangladesh Protibondhi Kollayan Shomiti sponsored their trip to Japan, where every year the Aged Centre for Independent Living, an NGO based in Japan, stages the annual event.
