BKSP\u2019s Ariful Islam Orange and Irin Akhter retained the youth 100 meter sprint gold medal in the second and final day of the 29th National Junior (Age Level) Athletics Championship on Monday.
\nBKSP finished top of the medals tally with 20 golds while
\nNarail district came second with three gold medals.Orange, the standard 12 student of BKSP, clinched the third gold medal
\nin a row in the 100 meter event by beating Abu Abdullah of Natore district while Robiul Hasan of Comilla district claimed bronze.
\nThe 19-year old Orange failed to participate in the recently concluded eighth Bangladesh Games due to an injury and is now trying to recover himself.
\n\u2018I was confident that I would retain the gold medal and lastly I did it. Now my target is to earn success from the senior and international meets,\u2019 said Orange, who also won the long jump event with a new record.
\n\u2018Mainly I am a long jumper and I wish to build up myself as the
\ncountry\u2019s best long jumper and I also want to achieve the top spot of the 100 meter sprint consistently,\u2019 he added.
\nMeanwhile, BKSP\u2019s Irin Akhter sealed the 100 meter gold medal by overcoming her fellow teammate Tamanna Akter while Sohagi Akter of Narayanganj district confirmed the bronze medal.
\nIrin, who reads in standard 11, also won the high jump gold medal.
\nShe informed that she chose athletics after receiving backing from her father, Alauddin. She has been taking part in the junior meet since 2008.
\nIrin now wants to attain the South Asian Games gold medal and wishes to sprint with the nation\u2019s fastest woman Nazmunnahar Beauty, who also happens to be her idol.
\n\u2018I am always following Beauty apu and I want to sprint with her. Now I want to win the SA Games sprint by beating all the best athletes in this region,\u2019 she said.
\nAnother BKSP athlete, Ashik Kumar won
\nthe 200 meter crown. Abdullah Al Maruf of Feni district and Irfan Ali of Lalmonirhat district finished second and third respectively.
\nThe gold medal winner of the girl\u2019s 100 meter sprint, Aysha
\nSiddika of BKSP also won the 200 meter sprint while Tanzila Khatun of BKSP and Jarifa Khatun of Khulna district claimed the silver and bronze medal respectively.<\/p>\n

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