Int’l Solidarity Archery to begin on Feb 22

The fourth ISSF International Solidarity Archery championship will be held from February 22-28 at Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi.
Talking to BSS on Monday, Bangladesh Archery Federation general secretary Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapol said so far have received entry of 30 countries to take part in the championship but we are expecting participation of 25.
He informed that they are going to host the tournament in Dhaka for the fourth successive times and Bangladesh have been maintaining their supremacy except the third edition by becoming runners-up.
When asked about the expectation from the fourth edition, Rajib said this time they are also expecting to become champions.
Earlier, in the third edition, about 150 male and female archers drawn from 26 countries took part in the championship. In the battle of 10 gold medals in Recurve and Compound divisions Bangladesh secured two gold, three silver and four bronze medals to finish runners-up after their giant neighbor India.
The main aim to stage the competition would be to build Bangladesh’s image all over the world and to cement the bond of friendship among the participating nations.