Ruman Sana and his teammates qualify in team event of Asiad archery

BSS, Hangzhou :
Ace archer Ruman Sana failed to take place in the individual event as the archery discipline of the 19th Asian Games began on Sunday with the ranking round held at Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre in Hangzhou of China.

However, Sagar Islam with 22nd and Ramkrishna Saha with 29th will represent Bangladesh in the individual event.

This time, according to the rules of the Games, the top two stars of each country will get a chance to compete in team events.

Sagar Islam scored 662 and Ramkrishna Saha scored 653.

Despite failing to get placed in the individual event with a score of 648, Ruman Sana got the opportunity to play in the team event as he was placed third in the ranking.

Promising archer Diya Siddiqui, Famida Sultana Nisha and Shema Akter Shimu will compete in the team event. Diya and Nishi will play in individual events.

Bangladesh’s men’s team will compete against Vietnam while the women’s team will play against Chinese Taipei.

Bangladesh men’s team finished 12th while the women’s team finished eighth in the compound event.

The men’s team will compete against Malaysia while the women’s team will fight against Hong Kong in the compound team event.

Golf Siddiqur Rahman finished in 14th position as the golf discipline of the Games concluded on Sunday at West Lake International Golf Course.

Siddiqur played 13 shots less than par in four rounds. He played four shots less than par in the final round. Jamal Hossain finished at the 35th position by playing a par shot.

Taichi Kho of Hong Kong won the individual gold in the golf event. He played 27 shots less than Par.

Chess Bangladesh secured their first win in the third round beating Hong Kong by 3.5-0.5 points held at Hangzhou Qiyuan (Zhili) Chess Hall.