“I wasn’t ready to hear the news about the untimely death of Sadia, with whom I won a few gold medals – a feat that has not been matched by any other female shooters in the country till now,” Ratna, currently working as a coach at the BSSF, told The Daily Star.
The incident in Nong Bua Lumphu province was related to "a personal issue", local police chief Sumitr Nansathit told AFP.
“I did not need special equipment. I’m a natural, a natural shooter,” Dikec reportedly told Turkish media after winning the medal.
Ban, 16, topped Sunday's qualification with an Olympic record total but her late wobble allowed Huang, 17, to draw level at 251.8, forcing a shoot-off between the teenagers.
Rabiul finished 43rd out of 49 participants with a score of 624.2. The top eight scorers from the qualification round moved on to the next phase of the competition.
The Department of Justice confirmed that a deputy US marshal and two task force officers were killed in the incident.
Robiul missed out on the eight-shooter final round by 0.3 points after scoring 628 points in the qualification round. Fathur Gustafian of Indonesia, who qualified as the eighth shooter and earned an Olympic quota place, scored 628.3 points in qualification round.
In order to secure direct entry at this year's Paris Olympic Games, nine shooters from Bangladesh have been training in Jakarta for the Asian Olympic shooting qualifiers, which will take place from January 5 to 18 in Indonesia.
Shooter Shakil Ahmed, a gold medallist in South Asian Games and a silver medallist in Commonwealth Games, has put an end to his shooting career after being assigned as an assistant coach of Bangladesh pistol team for the upcoming Asian Olympic Qualification, scheduled for January 5-18 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Rabbi Hasan Munna wins a silver medal in 10m air rifle event -- Bangladesh's first in the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 -- at Azerbaijan capital Baku on Saturday.
Bangladeshi shooters endured another frustrating day in the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi on Sunday as none of them got even close to qualifying marks for the final rounds of their respective events.
Rabiul Islam put an end to the dominance of Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) by winning the gold medal in 10m air rifle event on the concluding day of Hamidur Rahman 2nd National Youth Shooting Championships at the National Shooting Complex yesterday.
In quest of finding new shooters for long-term training to materialise 'vision 2020', the Hamidur Rahman 2nd National Youth Shooting Championship got underway at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan, with the participants competing neck-and-neck in all three events decided yesterday.
Hamidur Rahman 2nd Youth Shooting Championship got underway at the National Shooting Sports Federation (BSSF) in Gulshan yesterday.
The Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation (BSSF) had last November disclosed its ambitious 'Vision 2020' plan to win a medal from the Tokyo Olympics and to bring that vision closer to reality, the game's governing body is all set to start a long-term training programme at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan today.
The shootings of two black men by police in Tulsa and Charlotte reverberate in the US sports world as racial tensions flare around the United States.
South Asian Games gold medallist Shakil Ahmed grabs his first gold medal in domestic circuit.
Turing Dewan impresses in the junior section of the 28th National Shooting Championships when she clinches the 10m air pistol event in some style at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan.
Newcomer Mayeda Momtahina of Army Shooting Association stunned her senior counterparts in the Beximco 28th National Shooting Championship after grabbing the gold medal in the women's 10metre air rifle event at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan yesterday.
