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Bangladeshi swimmers to compete in FINA World Champs in South Korea

Friday, 12 July 2019


A five-member swimming team comprising of three swimmers and two officials will represent Bangladesh in the 18th FINA World Championship scheduled to be held in Gwangju of South Korea from July 12-28, reports UNB.
Of the five-member team, two officials -M Abdul Hamid (Team Official) and Tapan Chanda (Congress representative) left Dhaka for Korea on Wednesday late night while three swimmers- M Ariful Islam, Jewel Ahmed and Junaina Ahmed will reach South Korea on different dates.
Ariful Islam, who is now in Paris under Olympics Solidarity Scholarship Program, will fly for South Korea on July 18, Jewel Ahmed also will fly for South Korea from Bangladesh on the same date while Junaina Ahmed will fly from London on July 20.