Bangladesh's Olympics campaign ends in disgrace
Monday, 18 August 2008
Bangladesh ended the Beijing Olympics Games in total frustration as their last participant Nazmun Nahar Beauty finished overall 62nd among the 85 competitors in the heats of the Games hot event of women's 100 metre sprint Saturday, reports UNB.
Bangladesh's fastest woman Beauty, who took part in heat number seven, finished last among the eight participants with a timing of 12.52 seconds at the National Stadium in Beijing.
Nigerian sprinter Oluda-mola Osayomi became overall first in heats with a timing of 11.13 seconds while Ivet Lalova of Bulgaria finished top in the heat number seven clocking 11.33 seconds to qualify for the next round.
Beauty went behind Pakistan competitor Sadaf Siddique, who finished 61st with a timing of 12.41 seconds while other South Asian athletes Chandra Kala Thapa from Nepal and Rabina Muqimyar of Afghanistan finished 72nd and 80th covering the distance in 13.15 and 14.80 seconds respectively.
Earlier, Bangladesh's fastest man Mohammad Abu Abdullah finished 67th among 80 contenders in the heats of the men's 100-metre sprint at the same venue Friday. He took 11.07 seconds - a fall from his previous best 10.30 seconds - and finished ahead of 13 athletes.
Like Beauty, Abu Abdullah also finished last in the heat number 8 where Derrick Atkins of Bahamas was placed the first covering the distance in 10.28 seconds.
Bangladesh swimmer Dolly Akhter, in her hattrick participation in the Olympic Games, was placed 73rd among the 90 competitors in the heats with a timing of 30.23 seconds, to worsen her previous timing of 29.80 seconds, at the National Aquatic Centre in Beijing.
Bangladesh's fastest woman Beauty, who took part in heat number seven, finished last among the eight participants with a timing of 12.52 seconds at the National Stadium in Beijing.
Nigerian sprinter Oluda-mola Osayomi became overall first in heats with a timing of 11.13 seconds while Ivet Lalova of Bulgaria finished top in the heat number seven clocking 11.33 seconds to qualify for the next round.
Beauty went behind Pakistan competitor Sadaf Siddique, who finished 61st with a timing of 12.41 seconds while other South Asian athletes Chandra Kala Thapa from Nepal and Rabina Muqimyar of Afghanistan finished 72nd and 80th covering the distance in 13.15 and 14.80 seconds respectively.
Earlier, Bangladesh's fastest man Mohammad Abu Abdullah finished 67th among 80 contenders in the heats of the men's 100-metre sprint at the same venue Friday. He took 11.07 seconds - a fall from his previous best 10.30 seconds - and finished ahead of 13 athletes.
Like Beauty, Abu Abdullah also finished last in the heat number 8 where Derrick Atkins of Bahamas was placed the first covering the distance in 10.28 seconds.
Bangladesh swimmer Dolly Akhter, in her hattrick participation in the Olympic Games, was placed 73rd among the 90 competitors in the heats with a timing of 30.23 seconds, to worsen her previous timing of 29.80 seconds, at the National Aquatic Centre in Beijing.