Mesbah clinches 200-metre sprint title in Nat’l Athletics
Friday, 7 March 2014
Mesbah Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy clinched men's 200-metre sprint title of the 38th National Athletics championship that began Thursday at the Army Stadium in the city, reports UNB.
Mohammad Azharul of Bangladesh Army finished 2nd while Mohammad Shariful, also from Bangladesh, became 3rd in the event.
State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Sikder, MP, inaugurated the meet while Secretary General of Bangladesh Olympic Association Syed Shaheed Reza was also present on the occasion.
Results of the other events decided on Thursday are:
Men's 4x100-metre relay: 1st -Mesbah Ahmed, Kazi Imran, Abu Raihan, Golam Mortuza (Navy), 2nd - Joynal Abedin Joy, Rajat Kanti Chakraborty, Shohag Uddin, Tariqul Islam Arjoo (BJMC), 3rd - Ruhul Amin, Pavel Mahmud, Monwar Khalid, Rafiqul Islam (Police).
Men's 400-metre hurdles: 1st- Alamgir Hossain (Navy), 2nd - Chanchal Ahmed Tuhin (BJMC), 3rd- Shahidul Islam (Army).
Men's 1500-metre run : 1st - Mehedi Hasan (Army), 2nd - Sajib Hasan (BGB), 3rd- Shahinur Rahman (Army).
Men's 5000-metre run: 1st- Monirul Islam (BJMC), 2nd Jamirul Islam (Army), 3rd -Amir Ali Sagor (Ansar & VDP).
Men's javelin throw: 1st -Azharul Islam (BJMC), 2nd - Kamala Kanta Roy (Army), 3rd- Mohammad Sheikh Sadi (Army).
Women's high jump: 1st Plabani Haque (BKSP), 2nd -Ratna Khatun (BJMC), 3rd- Nurjahan Mallick (Army).
Women's 200-metre sprint: 1st - Shirin Akter (BKSP), 2nd - Zakia Sultana (BJMC), 3rd -Sohagi Akter (BJMC).
Women's 1500-metre run: 1st- Mirona (Navy), 2nd Papiya Khatun (BJMC), 3rd- Sheuli Akter (Noakhali DSA).
Men's Javelin throw: 1st first-Moniruzzaman (Army), 2nd Asaduzzaman (Army), 3rd -Kabirul Islam (BJMC).
Women's 4x100-metre relay: 1st- Papiya Rani Sarker, Sohagi Akter, Zakia Sultana, Nazmun Nahar Beauty (BJMC), 2nd -Shamsun Nahar Chumki, Sushmita Ghosh, Mukta Khatun, Jesmin Akther (Army), 3rd- Sheuli Akter, Khaleda Akter, Umme Salma, Priya Akter (Noakhali DSA).