A 13-member contingent will represent Bangladesh in the 33rd Olympic Games, (Paris Olympics'2024), the biggest sports extravaganza on earth, scheduled for France's capital Paris from July 26 to August 11, reports UNB.
Some 20,714 athletes from 206 countries around the world will compete in 32 sports disciplines in the battle for 329 medals. The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics Games 2024 will be held in the Paris River Seine on July 26.
The Bangladesh contingent, which consists of five athletes and eight officials, will compete in four disciplines of sports: archery, athletics, swimming, and shooting.
M. Sagor Islam will compete in archery, M Samiul Islam Rafi and Sonia Khatun in swimming, and Bangladesh's fastest man, Imranur Rahman, in athletics.
Secretary General of the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA), Syed Shaheed Reza, disclosed the details at a press conference at the Dutch-Bangla Auditorium of BOA in the city on Thursday.
BOA vice-president Sheikh Bashir Ahmed and joint secretary and chef de mission of the Bangladesh contingent for the Paris Olympics, Intekhabul Hamid Apu, also spoke on the occasion.
13-member contingent to represent Bangladesh in Paris Olympics
FE Team | Published: July 25, 2024 20:01:44
13-member contingent to represent Bangladesh in Paris Olympics
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