A 23-member Bangladesh contingent will leave here at 2:05 am on Friday (August 15) to participate in the 2nd Youth Olympic Games to be held in the Chinese city of Nanjing from August 16-28.
Vice President of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) Rafia Akhter Dolly has been named as chef de mission of Bangladesh contingent comprising 13 athletes, five team officials and five contingent officials.
In the Youth Olympics, Bangladesh will compete in Shooting, Swimming, Archery, Hockey and Weightlifting.
Bangladesh contingent: Shooting – Sharmin Akhter (10m air rifle), team official – Abdus Salam Khan; Swimming – M Asif Reza (50m freestyle), team official – Jatindra Nath Biswas,; Archery – Pranny Murong (recurve bow), team official – Myunkwon Park; Weightlifting – Zohura Akhter Reshma (48kg), team official – Mrs Shahriar Sultana;
Hockey Team – M Raju Ahmed, M Fazle Hosain Rabbi, Sajubur Rahman, Khalid Masud Rakin, M Naeemuddin, Deen Islam Emon, M Ashraful Islam, Rezaul Karim Babu and Roman Sarkar; Officials – Khawja Rahmatullah and M Kawser Ali.
The hockey competition in the Youth Olympics will be a five-a-side affair.
Bangladesh has been placed in Pool A of the meet with Australia, Canada, South Africa and Spain.
Contingent members: Syed Shahed Reza (BOA Secretary General), Mrs Rafia Akhter Dolly (chef de mission), M Farhadur Rahman (Young Ambassador) and M Habibur Rahman (additional team official).
