Dismal outing on sixth day
After an unexpected gold in the 50m pistol event, Bangladesh will be looking forward to winning a second gold from the Kahilipara Shooting Range in Guwahati today when Commonwealth Games silver-medalist Abdullah Hel Baki participates in the 10m air rifle event.
Though Baki has never won an international gold medal, Bangladesh Sports Shooting Federation expects a gold medal from Baki, who will have to fend off challenges from three Indian shooters -- Olympic bronze medalist Gagan Narayang, SA Games gold medalist Imran Hasan and Chain Singh, who yesterday won gold the in 50m rifle prone event.
"There are some strong opponents of whom one has won a bronze medal in Olympics but I will be trying to put up my best. It is important to shoot in the final round. If I can fully concentrate in the finals, then good results can be produced," said Baki yesterday.
However, the shooters failed to produce any good results yesterday and Bangladesh returned empty-handed in four events -- 50m men's rifle prone (individual and team) and 50m women's rifle prone (individual and team) yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh women's handball team moved into the semifinals with a convincing 38-24 win over Pakistan, while the men's team started their campaign on a winning note after beating Sri Lanka 16-24.
However, the men's kabaddi team, who have come here expecting to regain their silver medal, frustrated as they suffered a 13-20 defeat to Sri Lanka in their first match. The women's team, silver medallists in the last edition, also suffered a humiliating 14-28 defeat to Sri Lanka.
On the track and field, it was another frustrating day in all events except women's 4X400m relay where Bangladesh women's team -- comprising Sumi, Shirin Akter, Ayesha Akter and Shohagi Khatun -- defended the bronze that they won back home, giving Bangladesh their only medal on the sixth day.
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