Siddikur wants to go to USA
Ace folder Siddikur Rahman said he wants to go to the United States to pursue a training and take part in tournaments there to try to get himself into reckoning for next year's Olympic Games.
The two-time Asian Tour winner, who has been sitting idle at home since the first week of March due to the pandemic, sees the break in play as an ideal option to train and improve his ranking ahead of next year's Olympics, which will be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021.
"I have been idle since March and I don't think there will be any more event of Asian Tour this season. So I have applied to the Bangladesh Olympic Association for a one-year scholarship worth one lakh 60 thousand dollars so that I can go and train and play in USA," the golfer told media at a press briefing at the Bangladesh Hockey Federation yesterday.
"Whether or not my appeal gets accepted, I will go to USA, even through my own savings. I want to train there for at least three months and play tournaments which offer ranking points," said Siddikur, who was the first Bangladeshi athlete to earn direct qualification for the Olympics in 2016.
Siddikur is currently ranked 660th in world. The cut-off date for qualification for Tokyo Olympics is middle of June next year, with 60 male golfers entitled to play.
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