archery

From wheelchair to Paralympics: Jhuma’s inspiring journey

“So what if I’m a person with disabilities?” said Jhuma Akhter, with sparks of defiance and confidence in her eyes, to anyone who ever doubted her.

Jhuma secures Paris Paralympic quota

Jhuma beat Teresa Wallace of the USA 138-134 in the bronze-medal match on Wednesday but her qualification for the Paris Paralympic Games was confirmed on Thursday.

Ruman Sana makes shock retirement from national team

Ruman Sana, Bangladesh's star archer, has decided to not represent the national team anymore, confirmed Bangladesh Archery Federation general secretary Kazi Razibuddin Ahmed Chapol.

Jhuma dreams of Paris Paralympics

Jhuma Akter, a physically-challenged archer, is dreaming of qualifying for the Paris Paralympic Games as a four-member Bangladesh para-archery team is all set to take part in two international tournaments in Dubai from Feb 29 to March 7.

Asia Cup Archery / Archers concede two gold medals to India

The Recurve men’s team comprising of Hakim Ahmed, Sagor Islam and Abdur Rahman lost the final by 2-6 set points and had to settle for a silver.

Bangladesh set up two finals against India in Asia Cup Archery

The men’s recurve team comprising of Sagor Islam, Hakim Ahmed Rubel and Abdur Rahman Alif handed Uzbekistan a 5-1 defeat in the semifinal

Another bleak day for Bangladesh at the Asian Games

Ruman Sana and Co squandered an opportunity to make history and win Bangladesh's first ever archery medal in the Asian Games, suffering a 6-0 set points defeat against Indonesia in the bronze-deciding match of the men's recurve team event at Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center in Hangzhou yesterday.

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Recurve archers clinch bronze medal in Asia Cup

Bangladesh grabbed the bronze medal in the men’s recurve team event of the Archery Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament, Stage-3, in Singapore today.

March 27, 2018
March 27, 2018

Bangladesh win South Asian archery championship

Bangladesh become champions in the third South Asian Championship with six golds at BKSP.

March 22, 2017
March 22, 2017

Emdadul eliminated

Veteran archer Emdadul Haque Milon was eliminated from the first round of the Asia Cup Archery World Ranking tournament in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday.

January 30, 2017
January 30, 2017

Hosts in seven finals

Having confirmed final berth in two events on Saturday, hosts Bangladesh ensured five more final berths in the 1st ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championship at the Maulna Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.

January 27, 2017
January 27, 2017

Archery carnival begins today

The biggest-ever archery tournament in Bangladesh is set to begin when the inaugural ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championship involving archers from 17 nations at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium today.

November 25, 2016
November 25, 2016

Ruman, Milon meet in final

Ruman Sana and Emdadul Haque Milon moved into the final of the Recurve Bow event in the Blazer BD BKSP Cup Archery

August 6, 2016
August 6, 2016

Shyamoly Roy sets up bout against Mexican archer

Bangladeshi archer Shyamoly Roy finishes 53 rd out of 64 competitors in recurve bow's ranking round.

July 9, 2016
July 9, 2016

Two Bangladesh athletes get wild card entry for Rio Olympics

The International Olympic Committee approve 'wild card' entries to the Olympic Games for two Bangladeshi athletes, Mahfuzur Rahman Sagor and Sonia Akhter Tumpa.

May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016

Baki gets wild card for Rio

The International Olympic Committee yesterday granted a 'wild card' for shooter Abdullah Hel Baki for the upcoming Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5 to 21.

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