Athletics

The neglect of a gold-winner

Having been ignored from Bangladesh international squads in the past, South Asian (SA) Games double-gold medallist swimmer Mahfuza Khatun Shila removed herself from the ongoing training camp for December’s SA Games, citing a lack of physical fitness.
4 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Naser races to 400m title

Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser stunned race favourite Shaunae Miller-Uibo to take the women’s 400 metres world title on Thursday in the third fastest time ever run of 48.14 seconds.
4 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Naser destroys field, stuns Miller-Uibo to win 400 metres

Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser destroyed the field and stunned Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo as she became the first Asian to win the women's 400 metres world title on Thursday.
4 October 2019, 07:44 AM

Lyles brightens dark day with 200m gold

American Noah Lyles shot to 200 metres world championships gold on Tuesday, providing a bright finish to a day darkened by yet another doping scandal.
2 October 2019, 06:57 AM

Fraser-Pryce, Felix make history

Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce surged to an unprecedented fourth 100m crown and US legend Allyson Felix broke
30 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Fraser-Pryce blazes to history with fourth world gold

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce powered her way to 100 metres gold on Sunday to become the first person to win four gold medals over the distance at the athletics world championships.
30 September 2019, 05:31 AM

Brilliant Coleman blasts to 100m world gold

Christian Coleman stormed to victory in the 100 metres at the World Championships in Doha on Saturday, emphatically shrugging off the missed drug test controversy which had threatened to derail his career.
30 September 2019, 04:55 AM

‘Most of the athletes are now more interested in cricket and football’

Despite the fact that athletics in Bangladesh has a storied past, the only time athletes are seen in the spotlight these days is when the National Athletics Championships roll around each year. Although there are numerous athletes in Bangladesh contesting various
5 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Athletics fed courting South African coach

The Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) is planning to rope in South African athletics coach named Godwin Odinukaeze for sprinters and hurdlers ahead of the South Asian Games, which will be held in Nepal from December 1 to 10.
2 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Ex-footballer sets high-jump record

Having left athletics, Umme Hafsa Rumki tried her luck in football and saw a good future after being chosen as a member of senior women’s football team. But the girl from Sirajganj again came back to the sport she loved most and broke a 15-year-old high-jump record to justify her decision to continue as a high-jumper.
30 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Athletics team off to Doha

A nine-member Bangladesh athletic contingent left for Qatar yesterday to take part in the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships to be held in Doha from April 21 to 24.
19 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Dreams bigger than the challenges they face

Marzana Akter injured her legs in 2015 when she fell off a tree, and has been unable to walk since then. She has to move around in a wheelchair now, but her dreams are much bigger than her condition. She is now first year student of Bangladesh Health Profession Institute (BHPI).
21 March 2019, 15:21 PM

Masters athletics underway

The Freedom fighter Rajob Ali Khan 3rd National Masters (35-70 age groups) Athletic Championships got underway at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
8 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Diya wins gold in ISSF

Diya Siddique won gold in the recurve women’s event at the 3rd ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championships to see Bangladesh secure gold at two events in the tournament.
26 February 2019, 04:35 AM

Zahir cracks 32-year record

After sprinter Mohammad Ismail's record-breaking performance on the opening day of the Walton National Athletics Championships, teenager Zahir Rayhan stole the show on the second day by breaking a 32-year-long national record in the 400m run at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
25 January 2019, 18:00 PM

A chastening defeat for women

Gauging the improvement of neighbouring India and Nepal was one of Bangladesh's aims in the first round of Women's Olympic
11 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Female boxers bound for World Championships

Boxer Shamima Akter survived only four minutes against five-time world champion Indian boxer Mary Kom during the semifinals of
21 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Bolt fumes over drug test notice

Sprint legend Usain Bolt says he's stunned after being handed a drug testing notice despite retiring from athletics and having no professional contract as he bids to launch a football career in Australia.
15 October 2018, 18:00 PM

SHORT CORNER

Sprint superstar Usain Bolt looks set to make his first start as a professional footballer Friday, a challenge he said could determine if he has a future in the sport of his boyhood dreams.
10 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Shawon steals the show

Unheralded Shawon Ahmed emerged champion in 100m sprint of boys' under-19 group in the 34th National Junior Athletic Championships by outclassing two BKSP athletes at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
28 September 2018, 18:00 PM