Nahid exits from heats

Swimmer Mahmudunnabi Nahid exited from the heats in the 50m butterfly event at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as the 20-year-old swimmer finished 38th out of 54 competitors at the Optus Aquatic Center in Queensland yesterday.

Nahid took 26.56 seconds and finished sixth among the eight swimmers in the third heat. Her best time in the event was 26 seconds during the 2016 National Swimming Championship.

Nahid, of Bangladesh Navy, will take to the pool again on Sunday to compete in the 100m butterfly.