Golfer Siddikur Rahman becomes first Bangladesh player to qualify for Olympics
Golfer
Siddikur Rahman has become
Bangladesh’s first athlete to qualify for an
Olympics after finishing 56th in the final eligibility rankings for the Rio
Games.
Bangladesh has been given four wild card spots for next month’s Games so far, with swimmers
Mahfizur Rahman Sagor and
Sonia Akter Tumpa, archer Shyamoly Roy and shooter Abdullahel Baki set to represent their country in Rio.
The International Golf Federation published the final
Olympic rankings on its website on Monday, with
Rahman’s position enough to qualify for Rio when golf makes it return to the Games for the first time since 1904.
“This is a great honour for me as well as for the game of golf,” the two-time
Asian Tour winner told local media.
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I believe no other sportsman from the country ever took part in the
Olympic Games th
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