Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Youth and Sports Ministry M Zahid Ahsan Russell will inaugurate five-day training program in the morning.
With this program, the Archery Training Centre of Shaheed Ahsanullah Master Stadium in Tongi, is going to be recognized as an international archery venue for the first time in Bangladesh.
A record 46participants including 35 archers and 11 coaches from ten countries –Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, UAE and hosts Bangladesh—will take part in the training program, scheduled from 8 am to 6:30 pm everyday.
Eleven-member Bangladesh team included five male, four female archers alongside one men’s and one women’s coach.
German Head Coach of Bangladesh Team Fredrick Martin will conduct the program assisted by two local coaches Mohammad ZiaulHaque and Mohammad Hasan.
Secretary General of WAA Professor Um Sung Ho, now in Dhaka, will also be present on the occasion. WAA will bear entire financial expenses of the program.
KaziRazibuddin Ahmed Chapal disclosed the details of the program at a press conference at the Dutch Bangla Auditorium of BOA on Sunday.
Secretary General of WAA Professor Um Sung Ho. German Head Coach of Bangladesh Team Fredrick Martin also spoke on the occasion. BAF Vice President Mahfuzur Rahman Siddiqui and Media Co-ordinatorRafiqul Islam Tipu were also present.