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Qatar Masters Chess: Bangladesh's IM Fahad Rahman finishes 78th
International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh finished 78th in the Qatar Masters Open Chess 2023, securing 4.5 points after the ninth and final round matches concluded in Doha, Qatar, on Friday.
After the final round, Fahad was placed 71st with other players, and later in the tiebreaking system, he finished 78th.
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Earlier, IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman drew with IM S Teja Ravi of India in the 9th round match held Friday evening.
After the meeting, Fahad increased seven rating from this event.
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GM Yakubboev Nodirbek of Uzbekistan emerged as champion, while GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek of Uzbekistan finished runner-up with 7 points each.
Former World Champion Magnus Carlsen finished 16th, collecting 6 points.
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A total of 158 players from 31 countries, including 58 grandmasters, 6 women’s grandmasters, 56 international masters, and six women’s international masters, took part in the event.
National Swimming: Bangladesh Navy emerge champions securing 35 gold, 24 silver, 15 bronzes
Bangladesh Navy emerged champions in the four-day Max Group 32nd National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Competitions'2023 that concluded here at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Thursday.
The sailors team clinched the top slot in the national swimming meet securing 35 gold, 24 silver and 15 bronze medals.
Bangladesh Army finished distant 2nd with eight gold, 17 silver and 18 bronzes, BKSP was placed 3rd with one silver and nine bronzes and Bangladesh Police became 4th with one bronze medal.
A total of six new records were bettered in the four-day meet featuring one national record in the 4th and final day (Thursday) in nine swimming and one Water Polo event.
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Samiul Islam Rafi of Bangladesh Navy, who earlier made national record in the men's 50-meter and 200-meter back strokes, set his 3rd national mark in the men's 100-meter back stroke with a timing of 58.45 to improve his own old record of 59.83 made in 2022.
Earlier, Jewel Ahmed of Bangladesh Army made record in the men's 1500-meter freestyle, Sonia Khatun of Bangladesh Navy in the women's 100- meter butterfly and Bangladesh Navy team n the men's 200-meter freestyle relay
In the Water Polo Competition, Bangladesh Army emerged champions, Bangladesh Navy finished runners-up and Bangladesh Police became 3rd.
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President of Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF) and Chief of Bangladesh Navy Admiral M Nazmul Hasan was the chief guest at the day's closing function and later he distributed the prizes
BSF senior vice president and chairman of the meet's sponsor Max Group Engineer Golam Mohammad Alamgir was also present the function as the special guest.
Samiul Islam Rafi of Bangladesh Navy named as the best male swimmer securing three gold medals, all with new national records while Sonia Akhter, also from Bangladesh Navy, was adjudged the best female swimmer collecting five gold and two silver medals to receive trophies.
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Besides, the all the record holders swimmers also awarded with prize money of TK 5,000 each.
Qatar Masters Chess: IM Fahad Rahman loses to IM Samadov of Azerbaijan
Bangladeshi International Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman lost to IM Samadov Read of Azerbaijan in the 7th round match of the Qatar Masters Open Chess' 2023 held in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday.
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He earned 3.5 points after the 7th round matches.
Fahad Rahman due to face GM Bellahcene Bilel of Algeria in the 8th round match on Thursday evening.
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32nd National Swimming: Bangladesh Navy maintain supremacy after day 2
Bangladesh Navy maintained their absolute supremacy after the second day of the Max Group 32nd National Swimming, Diving, and Water Polo Competitions 2023 at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Tuesday.
The sailors dominated the pool, securing 21 gold, 13 silver, and seven bronze medals in the first two days. They also featured two new national records, one for each day.
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Bangladesh Army are in the distant second with one gold, eight silver and 11 bronzes while BKSP are in the 3thirdslot with four bronzes.
Samiul Islam Rafi of Bangladesh Navy, who made the meet's first record in the men's 50-metre backstroke on Monday, today (Tuesday) set another national record in the men's 200-metre backstroke.
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He covered the 200-metre distance with a timing of 02:11.46 to better the event's old record of 02:15.20 made by Jewel Ahmed in 2022.
Kajol Miah and Sonia Akter Tumpa of the Bangladesh Navy topped the list by clinching three individual gold medals each.
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School Volleyball: Kalachandpur High School clinch boys’ champions; Bangladesh Int'l School (BIS) girls’ champions
Kalachandpur Government High School emerged boys' champions while Bangladesh International School clinched girls champions in the Dhaka Metropolis School Volleyball (Boy & Girls) Competition that concluded on Sunday (Oct 15) at the Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium in the capital.
Kalachandpur Government High School clinched the boys title beating Nirjhor Cantonment Public School by 2-1 sets while Bangladesh International School & College emerged girls champions beating Mohammadpur Preparatory School & College (English) by straight 2-0 sets in their respective finals.
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DPSSTS School finished 3rd in the boys group while Green Heralds School became 3rd in the girls group.
Director (Sports) of National Sports Council SM Shah Habibur Rahman Hakim was the chief guest and distributed the prizes among the winners.
General Secretary of Bangladesh Volleyball Federation Ashiqur Rahman Miku was also present, among others, on the occasion.
Forty five boys and girls school teams participated in the competition.
32nd National Swimming, Diving, Water Polo Competitions begin Sunday
The Max Group 32nd National Swimming, Diving, and Water Polo Competitions -2023, organised by the Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF) will begin on Sunday at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur, Dhaka.
The State Minister for Youth and Sports, M Zahid Ahsan Russell, MP will inaugurate the five-day meet Monday afternoon as the chief guest.
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BSF President and Chief of the Bangladesh Navy, Admiral M Nazmul Hasan, will be the special guest at the function.
Some 550 swimmers from 52 teams are expected to compete in 38 swimming events (19 events each for men's and women's), three diving events, and one water polo event.
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Apart from individual gold, silver, and bronze medals, the champion team, the runners-up team, and the best male and female swimmers of the meet will also be awarded.
The details of the competition were disclosed by BSF General Secretary MB Saif at a press conference at the Dutch-Bangla auditorium on BOA on Saturday.
BSF Vice President M Abdul Hamid and the representative of the meet's sponsor Max Group, Ibrahim Khalil Palash, were present, among others at the press conference.
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BSF President and Chief of Bangladesh Navy Admiral M Nazmul Hasan will be the chief guest at the closing and prize distribution ceremony of the meet on October 19.
BSF Senior Vice President and Chairman of the meet's sponsor, Max Group Engineer Golam Mohammad Alamgir, will be the special guest on the occasion.
Qatar Master Chess: Bangladeshi IM Fahad Rahman loses to Uzbek GM Vakhidov Jokhongir
Bangladeshi IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman lost his first round match to GM Vakhidov Jokhongir of Uzbekistan in the Qatar Masters Open Chess 2023 that began on Wednesday (October 11) in the Qatar capital Doha.
The 2nd round matches started at 6 pm (BST) on Thursday where Fahad Rahman playing against Karamsetty Jeevan of USA.
A total of 158 players from 31 countries including 58 Grandmasters, 6 Women’s grandmasters and 56 International Masters are participating in the event.
Dhaka Metro School Volleyball begins
Dhaka Metropolis School Volleyball (Boy & Girls) Competition '2023 began on Thursday at the Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium in the capital.
President of Bangladesh Volleyball Federation (BVF) and Mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation M Atiqul Islam inaugurated the meet as the chief guests this afternoon.
Ashiqur Rahman Miku, general secretary of BVF, was also present at the function.
Green Heralds School won both of their boys and girls group matches on the opening day (Thursday).
They beat Uttar Kafrul High school by straight 2-0 sets in the boys’ competition while defeated Belna High School also by 2-0 straight set in the girls’ competition.
Six boys group and two girls group matches were decided on the opening day.
Forty five boys and girls school teams are taking part in the competition.
Asian Games Kabaddi: Bangladesh complete assignment with consolation win over Thailand
Three-time Asian Games silver medalists Bangladesh Men's Kabaddi team completed the 19th Asian Games assignment with a consolation victory over Thailand by 45-29 points in their last Group A match at the Xiaoshan Guali Sports Center in Hangzhou on Thursday.
Earlier, Bangladesh team was eliminated from the race losing to India 18-55 points and to Chinese Taipei 18-31 by points despite beating Japan by 52-17 points in the opening match.
After the day's match, Bangladesh finished 3rd to be eliminated from the five-team group securing four points playing all the four group matches.
In Friday's semifinals, India will play Pakistan while Iran face Chinese Taipei.
Bangladesh Women's Kabaddi team also eliminated from the bronze race losing to Nepal by 24-37 points in the first match and suffered 16-54 points defeat against defending champion Iran in the last match.
Asian Games Kabaddi: Bangladesh concede 18-55 point defeat against India
Three-time silver medalists of Asian Games Bangladesh Men's Kabaddi team suffered 18-55 point defeat against India in their 2nd Group A match of the 19th Asian Games Kabaddi at the Xiaoshan Guali Sports Center in Hangzhou on Tuesday.
India dominated the first half by 24-9 point.
Stronger India created strong pressure over Bangladesh in the entire match to earn the convincing victory, featuring four creditable lonas (all out)
Despite the day's humiliating defeat, the Indian coach of Bangladesh team Ramesh Reddy wants to give more time to his players and still hopeful to qualify for the semifinal by winning remaining two group matches.
Bangladesh men's team, which was placed in five-team Group A with India, Chinese Taipei, Japan and Thailand, will play Chinese Taipei on Wednesday at 7:30 am and Thailand on Thursday at 1 pm in the remaining group matches.
Top two teams of the group will play in the semifinal on Oct 6 while the final match will be held on Oct 7 at 2 pm.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Women's Kabaddi team, which virtually spoiled a golden opportunity to win a bronze medal losing to Nepal by 24-37 point in the first match last Monday, will play holders Iran on Wednesday to decide their fate.