Bangladeshi Archer Abdur Rahman Alif will battle for the prestigious recurve men’s singles gold medal of the 2025 Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament, Stage-2 against Japanese archer in the event’s final in Singapore on Friday.
On way to the recurve men’s singles final, Alif eliminated Busthamin Muhammad Syafiq of Malaysia by 6-4 sets, defeated Liu Tai Yen of Chinese Taipei by 7-3 sets and eliminated Chen Pa-An also of Chinese Taipei by 7-3 sets in the semifinal.
Another Bangladesh archer Himu Bachar will play bronze medal deciding match of the compound men’s singles against Sachin of India also on Friday.
Bangladesh finish 4th in two team events at Asia Cup Archery in Singapore
In the compound men’s singles, Himu reached the semifinal beating Thirumuru Ganesh Mani Ratnam of India by 145-144 score in the quarterfinal, but he conceded 143-147 score defeat against another Indian Dalal Kushal in the semifinal