Mohammad Faisal Ahmed of Bangladesh Army emerged as champion in the men’s group of the Sheikh Russell 19th National Long Distance Swimming’2023 held in the river Gomati of Cumilla District on Wednesday.
The 10-kilometre men’s competition began on Wednesday at 10:30 am from Kongshawnagar area of Burichong Upazilla of Cumilla and concluded at Dabidwar Upazilla of the district.
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Faisal Ahmed covered the men’s 10-kilometre distance with a timing of one hour, 39 minutes and 45 seconds to clinch the first prize.
Sonia Akter Tumpa of Bangladesh Navy clinched the women’s title of the meet covering the women’s 8-kilometer distance with a timing of 1 hour 13 minutes and 20 seconds to win the top slot.
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President of Bangladesh Swimming Federation and Chief of Bangladesh Navy Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal witnessed the competition as the chief guest and later he distributed the prizes at the closing ceremony held at the ABM Golam Mostafa Stadium in Debidwar Upazila.
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Parliament member of Comilla-4 constituency Razi Mohammad Fakhrul was the special guest at the day’s closing function, presided by Deputy Commissioner of Comilla District Mohammad Shamim Alam.