The Bangladesh Krira Sikkha Protishtan (BKSP) claimed 34 gold medals till Monday to remain a runaway leader in the Bangabandhu 34th National Age Group Swimming and Diving Competition 2021.
The BKSP secured 103 medals, including 37 silver and 32 bronze medals, up to the second day of the three-day meet at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur.
Bangladesh Ansar remained in second place with 18 golds, eight silvers and four bronzes. The third-placed Bogura Swimming Centre collected three golds, four silvers and two bronzes.
Thirty-six events were completed today, featuring six new national records – five in swimming and one in diving.
Five swimming events were boys’ and girls’ 200-metre breaststroke (18-20 year group), boys’ 200-metre backstroke (18-20 year group), boys’ 100-metre butterfly (18-20 year group), boys’ 100-metre freestyle (18-20 year group) and one-metre springboard diving.
Sunday, President of the Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF) and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal inaugurated the three-day meet at a simple ceremony, chaired by Tarafder M Ruhul Amin, the BSF vice-president and managing director of the meet’s sponsor Saif Powertek.
Source: United News of Bangladesh