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Bangladesh lost to India in the quarterfinals of the Men’s team event of Table Tennis discipline in the 22nd Commonwealth Games Birmingham on Sunday.
Bangladesh defeated Fiji and Guyana to reach the quarterfinals where they faced India on Sunday but the neighboring nation was too strong an opponent for the red and greens.
In the doubles match, Harmeet Desai / Sathiyan Gnanasekaran defeated Rahhimliam Bawm/ Ahmed Ridoy by 3-0 sets. The Indian pair won the games by 11-8, 11-6, and 11-2 points.
In the singles matches, Sharath Kamal Achanta defeated Rifat Sabbir by 3-0 sets. Achanta won the games by 11-4, 11-7, and 11-2 points.
In another match of single’s, / Sathiyan Gnanasekaran defeated Moutasin Ahmed Ratul by 3-0 sets. He won the games by 11-2, 11-3, and 11-5 points.
In swimming, Bangladeshi swimmers Asif Reza and Sonia Khatun participated in their events where they failed to qualify for the next round. In women’s 50M Butterfly, Sonia Khatun finished 42nd with a timing of 30.94 seconds.
In men’s 100M freestyle, Asif finished 50th with a timing of 54.24 seconds.
Today, Bangladeshi athletes will take part in five more events.
In swimming, Sukumar Rajbonashi will take part in the heat for Men’s 50M breaststroke, Mahamudun Nobi Nahid will take part in the heat of Men’s 100m Butterfly and Morium AKTER will compete in Women’s 100m Breaststroke.
In Boxing, Bangladesh’s Salim will face India’s Mohammed Hussam Uddin in the t Round of 16 fight in the Men’s Over 54kg- 57kg (Featherweight) category.
Mabia Akter, the national flag bearer of the march past in Birmingham Commonwealth Games for Bangladesh will participate in her event today.
Mabia will be competing in the women’s 64 KG category of Weightlifting.
