Bangladesh expanded its medal collection at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh after wushu competitor Shikha Khatun earned bronze in the women's 56kg division. The athlete secured third place despite a semifinal defeat because tournament regulations award bronze to both losing semifinalists when eight or more participants compete in a weight class.
Saki Akter came close to adding another bronze for Bangladesh in the women's 60kg wushu category but lost her playoff match against a Tunisian rival. The six-competitor field required a separate bronze medal contest rather than automatic awards to semifinal participants.
Bangladesh has accumulated five medals at the competition. Mixed doubles table tennis players Javed Ahmed and Khoy Khoy Sai Marma captured silver for the nation's first podium finish in that discipline at the games. Weightlifter Marjia Akter Ekra contributed three bronze medals in the women's 53kg classification.
Saki Akter came close to adding another bronze for Bangladesh in the women's 60kg wushu category but lost her playoff match against a Tunisian rival. The six-competitor field required a separate bronze medal contest rather than automatic awards to semifinal participants.
Bangladesh has accumulated five medals at the competition. Mixed doubles table tennis players Javed Ahmed and Khoy Khoy Sai Marma captured silver for the nation's first podium finish in that discipline at the games. Weightlifter Marjia Akter Ekra contributed three bronze medals in the women's 53kg classification.
