Commonwealth Games: Bangladeshi boxers are declined for coach

Without taking part in Commonwealth Games, Bangladeshi boxers Md Robin Mia and Mohammad Al Amin are going to return home tomorrow. And so, they were looking depressed in the opening ceremony of Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Bangladesh's flagbearer Abdullah Hel Baki leads the delegation during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Source: Getty Images

According to Competition Schedule, they were supposed to have in the boxing ring on Thursday evening. Boxers Mohammad Al Amin and Robin Mia were supposed to take the ring today in 64kg and 60kg categories. They have prepared themselves for the last six months to do well on the Gold Coast.

Meeting of the technical committee on the day before the beginning of a discipline, each country must have confirmed their final entry. But no one from Bangladesh was present at the meeting on Wednesday. That's why the organisers didn't put Bangladesh name in the boxing event. The official website of the games did not feature the names of the two Bangladeshi boxers in the starting list.
2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
Bangladesh's flagbearer Abdullah Hel Baki leads the delegation during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Carrara Stadium. Source: AFP
General Team Manager of Bangladesh Ashiqur Rahman Miku said, "Boxing coach Abdul Mannan didn't attain the Wednesday morning meeting. As a result, Bangladeshi boxers will not be able to take part."

"After the end of the game the whole incident will be investigated", said Miku. 

No good news from Swimming event as well. Md Mahamudun Nobi was the man who lost in the event of 50m butterfly.

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Published 5 April 2018 8:40pm
Updated 6 April 2018 6:42pm
By Hasan Tariq
Presented by Hasan Tariq
Source: SBS Bangla


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