SA Games 2019

Antara secures first medal for Bangladesh

Published : 03 Dec 2019, 12:37

Sahos Desk

Bangladesh's Humaira Akhter Antara secured the country's first medal, a bronze, in the event, after narrowly missing the final.

In the first round, she finished third with five competitors.

"I'm happy to win the country's first medal. I'd have been happier if I made it to the final that I missed because of a small mistake. I'm going to try to win a better medal in kumite event tomorrow," Antara said after the event, according to media reports.

Mentionable, in the women's team kata, Bangladesh later won bronze.

Hassan Khan Sun later won an individual kata bronze medal for men, finishing third among four competitors.

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