Chinese Taipei Deny Bangladesh Bronze in Hard-Fought Clash

It was disappointing day for Bangladesh archery as they finished fourth position after losing to Chinese Taipei by 3-5 set in  the bronze-deciding match in the recurve men's team event of ongoing 2025 Asia Cup World Ranking tournament stage-2 held in Singapore today (Wednesday). The Bangladesh archery team comprising Abdur Rahman Alif, Ramkrishno Saha and Md Rakib Mia reached quarterfinals beating Philippines in the 1/8 round. In the quarter-final, Bangladesh played 4-4 tie with Kazakhstan in the first round and each archer of both teams shot one arrow to determine the winners. Later, Bangladesh moved to the semifinal scoring 27 and Kazakhstan scored 26. However, Bangladesh lost to India 1-5 in the semifinal. In the compound men's team event, Bangladesh archery team featuring Himu Bachar, Newaz Ahmed Rakib and Sohel Rana lost to Bhutan 218-222 in the 1/8 round. While in the women's team event, Bangladesh archery team featuring Puspita Jaman, Bonna Akter and Kulsum Akter also finished fourth position after losing to Kazakhstan 224-230 in the bronze-medal deciding match. The mixed team event of the tournament will be held tomorrow (Thursday).