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6 unusual facts about Bangladesh at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games


Bangladesh at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games

The Bangladeshi delegation consisted of four officials and four competitors: two men and two women, who took part in three different sports—athletics, boxing and swimming.

(At the previous Commonwealth Youth Games, Bangladesh had a delegation of ten athletes.)

Papia Rani Sarkar finished sixth in the semifinal round of the 100 metres for women; bantamweight boxer Riyad Hossen received a bye into the quarterfinal, but then lost to Obedy Mutapa of Zambia.

The age of every participant at the Commonwealth Youth Games is between fourteen and eighteen years in the year of event.

The gold medal in this event was won by Sophie Papps of England, with a time of 11.53 seconds in the final.

Bangladesh competed in the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games (officially known as the IV Commonwealth Youth Games) held in the Isle of Man from 7 to 13 September 2011.



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