archery

Kulsum clinches bronze in Asian Archery thriller

Kulsum Akter Moni edged past Si-yu Chen of Chinese Taipei by one point to bag the bronze medal in the women’s compound individual event of the Asian Archery Championships 2025 on Thursday.

Chapol wants to take Bangladesh archery to unprecedented height

Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapol, former general secretary of the Bangladesh Archery Federation, has been elected president of World Archery Asia (WAA).

Chapal to run for Asian archery presidency

Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapal, the former general secretary of Bangladesh Archery Federation, is set to run for presidency of World Archery Asia in Dhaka next week.

Frederick sets sight on compound medals

Long-term coach Martin Frederick has set his sights on achieving success in the compound events for hosts Bangladesh at the upcoming Asian Archery Championships, after announcing a 16-member squad for Asia's premier competition.

Tug of war between archery and football

The upcoming Asian Archery Championship, scheduled for November 8 to 14 in Dhaka, will be relocated from the National Stadium to make way for the Bangladesh national football team's fixtures -- a FIFA friendly against Afghanistan on November 13 and an Asian Cup Qualifier against India on November 18, informed Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan.

‘Step by step to the Olympics’: Alif’s measured march

Teenager Abdur Rahman Alif stole the spotlight by winning gold at the Asia Cup Archery Stage-2, especially after senior archers Ruman Sana and Abdur Hakim Rubel migrated to the USA

Hopes of ‘better future’ exposes bitter truths

“I only get Tk 3000 as allowance per month apart from accommodation and food in the national camp. They are giving me an additional Tk 2000 as house rent since I got married… There is no future playing for the national team,” Bangladesh’s star archer Ruman Sana said to The Daily Star in March last year, explaining why he no longer wants to play for the national team.

Wayward Chadian Olympic archer wins hearts of K-Pop star and Koreans

Israel Madaye scored just one point with one of his arrows in the men's individual against top South Korea archer Kim Woo-jin, who rattled home an almost perfect score of 88 out of 90.

'Archery is as much a mental game as it is physical'

Archer Sagor Islam, at just 18 years old, has made history as the youngest athlete from his country to earn a direct spot in the Olympic Games, following in the footsteps of golfer Siddiqur Rahman and archer Ruman Sana who achieved the same in previous editions

January 4, 2025
January 4, 2025

Hopes of ‘better future’ exposes bitter truths

“I only get Tk 3000 as allowance per month apart from accommodation and food in the national camp. They are giving me an additional Tk 2000 as house rent since I got married… There is no future playing for the national team,” Bangladesh’s star archer Ruman Sana said to The Daily Star in March last year, explaining why he no longer wants to play for the national team.

August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

Wayward Chadian Olympic archer wins hearts of K-Pop star and Koreans

Israel Madaye scored just one point with one of his arrows in the men's individual against top South Korea archer Kim Woo-jin, who rattled home an almost perfect score of 88 out of 90.

July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024

'Archery is as much a mental game as it is physical'

Archer Sagor Islam, at just 18 years old, has made history as the youngest athlete from his country to earn a direct spot in the Olympic Games, following in the footsteps of golfer Siddiqur Rahman and archer Ruman Sana who achieved the same in previous editions

June 17, 2024
June 17, 2024

Archer Sagor earns direct entry to Paris Olympics

Before Sagor, archer Ruman Sana and golfer Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman were the only other athletes from Bangladesh who earned direct qualification to the Olympics.

May 8, 2024
May 8, 2024

Ruman pleads for return to national team

Ace archer Ruman Sana has sought exemption from his suspension in a letter to the president of Bangladesh Archery Federation.

March 9, 2024
March 9, 2024

From wheelchair to Paralympics: Jhuma’s inspiring journey

“So what if I’m a person with disabilities?” said Jhuma Akhter, with sparks of defiance and confidence in her eyes, to anyone who ever doubted her.

March 7, 2024
March 7, 2024

Jhuma secures Paris Paralympic quota

Jhuma beat Teresa Wallace of the USA 138-134 in the bronze-medal match on Wednesday but her qualification for the Paris Paralympic Games was confirmed on Thursday.

March 3, 2024
March 3, 2024

Ruman Sana makes shock retirement from national team

Ruman Sana, Bangladesh's star archer, has decided to not represent the national team anymore, confirmed Bangladesh Archery Federation general secretary Kazi Razibuddin Ahmed Chapol.

February 26, 2024
February 26, 2024

Jhuma dreams of Paris Paralympics

Jhuma Akter, a physically-challenged archer, is dreaming of qualifying for the Paris Paralympic Games as a four-member Bangladesh para-archery team is all set to take part in two international tournaments in Dubai from Feb 29 to March 7.

February 25, 2024
February 25, 2024

Archers concede two gold medals to India

The Recurve men’s team comprising of Hakim Ahmed, Sagor Islam and Abdur Rahman lost the final by 2-6 set points and had to settle for a silver.