Bangladeshi Rabiul Islam has been eliminated from the qualifier in Archer. This time swimmer Samiul Islam Rafi has been added to that list. She missed the semifinals in the 100-meter freestyle by 4.69 seconds. The athlete finished the Olympics 69 out of 79.
On Tuesday (July 30), Samiul finished first in the first heat of the 100-meter freestyle at the swimming venue Paris La Défense Arena with a timing of 53.85. But his timing in the second heat is 52.22. He finished fifth out of eight in the second heat with a timing of 53.10 seconds.
'In fact, the timing of swimmers playing in the semifinals of this event is between 47-48 seconds. We are far behind. I was at my best time but I wanted to finish in 52 seconds,' Samiul said.
Samiul said, 'The Olympics are the biggest games in the world. You can learn a lot from participating here. The experience here will come in handy in SAFF Games and other sports. If anyone can improve the timing, he will get a medal in the SAFF Games.'
