SAARC Carrom
First gold for Bangladesh
BSS, Dhaka
Bangladesh clinched their first gold in the 7th SAARC Countries Carrom Championship when they won the mixed doubles at National Sports Council yesterday.Bangladesh's Jahangir and Dalia Das defeated Indian pair Ashoke Gowda and K Subarna to achieve the feat for the country. This is for the first time that Bangladesh defeated India, who won the event in the first six editions, to grab the gold. Sri Lanka secured the third spot while Maldives finished fourth. However, it wasn't at all a bad day for India as they captured four gold medals men's team and doubles and women's team and doubles. Sri Lanka became runners-up in men's team, doubles and women's doubles competition while Maldives took the silver in the women's team event.
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