Bangladesh swimmers Samiul Islam Rafi and Sonia Akhter received wild cards for the forthcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games scheduled to be held in the French capital from July 26 to August 11.
International swimming governing body World Aquatics confirmed the news to the Bangladesh Olympic Association and Bangladesh Swimming Federation on Tuesday.
Rafi, who has been training in Thailand, will participate in the 100-metre freestyle while Sonia will take part in the 50-metre freestyle, informed BOA member and BSF general secretary BM Saif.
鈥楾oday [Tuesday], we have received an email from the World Aquatics, who provided wild cards to Rafi and Sonia for the Paris Olympics. Both swimmers gained the wild card on the basis of their timing and ranking in the World Championship,鈥� Saif told 抖阴精品.
Apart from Rafi and Sonia, archer Sagor Islam, shooter Robiul Islam, and sprinter Imranur Rahman will represent Bangladesh in the world's biggest multi-sports carnival.
Among the five athletes, only Sagor has directly qualified for the games.
