Bangladesh had to be content with runners-up place in the recurve mixed team event as the archers secured a silver medal on the last day of the Teer 22nd Asian Archery Championship at Bangladesh Army Stadium in Dhaka Friday.
The Bangladesh mixed team comprising Mohammad Hakim Ahmed Rubel and promising archer Diya Siddique lost by 1-5 sets to Korean pair Lee Seungyun and Royoo Su Sung in the final.
Undoubtedly, it's a big achievement for Bangladesh winning the silver medal in this prestigious stage after surpassing India.
Earlier Tuesday, Rubel-Diya pair made history by reaching the final of an event for the first time after an intense 5-4 win over mighty India in an exciting semi-final.
Coach Martin Frederick was content with the archers' performance on the day.
The German coach said, "I'm happy with their performance. They all played well. We may not have won gold here but we've won silver. This is actually the stage of the final. They'll be needing more time to perform here though they shot very good arrow in the last set."
Diya in her reaction after the match said, "We played well in the whole tournament and also tried to play well in the final. I may not have shot like this (Friday) before but in the end I played well. They (Korea) actually shoot arrows in the same sequence. We've to take our confidence to that level."
Rubel said, "We've a lot to learn from this defeat. We've been able to sort out our mistakes in the championship and we'll try to correct those mistakes in future."