Bangladesh sprinters Ashik Kumar Halder and Irene Akter clocked 11.47s and 12.78s respectively in the semifinals of the 100metre sprint in the Asian Youth Games at Nanjing China yesterday.
However, both Ashik and Irene finished 8th among eightsprinters. Earlier in the first heat Ashik timed 11.54s and Irene clocked 12.76s.
Meanwhile, Najma Khatun took the swimming pool to compete in the 50metre Butterfly and finished 22nd among 26 swimmers in 31.79s.
In the 58kg category of women’s weightlifting Mabia Akter finished 8th among nine contestants.
