After clinching gold, Baki thanked everyone on social media for their support.
Earlier, Bangladesh's Rabbi Hasan sealed silver on Saturday in the 10m air rifle event with 245.5 points. Turkey’s Akgun Omor clinched gold with 249 points while Uzbekistan’s Saif Udinov bagged bronze with 224.1 points.
However, it was veteran shooter Baki who was hot favourite for gold. Baki though produced a disappointing performance, registering 181.2 points to finish fifth. The 27-year old though made up for his earlier display by lifting gold in the mixed team event.Bangladesh shooters Abdullah Hel Baki and Syeda Hasan Disha on Sunday claimed gold medal in the 10-metre air rifle mixed team event of the Islamic Solidarity Games being held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
In the second day of the Games' fourth edition, Baki and Disha beat Iran's Khedmoti Najmeh and Noorjiyan Poriya by 5-1 points. This is Bangladesh's best ever performance in the Islamic Solidarity Games.
In qualifying, Baki scored 258.5 points while Disha registered 258.3 points to finish on an overall 516.8 points. In the process, they finished third and progressed to the final round.
After clinching gold, Baki thanked everyone on social media for their support.
Earlier, Bangladesh's Rabbi Hasan sealed silver on Saturday in the 10m air rifle event with 245.5 points. Turkey’s Akgun Omor clinched gold with 249 points while Uzbekistan’s Saif Udinov bagged bronze with 224.1 points.
However, it was veteran shooter Baki who was hot favourite for gold. Baki though produced a disappointing performance, registering 181.2 points to finish fifth. The 27-year old though made up for his earlier display by lifting gold in the mixed team event.
After clinching gold, Baki thanked everyone on social media for their support.
Earlier, Bangladesh's Rabbi Hasan sealed silver on Saturday in the 10m air rifle event with 245.5 points. Turkey’s Akgun Omor clinched gold with 249 points while Uzbekistan’s Saif Udinov bagged bronze with 224.1 points.
However, it was veteran shooter Baki who was hot favourite for gold. Baki though produced a disappointing performance, registering 181.2 points to finish fifth. The 27-year old though made up for his earlier display by lifting gold in the mixed team event.