Bangladesh Army Wins Inaugural Inter-Services Cycling Championship

The Bangladesh Army won the title at the inaugural Inter-Services Cycling Championship, organised by the Bangladesh Cycling Federation. The two-day competition featured 14 events, of which the Army won 12 gold medals to emerge as champions.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Bangladesh Ansar won one gold medal each in the remaining two events.

Eight events were held on the final day of the competition on Saturday at the Bangladesh Army Stadium in the capital. The Army won seven of them, while Ansar claimed the remaining event.

Former star footballer Kaiser Hamid, BGB Director (Training) Lieutenant Colonel ABM Shah Reza, and former Deputy Director General of the Army Sports Control Board Lieutenant Colonel (Retd.) Alamgir Kabir handed over prizes to the winners after the events.

In the women’s 1,000-metre sprint, Army’s Shilpi Khatun won gold, while Army’s Bishwas Faisal Hossain claimed the men’s title in the same event.

The Army won gold in both the men’s and women’s 1,200-metre Olympic sprint events. Shilpi Khatun also won the women’s 4,000-metre scratch race, while Bishwas Faisal Hossain took gold in the men’s 4,000-metre team pursuit.

The Army won the women’s 2,000-metre team pursuit, while Ansar’s Yamin Khan secured gold in the men’s 15,000-metre scratch race.