Sharmin Akter Ratna
Sharmin Akter Ratna, Bangladesh's lone shooter in the London Olympics, is set to take part in the 10m Air Rifle event at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London on Saturday.
Ratna, who has been undergoing extensive training in Bristol under Bangladeshi coach Shoyebuzzaman for more than two months, will be among 55 shooters from different countries taking part in the event.
The 24-year old lady from Magura won the 10m Air Rifle gold in the 2010 South Asian Games in Dhaka with a record mark of 499.4 points. Later that year, she won gold in the same event in the Commonwealth Shooting Championships held in New Delhi.
Ratna, one of the five athletes from Bangladesh; all of whom went on wild cards -- is considered to be the best chance for Bangladesh to put up a good show in this year's Olympics.
Wild cards are given to those countries who fail to qualify directly for the mega extravaganza.
Bangladesh's best female shooter has been in good form of late and has adapted well with the weather conditions in England, and is expected to better her best score of 503.3 which she set in 2010 SA Games.
Collection of The Daily Star
Sharmin Akter Ratna
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