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All World Athlete status is bestowed on the best performing, and committed age group athletes, powered by the Age Group Rankings. AWA status is awarded for a 12-month period, in the year directly after the year the earning year. For example if an athlete ranks highly in 2020, they will be awarded AWA status and benefits for the duration of the 2021 year.
Ironman: In a nation that lives and breathes cricket, it is ever so difficult for other sports to stand out and make its own position in the country’s sporting culture.
The Daily Star (DS): You have produced the most promising results by any Bangladeshi in Ironman competitions so far and you have been doing this for years now. What’s next?
Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Arafat, popularly known as Ironman Arafat, is representing Bangladesh at the Ironman World Championship. He qualified for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship last September, taking the national flag to the international championship for the first time.