Swimmer Junaina to take part in Olympics Sports Correspondent 29th April, 2021 04:21:58 PM National swimmer Junaina Ahmed will represent Bangladesh in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after Bangladesh Swimming Federation approves her participation in the meet.
Bangladesh Olympic Association recently sent a list of three swimmers to BSF -- Junaina, Ariful Islam and Jewel Ahmed -- to finalize two names for the Olympics after the swimmers received a green signal from International Olympic Committee for wild card entry.
“Our lone female swimmer of the list Junaina was shortlisted due to her performance in the 18th FINA World Championship held in South Korea in 2019 and we finalised her on basis of her age and performances in different national and international events,” BSF General Secretary M B Saif told The Daily Sun on Wednesday.