Published: 12:00 AM, 13 July 2016
Siddikur confirms Olympic entry as first Bangladeshi
Bangladesh golfing icon Siddikur Rahman has qualified for the Olympic Games, becoming the first Bangladeshi sports personality to participate in biggest sporting event scheduled to be held from August 5-21. The 31-year professional golfer has been placed in 56th position in the final eligibility list for the Rio 2016 Games published on Monday night.
According to a web statement of International Golf Federation, the two-year qualification process for golf's return to the Olympic Games for the first time in 112 years has been completed on Monday with the publication of the Final Olympic Golf Rankings. "With no fewer than 40 countries included in the Final Rankings across the men's and women's competitions, to be played at Reserva de Marapendi Golf Course between August 11 and 20, the composition of the Olympic fields will highlight the broad global diversity of the sport in Rio de Janeiro," the statement further stated.
After the confirmation, the two-time Asian Tour winning golfer said: "I an honoured and happy to represent my country in the world biggest gaming event." The golfing icon slipped out of the list in April this year. However, he managed to make the direct entry this time after he ensured second position in the Afr-Asia Mauritius Open in May.
Siddikur turned professional in 2005 and joined the Professional Golf Tour of India in 2006. But before becoming a professional golfer, he won twelve events in Asia. The Tiger Woods of Bangladesh also became the first Bangladeshi golfer to win an Asian Tour event at the Brunei Open in August 2010.
According to a web statement of International Golf Federation, the two-year qualification process for golf's return to the Olympic Games for the first time in 112 years has been completed on Monday with the publication of the Final Olympic Golf Rankings. "With no fewer than 40 countries included in the Final Rankings across the men's and women's competitions, to be played at Reserva de Marapendi Golf Course between August 11 and 20, the composition of the Olympic fields will highlight the broad global diversity of the sport in Rio de Janeiro," the statement further stated.
After the confirmation, the two-time Asian Tour winning golfer said: "I an honoured and happy to represent my country in the world biggest gaming event." The golfing icon slipped out of the list in April this year. However, he managed to make the direct entry this time after he ensured second position in the Afr-Asia Mauritius Open in May.
Siddikur turned professional in 2005 and joined the Professional Golf Tour of India in 2006. But before becoming a professional golfer, he won twelve events in Asia. The Tiger Woods of Bangladesh also became the first Bangladeshi golfer to win an Asian Tour event at the Brunei Open in August 2010.
