Bangladesh at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeBAN
CGABangladesh Olympic Association
Websitenocban.com
in Melbourne, Australia
Competitors20
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
The Official Logo of the Bangladesh Commonwealth Games Association

Bangladesh was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by 19 athletes competing in 5 disciplines.[1] They won one medal, in shooting.[2]

The flag bearer for the opening ceremony was shooter Saiful Alam.

Shooter Toufiqur Rahman groped a female worker in a gymnasium at the athlete's village. He was fined AU$1000 by the Melbourne Magistrates' Court and received a lifetime ban from national or international competition by the Bangladesh Olympic Association.[3][4]

Runner Mohammad Tawhidul Islam, after failing to qualify for the men's 400m finals, disappeared from the athletes' village.[5] Later he was one of 26 athletes or officials from the games (mostly from African countries) to seek asylum in Australia.[6]

Medals

Further information: 2006 Commonwealth Games medal table
   Gold       Silver       Bronze    Total
Bangladesh 0 1 0 1

Silver

Shooting:

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Asif Hossain Khan & Anjan Kumer Singha, Men's 10m Air Rifle Pairs[7][8]

Bangladesh's Commonwealth Games team 2006

Aquatics

Swimming

Athletics

Shooting

Table Tennis

Weightlifting

References

  1. ^ "Athlete and Team Biographies: Bangladesh". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
  2. ^ "Medal Winners for Bangladesh". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006.
  3. ^ Lapthorne, Katie (28 March 2006). "$1000 fine for grope". Herald Sun. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Sex shooter banned". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 12 April 2006. p. 15.
  5. ^ Wallace, Rick; Davis, Michael (23 March 2006). "Team surprise at 'loved' man's disappearance". The Australian. p. 16.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games athletes seek asylum in Australia". ABC News. Agrence France-Presse. 26 April 2006.
  7. ^ "Indians shoot down three golds, one silver". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2006.
  8. ^ Sadi, Al Musabbir (18 August 2006). "Shooting may hit target". The Daily Star.


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