Imranur Rahman, a sprinter from Bangladesh, became the first person from his country to win a gold medal at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championship on Saturday.
The 29-year-old sprinter won the gold medal tonight in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, with a time of 6.59 seconds, which was a personal best at 60 metre sprint.
Imranur, Bangladesh`s two-time fastest sprinter, finished third in the heats with a time of 6.70 seconds, securing a spot in the semifinals. He then made adjustments to his timing, lowering it to 6.61 seconds, moving into the final as the second-best competitor and losing only on a photo finish.
Imranur then clocked a personal best time of 6.59 seconds in the final to bag the gold medal.
Shirin Akter, the fastest female sprinter in Bangladesh, dropped out in the heats despite recording a time of 7.93 seconds.
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