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Sports Reporter

Hosts Bangladesh had a clean domination in the athletics competition of the Second Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games on the first day (Saturday). Bangladesh won five gold medals in eight events held at the Army Stadium.

In the men's 800 metre sprint, Sushovon Hajra of West Bengal team clinched the gold medal while Md. Salim Mia of Bangladesh team collected silver and Shawpan Ali earned bronze.

In the women's 200 metre sprint, Najmun Nahar Beauty of Bangladesh grabbed gold while Rakhi Shaha of West Bengal team bagged silver and Ishrat Jahan Iva got bronze.

In the men's 400 metre sprint, Afzal Hossain of Bangladesh won gold medal his compatriot Mainul Islam claimed silver and Atul Barman of West Bengal got bronze.

In the men's 100 metre sprint, Rahmat Ullah Molla of West Bengal annexed gold while Shamsuddin of Bangladesh achieved silver and his compatriot Abu Abdullah got bronze.

In the women's 400 metre sprint, Khurshida Khatun of Bangladesh clinched gold while Devsree Majumder of West Bengal collected silver and her compatriot Ruma Biswas earned bronze.

In the women's 100 metre hardless, Jasmin Akhter of Bangladesh claimed gold while Antana Khatun of West Bengal team bagged silver and her compatriot Tuli Deshmukh earned bronze.

In the men's 4x100 meter relay, Bangladesh team won gold while West Bengal team got silver. Bangladesh team consists of Shamsuddin, Abdullah, Masudul and Imran.

In the women's 4x100 metre relay, West Bengal team grabbed gold while Bangladesh team collected silver.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Athletics Federation has announced prize money of Tk five thousand for each Bangladesh gold medalist.