Sports authorities in Bangladesh have banned star archer Ruman Shana for 2 years for assaulting a female teammate at a training camp, an official said as per AFP.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shana beat a female teammate who had also taken part in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Bangladesh Archery Federation secretary Kazi Razibuddin Ahmed told AFP.<\/p>\n
“He did this in the past too and had apologised, so we did not take any action at that time. But when he repeated this, we gave him the punishment,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Shana would be allowed to train during his suspension, Ahmed said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Hopefully, he will realise his fault and return as a better player,” he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Shana won the bronze in the recurve bow at the 2019 World Archery Championships\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shana accepted the ban and said he regretted his action.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I did commit an abominable crime and admitted my mistake,” he told the Daily Star newspaper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“At that time, I was in trouble with scholarship and family issues. I accepted the punishment and I have nothing more to say,” he added.
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