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Bangladesh end on top

9-star Monalisa queen of pool

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh dethroned West Bengal yesterday to bag both the men's and women's football gold medals in the 2nd Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games.
With the last two gold medals of the competition decided at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, the hosts also completed a successful campaign in the Games of the Bengali speaking citizens of Bangladesh and India with 45 gold, 29 silver and 18 bronze medals.
West Bengal, who had dominated the inaugural version two years back in Kolkata, finished with a haul of24-40-27.
In the end, 69 gold medals were decided in nine disciplines although the organisers had initially announced about 67 events.
Bangladesh had targeted at least 40 gold medals and the additional five gold has made the organisers more than happy even though it was just a competition against a state team from India, a force to reckon with in South Asian sports.
The Games will officially close with a Twenty20 cricket match between Bangladesh and West Bengal at the Fatullah Stadium with the hosts already securing gold by virtue of their unassailable 2 -0 lead.
Having swept all the team gold medals, Bangladesh maintained their supremacy by maintaining all-win record in the three-match
series of kabaddi, volleyball, basketball and kho kho.
In yesterday's series finales, Bangladesh kabaddi team won 36-26 with two lonas, the spikers blanked the tourists 25-17, 25-19 and 25-23, the local basketball team recorded an 87-78 win in extra time after the regulation period ended 72-all while the kho-kho match ended 15-12 in favour of the local side.
FOOTBALL
Although the success of the men's team, who defeated the visitors 2-1 in the final match yesterday to clinch the three-match series 2-0, was not a surprise, the eves' triumph was a great achievement considering the fact that women's football was introduced in the country very recently.
The women, who lost the first match 1-0 and drew the second on the previous day, won the third and last encounter 1-0 to level the series 1 -1 in the afternoon. The local girls finally got their hands on gold with a 4-2 victory in the penalty shootout.
Bangladesh captain Dalia Akhter slammed the all important goal after 48 minutes from a freekick to give Abu Yusufs girls a lifeline and the booters kept their cool in the shootout
’The girls really worked hard. This is the result of their effort I thank them for this achievement," said former national footballer Yusuf.
Dalia hoped it would be a turning point in the history of women's football in the country. "It would inspire us to work harder in the future, specially after winning gold coming from behind," she said.
The males, after a scoreless
draw in the second match, returned to form but had to wait till the second half to open the scoring.
Fullback Atiqur Rahman Mishu netted both the goals, in the 55 and 73 minutes, while Lal Chhunawma reduced the arrears for the touring side two minutes from time.
SHOOTING
Bangladesh clearly dominated the shooting competition grabbing 11 out of 16 gold medals.
However, the two teams shared the honours equally on the final day when four events were decided atBKSP.
In the end, Bangladeshi shooters finished with an 11-7-4 record compared to West Bengal's 5-9-3.
In the women's 50m three position rifle Sabrina Sultana won the individual gold scoring 560 points. Her teammate Sharmin Shilpa won silver and West Bengal's Amrina Das bronze. In the team event, the hosts won the gold with a total of 1649 points.
West Bengal clinched both the men's 50m three position rifle gold, Joydeep Bandapaddhya winning the individual event and also helping the side claim the team event.
SWIMMING
Monalisa Mondol's nine-gold performance including seven in individual events aided the West Bengal team fight neck and neck in the swimming competition as the visitors (14 -17-18) fell just four gold medals behind Bangladesh (18-15-10).
The locals won six out of 11 gold medals decided on the final day
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while five went the visitors' way.
For the hosts, Dolly Akhter won the day's first event -- the women's 50m breaststroke -- where Monalisa was unsuccessful and had to remain satisfied with a bronze.
Monalisa bagged 50m butterfly and 200m medley while her team mates Triporna Pal won the 200m backstroke and 200m freestyle events.
For the home side, Jewel Ahmed picked up the 200m medley gold, Rubel Rana won 200m backstroke and Nazmul won the 200m freestyle.
Local favourite Karar Samedul Islam lost the men's 50m breaststroke gold to compatriot Kamal Hossain.
In the men's 4x100 medley relay, Bangladesh won gold but the West Bengal took revenge in the women's event.