Sprinter Tamanna Akhter moved into the semifinals of the 200m sprint in the 5 th Youth Commonwealth Games in Samoa yesterday after clocking 26:59 seconds in the heats, said a Bangladesh Olympic Association press release.

Apart from Tamanna's feat, archers Tamimul Islam and Nandini Khan Swapna became third and fourth in the qualification round of boys' and girls' recurve bow event. Both of them will play in the elimination round today.

Boxer Rakib Sheikh lost against Scotland's William Stuart in the 56kg category, while swimmer Arifiil Islam finished 12th among 19 competitors in 100m breaststroke. The pair of Saiftil Mia and Rakin Aziz suffered a 0-3 set defeat against a Malaysian pair in the doubles of squash.