Bangladeshi wins world’s longest swimming race

Bangladesh claimed top two positions in the world's longest swimming competition held in Indian river Bhagirathi on Sunday.
Ashiqur Rahman of Bangladesh Army swam 81-kilometre-long distance in freestyle to win the title in India’s Murshidabad for 11:04:27 hours.
He was followed by another Bangladeshi, Faisal Ahmed of Bangladesh Navy, who took 11:24:40 hours to cover the 81-km distance from Ahiron Bridge to Gorabazar of Berhampur.
Indian swimmer Bishwanath Adhikari grabbed the third spot in the competition, organised by Murshidabad Swimming Association.
A total of 12 swimmers participated in the 72nd annual edition of the competition.
The participants included swimmers from Bangladesh and India.
In another competition of 19-km freestyle swimming, Polash of Bangladesh Army conceded defeat to Indian swimmer Sujan Naskar by 6:29 minutes. Sujan completed his swim for 2:12:02 hours. Indian swimmer Sukanja Hajra grabbed the third spot in the segment.