Ruman Shana, Diya Siddiqui reach mixed doubles final

Ruman Shana (R) with Diya Siddiqui
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Bangladesh’s celebrated archer Mohammad Ruman Shana, pairing with Diya Siddiqui, reached the recurve mixed doubles final of the Archery World Cup 2021 Stage-2 held in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Thursday.

The Bangladeshi mixed pair smartly booked a seat for the final eliminating their Canadian rivals by 5-3 set points in the event’s semi-final.

They will play in the final against Netherlands rivals on 23 May at 3:29 pm Bangladesh time.

Earlier, they eliminated their Iranian rivals by 5-3 set points in round-12, beat German rivals by 5-1 set points in round-8 and eliminated Spanish rivals by 5-1 set points in the quarter final to reach semi-final.

On Wednesday, Ruman Shana was eliminated from his favourite Recurve Men’s Singles in round-16 while Diya Siddiqui was eliminated from Recurve Women’s Singles in round-24.