He is the first Bangladeshi to advance to the semifinals in a world championships event since Abdullah Hel Kafi made it in 100m at 1998 World Youth Games. Please pray for me, so that I can do even better in the semis,” Jahir told bdnews24.com. “I advanced to the 100-metre semis in the 1998 World Youth Games. In fact, he is the first athlete to get into semis from Bangladesh if you consider World Championships,” Kafi later said. “Jahir finished top in 200-metre and 400-metre events in national junior athletics, and came second in 100-metre event.

Source: bd News24 July 12, 2017 14:03 UTC