Bangladesh archers exit Asian Games without medal

Bangladesh's medal hopes in archery ended at the Asian Games 2026 when none of its recurve archers reached the individual quarterfinals on Tuesday, sending the team home from Japan empty-handed after a disappointing showing in the team events.

In the women's recurve, Shimu Akter beat Palestine's Rasha 6-0 in her opening match but lost by the same scoreline to China's Xue in the last 32. Fourteen-year-old Sayma Salauddin went one round further.

Sayma, the youngest archer in the archery competition at the Games, received a first-round bye, beat the Philippines' Tagle Naina in the last 32, then lost 6-0 to India's Anil in the last 16.

In the men's recurve, Abdur Rahman Alif beat Thailand's Thanakorn 6-0 before losing 6-2 to South Korea's Lee in the next round. Ramkrishna Saha, given a first-round bye, went out 6-2 to Kazakhstan's Dauletkeldi in his first match.