Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Shirin Akter and Golam Sarwar of Bangladesh Navy emerged as the best female and male athletes of the 47th National Athletics Championship that concluded today (Saturday) at the renovated Bangabandhu National Stadium here.

Five new national records were set up in the two- day meet, featuring two new national records on the 2nd day, today (Saturday).

Shirin Akter created the day's national mark in the women's 200-meter sprint with a timing of 21 52 seconds to improve her own old mark of 24.97 seconds made in 2019.

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Shirin Akter also clinched the gold medal in 100-meter spring, 400 -meter run and 4x100 meter relay.

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