Bangladesh at the Olympics
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Bangladesh has competed in every Olympic Games since 1984, with Bangladesh competing as part of British India prior to 1947 and Pakistan prior to 1972. The nation never won a medal in the Games of the Olympiad and has never competed in the Olympic Winter Games.
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IOC code | BAN |
NOC | Bangladesh Olympic Association |
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In 2016, Siddikur Rahman became the first Bangladeshi to qualify for the Olympic games in golf,[1] and Bangladesh sent seven athletes to compete, more than any other year. The country has sent other representatives to the Games by the wildcard process.[2] Bangladesh, with an approximate population of 170 million, is the most populous country in the world never to have won an Olympic medal.[3]
In 2008, Bangladesh Olympic Association head Wali Ullah has stated that Bangladesh's weak economy and massive corruption accounts for its poor results in sports.[2]