2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil - Golfer Siddikur Rahman becomes first Bangladesh player to qualify for Olympics

Golfer Siddikur Rahman has become Bangladesh’s first athlete to qualify for an Olympics after finishing 56th in the final eligibility rankings for the Rio Games.

Bangladesh has been given four wild card spots for next month’s Games so far, with swimmers Mahfizur Rahman Sagor and Sonia Akter Tumpa, archer Shyamoly Roy and shooter Abdullahel Baki set to represent their country in Rio.

Congrats to Siddikur Rahman, first Bangladeshi to take part in Olympics without having to play qualifiers. Way to go 👍🏻

— Mushfiqur Rahim (@mushfiqur15) 12 July 2016

The International Golf Federation published the final Olympic rankings on its website on Monday, with Rahman’s position enough to qualify for Rio when golf makes it return to the Games for the first time since 1904.

“This is a great honour for me as well as for the game of golf,” the two-time Asian Tour winner told