Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Dhaka, BAN |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Navy: Bangladesh |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Journalism - University of Chittagong: Bangladesh |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Park Tae-Gun [national], KOR |
Why this sport? |
She took up swimming by chance, as she had grown with aspirations of becoming a top-level track and field athlete. It was only when she got into a pool to find some solace after arriving late and missing an athletics meet that her talent as a swimmer was discovered. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at home as a young child, before joining BKSP in 2003. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Serves in the Navy |
Languages |
Bengali, English |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She dislocated her knee during a race at the 2016 Bangladesh Championships. (thedailystar.net, 28 Nov 2016) |
Famous relatives |
Her husband Shajahan Ali Rony won a bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke at the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati, India. (thedailystar.net, 20 Mar 2018) |
Ambitions |
To improve the popularity of women's sport in Bangladesh. (thedailystar.net, 04 Mar 2016) |
Awards and honours |
She was named Sportsperson of the Year for 2016 by the Bangladesh Sports Press Association. (thedailystar.net, 31 Jan 2017) |
Nicknames |
Shila (ntvbd.com, 10 Feb 2016) |
Other information |
FAMILY SUPPORT She sold the two gold medals she won at the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati, India, to pay her father's medical bills, and to help support her family. (ntvbd.com, 10 Feb 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Husband Shajahan Ali Rony |