What is Bangladesh at the Olympics?
{{infobox country at games | NOC = BAN | NOCname = [[Bangladesh Olympic Association]] | games = Olympics | year = | flagcaption = | oldcode = | website = {{url|www.nocban.org }} | location = | competitors = | sports = | flagbearer = | rank = | gold = 0 | silver = 0 | bronze = 0 | officials = | appearances = 9 | app_begin_year = 1984 | app_end_year = | summerappearances = {{Team appearances list|team=Bangladesh|competition=Summer Olympics|begin_year=1984|end_year= }} | winterappearances = | seealso = }} '''[[Bangladesh]]''' has been in seven [[Summer Olympic Games]]. They have never been in the [[Winter Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web|author=IOC|title=Bangladesh|url=http://www.olympic.org/bangladesh|access-date=2011-07-13}}</ref> No Bangladeshi competitor has [[wikt:qualify|qualified]] for the Olympics; the country sends representatives to the Games thanks to the [[wild card (sports)|wildcard]] process.<ref name=swing>{{cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/2886/2008/06/15/53@369141.htm|title=Bangladesh's Preparation for Beijing Olympics in Full Swing|author=Xinhua|date=June 15, 2008|access-date=July 13, 2011|archive-date=November 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114221205/http://english.cri.cn/2886/2008/06/15/53@369141.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bangladesh is the most [[wikt:populous|populous]] country in the world to have never won an Olympic medal. They have had 27 participants in 3 sports.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sports Reference|title=Bangladesh|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BAN/|access-date=2011-07-13|archive-date=2020-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093202/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BAN/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bangladesh Olympic Association head [[Wali Ullah]] says that Bangledesh's weak [[wikt:economy|economy]] is the reason for its poor results in sports.<ref name=swing/> ==Related pages== * [[List of IOC country codes]] ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.london2012.com/co