Mezbahuddin Ahmed and Shirin Akter retained the titles for the fastest man and woman of the country after winning the 100m sprints in the NRB Commercial Bank 13th Summer Athletics Championships at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.

Mezbah won the dash at 10.80 seconds, winning his six national level title on the trot while Shirin won her race at 12.30 seconds, a fifth gold medal at the national level.

However, both sprinters said they were not fully satisfied with their timing as those were below their career best.