Meanwhile, golfer Siddikur Rahman, the only qualified sportsman of the team, was selected to carry the Bangladeshi flag in the opening ceremony.

[2] Bangladesh received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.

308) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's singles based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.

[6] Rahman is the first Bangladeshi to qualify for any Olympic Games in his own right, rather than relying on wild cards, tripartite commission entries or universality places.

[7] Bangladesh received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's 10 m air rifle shooter to the Olympics.