Team Maldives - Profile

Highlights:

Athletes from the Maldives have competed at every Olympic Games since Seoul in 1988 where an all-male team of seven athletes contested athletics events.

At London 2012, Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed became the only athlete representing the NOC to compete in a sport other than athletics or swimming when he contested the badminton singles event.

Ahmed Shageef is the Maldivian athlete with the most Olympic appearances, he entered athletics events in 1988, 1992 and 1996. Swimmer Aminath Hussain contested the women's 50m freestyle at two consecutive Games, in 2004 and 2008, becoming the first female dual-Olympian from the Maldives.

The Maldives sent a team of four athletes to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, competing in swimming and athletics.

Additional Information: Website
http://www.nocmaldives.org

Anthem Title: Gaumee Salaam [National Salute]

Anthem Composer: Lyrics by Mohamed Jameel Didi. Music by Pandit Wannakuwattawaduge Don Amaradeva.

Anthem Inducted: 1972

Official NOC Name: Maldives Olympic Committee

Founding Date: 1979

IOC Recognition Date: 1985

Delegation President: Mohamed Abdul SATTAR

Delegation Secretary General: Thamooh Ahmed SAEED

First OG/PG Appearance: 1988

Number OG/PG Appearances: 9 [Tokyo 2020 included]