MAZIN Mohamed

Maldives

Athletics

Date of Birth: 3 Apr 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T11

Birth Country:

Maldives

Place of residence : MALE

Residence Country:

Maldives

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T11

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T11 Round 1 - Heat 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Hobbies:

Reading, doing voice overs. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Media Professional

Languages spoken:

Dhivehi, English

Coach:

Abdullah Masood

Sporting relatives:

His siblings Mizna and Harish have played basketball at national level in Maldives. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Injuries:

In 2019 he sustained an ankle injury that took him about six months to recover from. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Start:

He took up the sport at age 32 in Male, Maldives. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Reason:

He began training at national level in 2016, when he was spotted by Ahmed Marzoog, the secretary general of the Maldives Olympic Committee. (en.sun.mv, 23 Jul 2019)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (paralympic.org, 18 Aug 2021)

Memorable:

Winning bronze at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games in Port Louis, Mauritius. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Hero:

His father. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Influence:

Coach Abdullah Masood. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Ritual:

He prays before competition. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Be an inspiration to other people with an impairment in my home country." (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
T11 (IPC, 20 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (tekkers.mv, 16 Feb 2021; paralympic.org, 22 Dec 2020)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as the president of the Blind and Visually Impaired Society of Maldives. (t.me, 19 Oct 2019)

Milestones

He became the first Para athlete to represent Maldives at an international event when he competed at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games in Port Louis, Mauritius. His bronze medal in the 100m event at the Games was the first won by a Maldivian Para athlete. (Maldives Paralympic Committee Twitter profile, 22 Jul 2019; paralympic.org, 18 Aug 2021)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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