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| Maldives at the 2016 South Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | MDV |
| NOC | Maldives Olympic Committee |
| in Guwahati and Shillong | |
| Competitors | 184 in 22 sports |
| Medals Ranked 0th |
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| South Asian Games appearances | |
Maldives participated in the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong, Maldives from 5 February to 16 February 2016. Hussain Fayaz from shooting team proceed to final
Maldives won a total of 3 medals. [1] [2]
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Archery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Badminton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Boxing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cycling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Field Hockey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Football | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Handball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Judo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kabaddi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kho-Kho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Softball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Squash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Triathlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wushu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (22 sports) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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