| Maldives at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MDV |
| NOC | Maldives Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 5 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ibadulla Adam & Fathimath Dheema Ali |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Maldives competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's tenth appearances at the Summer Olympics, since the official debut at the 1988.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Maldives sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ibadulla Adam | Men's 100 m | 10.55 PB | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Maldives entered one badminton players into the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq secured her spots after receiving the allocations of universality spots. [2] [3]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq | Women's singles |  Sindhu (IND)L (9–21, 6–21) |  Kuuba (EST)L (7–21, 9–21) | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Maldives sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, through the allocation of universality places.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mohamed Aan Hussain | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.22 | 50 | Did not advance | |||
| Aishath Ulya Shaig | Women's 50 m freestyle | 29.39 | 56 | Did not advance | |||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
For the first time, Maldives entered one table tennis player into Paris 2024. Fathimath Dheema Ali qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the gold medal in the women's single event, at the 2024 South Asian Qualification Tournament in Kathmandu, Nepal; signifying the nations debut at these sports.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Fathimath Dheema Ali | Women's singles |  Wegrzyn (POL)L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
The Asian island nation of the Maldives competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Olympics, the delegation consisted of two athletes each in track and field and swimming. For the first time since their debut at the Summer Olympics, the Maldives entered one badminton player into the Olympics. Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed, the inaugural Maldivian badminton player to compete at the Olympics, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony with Azneem Ahmed carrying the Maldivian flag in the closing ceremony. All the athletes qualified for the games through wild cards from International Association of Athletic Federations FINA and Badminton World Federation. The Maldives however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.
The Maldives competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo which were held from 23 July to 8 August 2021. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1988. The delegation consisted of four athletes, two men and two women, competing in four events across three sports. Two athletes participated in the swimming tournament: Mubal Azzam Ibrahim and Aishath Sajina. Athlete Hassan Saaid, a returning competitor from the 2016 Rio Olympics competed in the men's 100 m. Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq was the first badminton player the Maldives entered into the Olympic tournament since the 2012 London Olympics. For the first time, in an effort to promote gender equality, two flagbearers, one male and one female were allowed at the Olympics. Nabaaha and Mubal lead the Maldivian squad as the flagbearers in the opening ceremony. The Maldives, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.
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