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| Human Interest | |
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General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her parents. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016) |
| Hero / Idol | US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Miguel Lopez, ESP; Faruhaan Ismail [national], MDV |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2010 |
| Tournament | South Asian Games |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | Dhivehi, English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Never give up." (Athlete, 22 Jul 2012) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Health Studies, Sport Studies - Leeds Campus of Business and Technology: Sri Lanka |
General Interest | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Facebook profile, 28 Jul 2016) |
| Awards and honours | She was selected to be Maldives' flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (ocasia.org, 28 Jul 2016) She won the Maldives' Female Swimmer of the Year Award in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. (swimming.org.mv, 02 Sep 2016) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Training Regime | She trains at the Thanyapura Centre in Phuket, Thailand. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began swimming in 2004 in Male, Maldives. |
International Debut | |
| Competing for | Maldives |
General Interest | |
| Other information | SCHOLARSHIP She was granted a scholarship from the International Swimming Federation [FINA]. The scholarship allowed her to train at the Thanyapura Centre in Phuket, Thailand, as she prepared for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "I have improved my times, techniques and I feel really good in the water now. We used to do about 4000-5000m a day back at home, but we do about 7000-8000m per day now." (fina.org, 18 Nov 2015) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Malé, MDV |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a bronze medal at the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong, India. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She wanted to learn how to swim. |