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The year 2019 will unmistakably go down in history as a groundbreaking year for Maldivian sportsmanship.
When a bright-eyed delegation of 23 young athletes departed to Mauritius to participate in the Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG), few back home in Maldives expected, or rather, dared to hope for the shining podium finishes that were achieved.
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