Fathmath Dheema Ali has retained her position as Best Sportswoman of 2024 at the Maldives Sports Awards.
Dheema has consecutively won the honour over the past three years. Since Sports Awards were introduced in 2022, Dheema received the title every year except the first.
Last night's ceremony recognized outstanding athletes and officials from 2024. The year was one of the highlights of Dheema's sports career.
Dheema qualified for the Olympics held in Paris, France that year. She was Champion of the Olympics qualifying stage and became the only Maldivian athlete to receive the opportunity of playing in the Olympics.
Best Sportsman of the Year was Moosa Munsif Ahmed, who went on to the quarterfinals of the South Asian Olympics Qualifying tournament with the National Men's Team.
Dheema and Munsif received the awards for being the best athletes in Olympic sports. In other sports, Sportsman of the Year went to bodybuilder Azneen Rashad. Best Sportswoman of the year in non-Olympic sports went to Eema Abdul Sattar, in netball.
Sportswoman of the Year, Olympic sports: 1st - Fathimath Dheema Ali, 2nd - Aishath Majidha, 3rd - Fathimath Juzan Zareer (Volleyball)
Sportsman of the Year, Olympic sports: 1st - Moosa Munsif Ahmed (TT), 2nd - Ismail Sajid (Volleyball), 3rd - Mohamed Rihan Shiham (Swimming)
Sportswoman of the Year, Non-Olympic sports: 1st - Eema Abdul Sattar (Netball), 2nd - Aminath Rabaab Ibrahim (Netball), 3rd - Aminath Vidad (Carrom)
Sportsman of the Year, Non-Olympic sports: 1st - Azneen Rashad (Bodybuilding), 2nd - Shaheen Ibrahim Didi (Bodybuilding), 3rd - Ahmed Rasheed (Bodybuilding)
Lifetime Achievement Award: brothers 'Morning Sun' Moosa Manik (Kuda Moosa) and Volley legend Mohamed Nadheem
Special Recognition Award, Special Olympics Athlete Award: Special Olympics Athlete Mohamed Aushal Adam, Special Olympics Athlete Mariyam Ziva Zahir
Young Sportswoman of the Year: 1st - Fathimath Dheema Ali (TT), 2nd - Mishka Mohamed Ibrahim (TT), 3rd - Thazkiya Amna Mirsad (Swimming)
Young Sportsman of the Year: 1st - Mohamed Rihan Shaheem (Swimming), 2nd - Zeek Hassan Latheef (TT), 3rd - Umair Mohamed Muizzu (TT)
Best athletes in specific sports
Athletics: Best Sportswoman: Fasooha Ahmed, Best Sportsman: Hassan Saaidh
Badminton: Best Sportswoman: Fathimath Nabaha Abdul Razzaq, Best Sportsman: Mohamed Zayan Shaheed Zaki
Bodyboarding: Best Sportsman: Ali Khushruwan Ahmed
Bodybuilding: Best Sportsman: Azneen Rashad
Carrom: Best Sportswoman: Aminath Vidad, Best Sportsman: Ismail Azmeen
Chess: Best Sportswoman: Nihaya Ahmed, Best Sportsman: Mohamed Shuau
Cricket: Best Sportsman: Yoosuf Azyan Farhath
Handball: Best Sportswoman: Fathimath Juna, Best Sportsman: Mohamed Firnash
Netball: Best Sportswoman: Eema Abdul Sattar
Billiard: Best Sportswoman: Aminath Azra, Best Sportsman: Hussain Fayaz
Shooting: Best Sportswoman: Aishath Yooha Imthiyaz, Best Sportsman: Ibrahim Shifan
Swimming: Best Sportswoman: Amna Thazkiya Mirsad, Best Sportsman: Mohamed Rihan Shiham
Table Tennis: Best Sportswoman: Fathimath Dheema Ali, Best Sportsman: Mohamed Munsif Ahmed
Tennis: Best Sportswoman: Aara Aasal, Best Sportsman: Abdulla Faih Fazeel (Faai)
Volleyball: Best Sportswoman: Aishath Majidha, Best Sportsman: Ismail Sajid (Kuda Kaattey)
Football was not included amongst the categories as no domestic tournaments were held in 2024.
In Sports Media, Sports Visual Artist of the Year title went to Nausham Waheed, while Ismail Shah was awarded Sports Journalist of the Year.
