Swimmers Mohamed Aan Hussain has been selected to carry the Maldivian flag and Meral Ain Latheef has been chosen to carry the King's Baton at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Both athletes are members of the Maldives swimming team competing at this year's Games.
The Maldives will compete in swimming and athletics.
The national swimming squad comprises Aan, Meral, Amna Thazakiya Mirsod, Mohamed Rihan Shiham and Looth Mohamed Hussain.
Aan will compete in the men's 50m backstroke, while Looth will take part in the men's 100m breaststroke.
The Maldivian athletics team includes Hassan Saeed, Adam Riffath, Hussain Zeek Suad, Ahna Nizar, Ziva Moosa Shafeeu, Fasooha Ahmed, Aishath Shaba Saleem and Aminath Layana Mohamed.
In addition to the individual events, the Maldives will also compete in the women's 4x100m relay and the mixed relay.
Fazna Jaleel will serve as the Chef de Mission for the Maldivian contingent.
Ibrahim Shifaz has been appointed as the Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) Maldives Operations Executive, while Dr Saud Jaufar will serve as the team's medical officer.
