‘Mihaaru Awards’, the most prestigious sport recognition event in the Maldives was held last night at Dharubaaruge, Male’.
The ceremony was inaugurated by Executive Director of Mihaaru, Vaail Zahir Hussain. Also in the attendees were Minister of Sports, Ahmed Mahloof alongside with President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and First Lady Fazna Ahmed.
Mihaaru Awards is an annual event that recognized the efforts of those athletes that have shown outstanding performances in international competitions and to ho have been serving sports for a long period of time.
“In order to improve performances in sports, it is essential that we note, and appreciate all the efforts put in by athletes in courts and fields alike, throughout the year”, said Mihaaru Award’s official spokesperson.
This year a total of 25 awards will be distributed within the field of Football, Volleyball, Athletics, Swimming, Badminton and Table Tennis.
While Ooredoo Maldives and Allied Insurance were the main sponsors of the event, media partner was VMedia. Associate partners included Sony Sports, Total Fitness Group (TFG), Veligaa Hardware, BHM Traders, Rainbow Enterprises Pvt Ltd and Print Lab.
Mihaaru Awards is the first sports awards ceremony in the Maldives to have introduced individual sports categories.