Maldives picks up more medals in Indian Ocean Island Games
The Maldives has to date won a total of seven medals at the ongoing Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) in Reunion.
05 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
The Maldives has won a total of seven medals at the ongoing Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) in Reunion.
Hassan Saaid, who became the first Maldivian to win a gold medal in an international sporting event by winning the IOIG men’s 100 meter sprint this Sunday, won a silver medal in the men’s 200 meter sprint. He completed the sprint in 21:08 second, and broke his previous record by 11 seconds.
Maldivian table tennis pair Mueena Mohamed and Aminath Shiura Shareef placed third, contesting against another Maldivian pair.
The men’s badminton team also won a silver medal by winning three out of four matches. The women’s badminton team placed third by winning one out of four matches, and are sharing the Bronze medal with Reunion, as both the teams received equal points.
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