Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Maldives natara ọkpụkpọ oku zuru ụwa ọnụ site na FINA iziga ndị egwu mmiri abụọ (otu nwoke na otu nwanyị) na Olimpik. Onye asọmpi Ibrahim Nishwan mere nke mbụ ya ebe Aminath Shajan mere nke abụọ ya, nke mbụ bụ na
ihe omume ụmụ nwanyị 50 mita freestyle nke London Olympics, nke ọ na-erughị eru maka ọkara ikpeazu. Nishwan sonyere n'asọmpi ụmụ nwoke nke 200 mita n'asọmpi egwuregwu Asia nke 2014, mana a chụrụ ya n'asọmpi ahụ n'ihi iwu megidere iwu. Shajan enwetala ọla nchara n'asọmpi ụmụnwaanyị 800m freestyle nke 2016 South Asian Games na oge 10:41.41. Ha abụọ adịghị azụ ọzụzụ n'ọnọdụ ndị egwuregwu ndị ọzọ na-eme. N'ajụjụ ọnụ a gbara ya, Shajan kwuru na ha "na-anọ n'oké osimiri amụ ihe" nakwa na "mgbe ụfọdụ, azụ̀ mmiri na-ata [ha]". Nishwan bidoro n'ahịrị nke anọ. Ọ bịara nke atọ na okpomọkụ ya wee nọrọ na 71st n'ozuzu, ebe ọ bụ ọnọdụ 55 na-eme ihere na iru eru na oge nke 26.72 sekọnd. Shajan bidoro n'ahịrị nke mbụ wee mechaa nke ikpeazụ (ewezuga Federica Pellegrini na Michelle Coleman ndị na-amaliteghị) na oge nke 1:05.71 nkeji.