Ibadulla Adam (born 14 January 2002) is a sprinter from the Maldives.

Career

He began competing in athletics in 2015, whilst studying at Gdh. Atoll Education Centre. The year, he won Best Athlete at the Interschool Athletics Championship. He held youth and junior national records in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

, becoming the first junior Maldivian to run under 11 seconds. At the South Asian Junior Athletics Championship 2018, he won a bronze medal in the 4×100 relay. He competed at the

2018 Youth Olympic Games The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international multi-sport event, sports, cultural, and edu ...

in Buenos Aires, and the

Indian Ocean Games The Indian Ocean Island Games (french: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien) is a quadrennial multi-sport event from Indian Ocean island nations. The Games was created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1977 and currently gather the is ...

in 2019. He was selected to represent the Maldives at the

2019 Asian Athletics Championships The 2019 Asian Athletics Championships was the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 21 to 24 April 2019 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. During the closing ceremony of the 22nd Asian Athletics Cham ...

in Doha. He was part of the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay team which placed fifth overall. After recovering from injury that ruled him out of competition, he was awarded a universality place at the

2024 Paris Olympics ) , nations = TBA , athletes = 10,500 ''(quota limit)'' , events = 329 in 32 sports (48 disciplines) , opening = 26 July 2024 , closing = 11 August 2024 , opened_by = , stadium = Stade de France Jardins du Trocadéro and River Seine , summe ...

. He was granted the honour of being a flag bearer for his country during the opening ceremony.

References

2002 births Living people Maldivian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Maldives-athletics-bio-stub