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Laiba Ahmed Mahloof

Laiba Ahmed Mahloof
Mahloof at the 2024 Maldives Sports Awards
Personal information
Nickname
Elly[a]
Born (2013-03-03) 3 March 2013
Years active2023–present
Sport
CountryMaldives
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
BWF profile
Updated on 5 January 2026

Laiba 'Elly' Ahmed Mahloof[a] (Dhivehi: ލައިބާ އަހްމަދު މަހްލޫފް; born 3 March 2013) is a Maldivian badminton player. She medalled in multiple youth international competitions that she had participated in.

Early life

Laiba Ahmed Mahloof was born on 3 March 2013 to Ahmed Mahloof and Nazra Naseem.[1]

When she was 7, her parents uploaded videos of her singing various songs on social media which went viral.[2]

Career

Mahloof made her international debut in a tournament in Bolzano, where she played in the U-11 category.[3] She had also participated in the 2023 Li Ning Medward Cup held in Slovenia.[4] She participated in the U-11 singles, U-13 singles and U-13 women's doubles events, winning third place in the U-11 singles.[4] She had also participated in the 18th Inter-School Badminton Tournament in the Greater Malé Zone.[5]

Hussain Mohamed Latheef awarding Laiba Ahmed Mahloof the bronze medal in Athlete of the Year (Women's Category) at the 2024 Madives Sports Awards
Hussain Mohamed Latheef awarding Mahloof the bronze medal in Athlete of the Year (Women's Category) at the 2024 Maldives Sports Awards

In 2024, Mahloof had participated in the Armenian Youth Open 2024 in U-13 doubles and U-14 doubles, winning bronze in the first and silver in the latter.[6][7] Additionally, she had participated in the 2024 Mirna International Youth Tournament, winning bronze in the U-13 doubles category.[8] She had also participated in the 2024 YONEX Polish International Festival, winning a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event.[9] Mahloof participated in the Batumi Cup - Youth International Badminton Tournament held in Georgia, where she participated in the U-13 singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.[10] She had won bronze in the U-13 singles and silver in the doubles event.[11] In the 2024 Maldives Sports Awards, Mahloof was nominated as Young Athlete of the Year in the Women's category.[12] She later won bronze medal in the Young Athlete of the Year.[13]

In 2025, Mahloof participated in the Winter Chisinau 2025 tournament held in Moldova, where she participated in the doubles and mixed doubles.[13] Mahloof had won bronze in doubles while a silver in mixed doubles.[14] Mahloof had also participated in the 2025 Bozen Spring – International Spring Tournament, where she participated in the girls doubles and mixed double events.[3] She had won bronze in both events.[3] Additionally, she participated in the Armenian Youth Open 2025, playing in the women's singles, doubles, and mixed doubles event.[15] She had won gold medals in all three of those categories, marking her first time winning a gold.[15] President Mohamed Muizzu congratulated Mahloof and called it "an honour for the Maldives".[15] Furthermore, Mahloof participated in the Batumi Cup Youth International 2025 in Georgia, where she participated in U-13 singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.[16] She had won bronze in singles and mixed doubles while winning silver in doubles.[16]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Also spelled as Eli

References

  1. ^ "Laiba Ahmed Mahloof". BWF World Tour Finals. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Elly: A star in the making". Sun. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Laiba wins double bronze at Bolzano International". Sibidari. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Laiba wins medals in Slovenia and Poland". The Edition. 7 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  5. ^ "18th Inter-school Badminton Tournament 2023". Ghiyasuddin International School. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  6. ^ Mohamed, Naizak (20 May 2024). "Laiba wins two medals in Armenian Youth Open 2024". Sun. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  7. ^ Solih, Aishath Shuba (20 May 2024). "Laiba collects medals in two events of the Armenian Youth tournaments". The Edition. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  8. ^ Zalif, Zunana (3 September 2024). "Laiba wins bronze at Slovenia tournament". Raajje TV. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  9. ^ Zalif, Zunana (10 November 2024). "Laiba wins bronze at YONEX Polish int'l festival". Raajje TV. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  10. ^ Zalif, Zunana (21 August 2025). "Laiba heads to Georgia to compete in Batumi Cup - Youth Int'l Badminton Tournament". Raajje TV. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  11. ^ Zalif, Zunana (22 September 2024). "Laiba wins silver, bronze at Georgia tournament". Raajje TV. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  12. ^ Maldives Sports Awards [@MvSportsAwards] (8 October 2024). "Young Athlete of the Year - (Women's Category)" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ a b Zalif, Zunana (27 January 2025). "Laiba shines at Moldova tournament, claims silver and bronze". Raajje TV. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Laiba wins two medals at Winter Chisinau 2025". One. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  15. ^ a b c Mohamed, Mariyath (9 June 2025). "Laiba wins three gold medals in Armenia". The Edition. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  16. ^ a b Thameem, Ali (25 August 2025). "Two bronzes and a silver: Laiba shines at Batumi Cup". Sibidari. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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