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]

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] Moreover, Mahloof had also participated in the Eydhafushi Badminton Cup in Eydhafushi, where she won singles championship.[17] She also won three gold medals and one bronze medal.[17]

In 2026, Mahloof was nominated as the Sportswoman of the Year 2025 in the Badminton category.[18]

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 X (formerly 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.
  17. ^ a b Adhuham, Mohamed (27 September 2025). "އޭދަފުށި ބެޑްމިންޓަން ކަޕްގެ ސިންގަލްސް ޗެމްޕިއަންކަން ނިބާލް އާއި ލައިބާ އަށް" [Laiba and Nibal wins singles champion in Eydhafushi Badminton Cup]. MMTV. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  18. ^ Maldives Sports Awards [@MVSportsAwards] (9 February 2026). "Sportswoman of the year 2025- Badminton" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 March 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
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