[2][3][4] The current secretary general of the committee is Thamooh Ahmed Saeed, and Mohamed Abdul Sattar is the president.

Ahmed Shageef ran the 400 metres with a time of 50.61 seconds, finishing 67th overall and failing to advance to the semi finals.

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay team consisted of Ismail Asif Waheed, Ibrahim Manik, Abdul Razzak Aboobakur and Mohamed Hanim.

Ahmed Shageef, Mohamed Amir, Hussain Riyaz, Hussein Haleem and Aminath Rishtha competed in the track and field events and Ahmed Imthiyaz and Mohamed Rasheed represented the nation in swimming at the Games.

[7] The Maldivian delegation at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, United States, featured five track and field athletes and one swimmers.

The three along with Ahmed Shageef participated in the men's marathon finishing last and failing to advance to the next round.

In swimming Hassan Mubah made his second appearance at the Olympics in the men's 50 metre freestyle.

Sprinter Ali Shareef competing in the men's 100 metres was able to achieve a national record after finishing with a time of 11.11 seconds.

[12] Two sprinters and two swimmers represented the Maldives at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Hassan Saaid ranked number one in the first heat of the men's 100 metres and advanced to the second round where he was eliminated after finishing last.