Guest

Beverage Stall

Training

Something Fishy

Gabbe (on the left) having a quick chat with Musthafeez (chief refree) ahead their final match. We leave upto you to decide what was discussed there.

The General

He has crushed numerous opponents with his signature moves, the Spear and the Jackhammer Suplex.

Housekeeping Team

Front of House

F&B Team

Engineering Tram

Bangi Govanee

Who is the team captain?

…… who is the real captain?. Rashad? Lhuhan? Nazeer? or Adam?
“Masha’ captain kan nudenya maseh’ nukulheynan”. Some of the team members didn’t even get a chance to be in any game as there is no real leader in the team!!!

Fine finishing

Something different …

HK tent

No wonder why it' didn’t finish on time…….

Mescot

Fun Olympic MESCOT

Bai Kakka Kulhenee

Charlie’s Angels are playing “Bai kakka”

Mining power of engineering team

looking for turtle nests!!

Meekaku?

Send you answer latest by November 18th @ 16:00 hrs to Olympic Committee BTMV/ANMI. You can send sms, fax or simply call to +690 252525 and say the name of the person in the picture followed by your name.

Athletes from different part of the world relaxing after the game

New Team

Front office looks much stronger this time with new faces and there is chance to get couple of gold this time…

Last minute instructions

Abuda (new Saandu’)

Abuda (new Saandu’) comfortably holding back the strong engineering team

Kill The Dracula

Senior referee shows his skill how to kill a Dracula …….

Fun Olympic 2007

Fun Olympic 2007 started 17th November at 16:00 hrs BTM.
It was a great success, however some very impotent and senior players arrive just in time (to finish day one)

Front Office wins the 04th Place

Front office won the 04th place after failing to win any of their match during the tournament. Only 04 teams participated in the tournament. Front office also got the fair play team award.

Tournamnets Special Award Winners!

Here is a summary of tournaments special award winners.

• Champions Team: Housekeeping

Runner-Up: Transportation

Fair Play: Spike (Front office)

Third Place: F&B

• Best Player: Beckey (F&B)
• Best Receiver: Abo (Transportation)
• Best Server: Adam (Transportation)
• Best Blocker: Mustahnfiz (HSK)
• Best Setter: Sobah (HSK)
• Best Spiker: Abdulla (HSK)
• Best Coach: Faiz (Transportation)

Housekeeping wins the tournament! Congratulations HSK!

Congratulations Housekeeping Team! The Champions!

Housekeeping team won the 2007 Banyan inter-departmental volleyball tournament with a hard fought victory over powerful Launch Section Team. Housekeeping won the match 03 sets to 2. It was not a convincing performance for pre-tournament favorite housekeeping.

Launch section started the match strongly and took the first set 25-13. Housekeepings 13points was the tournaments lowest ever score by a team. However, they managed to win the second set comfortably. Launch section came from behind to win the 03rd set 25-15. Launch section was encouraged by continuous support from the team supporters gathered to watch the final. After unconvincing display housekeeping won the 04th set to send the match to a tie-brake. Housekeeping won the 05th sets by 15-13 points to lift the championship.

Lots of supporters from all the departments gathered to watch the final match and it was filmed by TV crew from Television Maldives. General Manager manager Mr. Jamal handed the trophy to Housekeeping team and gave awards to the tournaments best players.

Both Coaches expressed their confidence ahead of the game

Both coaches expressed their confidence ahead of the semi final. In the end F&B lost the game and was knocked out of the competition.

Launch section beats F&B to reach Final

Launch section defeated F&B by 3-2 tor each the final of the tournament. Housekeeping was already through tot he final after their defeat of F&B yesterday. The final match between Housekeeping & Launch section will be played on Thursday (05th July).

Before today's match coach F&B Ahamma guaranteed an easy win over boat section in a special interview he gave to Matheen from Media. Head Coach Bosa refused to sit on the bench after some players refused to accept his orders. Temporary coach Ahamma lacked both experience and knowledge to control the game. Launch section took full advantage of the situation and won the match rather easily.

Players Watching from the bench

F& B will take on Housekeeping later today!

Tournaments best 2 teams will meet earlier today in the first semifinal match of the tournament. Both teams have met each other earlier in the tournament which housekeeping won comfortably.

Housekeeping is hoping to repeat the same score line today. The winner will be the first team to reach the final of the tournament. The losers will have a second chance to reach the final when they take on Boat Section tomorrow.

Housekeeping have not lost any of their matches so far and are hoping to finish the tournament that way! F&B will be hoping to revenge their earlier defeat. F&B team will be without their team captain Backay due to injury.

Sobra (Same) wins the man of the macth

Same was awarded the man of the match for his superb performance in their defeat against boat section yesterday. Same played very well and shown his best performance so far this tournament. His performance was not enough to win the match and stay in the competition.

He was criticized heavily for his poor performance in their previous two defeats to F&B & HSK. Same failed to take advantage of his height and shot power in his previous matches. Same gave answer to his critics by performing magnificently against boat section.

He is already looking forward to the tournament next year!

Front office knocked out of the competition!

Front office was knocked out of the completion after loosing their match against boat section yesterday! Boat section started the match confidently and took the first 02 sets comfortably. Although front office managed to take the 03rd set, boat section took the 04th set without much troubles. The win guarantees their place in the second round while front office knocked out of the competition after failing to win any of their matches.

Front office started the tournament without their no. 1 coach Zahir (Zagalo) & Amje (apt), both were on vacation. Although Zagalo was back for the match against boat section, there was nothing much he could have done to change already failed, overrated players.

Although boat section lost their previous 2 matches, they have shown excellent performance against all the opponents so far this tournaments. It was not a surprise they won the match against front office easily.

Dille resigns as Front Office Coach!

Dilshad has officially resigned as the coach of Front office after loosing all the 02 matches as the manager. Dille (as know to many) was widely critisized for poor performance front office has shown in this tournament.

Dille stated he that his resignation was due to some personal problems but reports indicate influence from key players lead to the resignation. Dille also stated that he was not given full right over the team selection. It is beleived that Dille is already in contact with few other teams for the post for the next season.

After Dilles departure Mr. Zahir (Zagalo) will take over the team as the head coach. Zahir was one of the leading player in the early days of his carrier.

Supprters are key to the success of the tournament!

Support is viatl.. We do support and we will support!

Housekeeping defeats F&B comfortably.

Housekeeping defeated F&B team in 3 stright sets to book their place in the second round. Strikes from Rada, Musthana, & Abulho crushed F&B team comfortably. The defeat was F&Bs first ever loss of the tournament.

Housekeeping started all three sets strongly and left no room for F&B to come back into the game. Gangua was awarded the man of the match for his excellent role that lead to their win.

Supporters gathered to watch the F&B Game

"Think wisely, fight bravely, always have the challenge to win the game"

Can Housekeeping stop F&B?

F & B will face their real test when they meet Housekeeping on Thursday. F & B team confidence is boosted by their successful wins over Transportation and Front Office also the return of their popular coach Bosa. On the other hand Housekeeping know that they should win this match to guarantee their place in the second round. Housekeeping won their opening match with front office in straight 03 sets. They are hoping to repeat the same score line when they face their arch rival F&B.

Housekeeping produced the best performance so far this tournament but, knows that they are up against a much better team this time. Team coach Boo and manager Dhammika believes their team is well prepared and are ready to stop F&B.

F& B Team defeats Transportation!

F&B secured their place in the second round by defeating well organized transportation. Today's match was by far the best match ever played in the tournament so far. Boat section almost thought they got the first set when they reached 24 points while F&B was trailing at 14 points. However, powerful serves from Backay proved too much for the boat section team and F& B went on to win the set 28 -26.

Transportation won the second set and F & B came back from behind to win the 03rd set. Transportation won the forth to level the gave 02 set each and match went to a tie-break. F & B started the 05th set strongly and went to win the set 15 -12. The win makes them the first team to reach the second round.

Transportation team played the entire match without any single change due to lack of reserve players. It was rumored that boat section team suffered mentally as there were not enough players with 10 minutes to begin the match.