Ali Thameem
Four Eleven: What was the context behind the cryptic numbers flooded on social media this past week? Is it an age? A date? Or as some speculate, a Sidibari conspiracy?
What is certain is that it was a foreshadowing. Something was about to happen. Something big.
Sports Unites the Nation
Today marks a historic day for sports in Maldives; a day for athletes to celebrate. Today, players and spectators, creators and viewers, all get to convene on the same rung of the bleachers. Today, we bring you Sidibari News.
The news website we launched today has been tied to the hopes of many for a long while, and the team at Sidibari have been working tirelessly to bring you what we hope is the go-to platform to catch up on your favorite sport.
As we celebrate the sports figures we see through the viewfinder, and the ones on the bleachers and in front of the screens who spread the enthusiasm, we also like to appreciate the connections we have built through the network of institutions that so often operate from the periphery; associations and academies, tournament coordinators and community organizers. Sidibari could not have reached new heights if it weren’t for all of you. We regard every single one of such individuals and institutions as a collaborator.
We would like to attribute the establishing of sidibari.com to the team of creatives at Loopcraft.
Let us play the long game
With the new chapter of Sidibari, our intention is to bring you even closer to the sport of your choosing; to tell a more nuanced story of the athletes we know and love.
Our hope is for players to live out their childhood dreams. To grow their careers and step onto bigger stages in the world of sports. Our prayer is for athletes to make the best out of the blessings of youth and health. And as our next goal is to write a new, more exciting chapter in Maldivian sports, we believe, by the will of God Almighty, all this can eventually manifest through the work that we do.
The playing field has changed, but the game plan has not. Our identity remains the same. Because the goal of Sidibari has always been to connect Maldives through sports.
