Sports Minister Abdhulla Rafiu has said that this week marks the start of the project to develop a fitness and recreation centre in every inhabited island of the Maldives.

Following the ceremony to lay the symbolic foundation of the fitness centre in Noonu Henbadhoo, Minister stated via PSM News that more fitness centres will be opened during this presidential tour of the Atoll.

Claiming this is the start of what he calls the ‘big and mighty project’, Minister further said that several islands have now allocated plots of land to build these fitness centres and outdoor gyms, and that the work of delegating these projects to contractors is now in motion.

In addition to the Minister’s comments, during this tour of Noonu, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu highlighted the pledge to build multi-sport complexes throughout the country. Speaking to the people of Manadhoo, Muizzu stated the sports complexes projects are to be processed in collaboration with a foreign fund, and that some technical issues stalling the project have now been resolved.

 

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