The amendment bill to the Maldives Sports Act has been submitted to the Parliament of the Maldives.
The bill was submitted by Parliamentarian Hassan Latheef, who served as the Minister of Youth and Sports during the administration of former President Mohamed Nasheed. The objectives of the bill include eliminating the conflicts which exist between and within local sports institutions, and democratizing such institutions to ensure its operations are carried out in a transparent manner. The bill also aims to establish a system to maintain sports facilities in a sustainable manner, and reducing the financial burden on the state to establish and maintain such facilities.
Announcing the submission of the bill, Parliamentarian Latheef tweeted the bill will resolve long-standing issues and concerns of athletes and other stakeholders of the sports sector.