President Mohamed Nasheed has attended the Commonwealth Games 2010 Opening Ceremony in India, along with Britain’s Prince Charles, Indian President Pratibha Patil, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Other foreign dignitaries who attended the opening ceremony included New Zealand Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand, Monac’s Prince Albert II and Nauru President Marcus Stephen.
More than 30 athletes from the Maldives will be competing across six different sports.
Nasheed met with the athletes and encouraged all participants to “represent the country with pride.”