Government introduces monthly salary scheme for national athletes
07 Jan 2015, 3:38 PM
The government has decided to award monthly salaries to professional athletes and sportsmen included in the national squads.
In a ceremony held last night (January 6) under the banner of ‘Our National Teams – Our Pride’, President Abdulla Yameen stated that the scheme will ensure all sportsmen and athletes officially representing the Maldives will receive at least MVR2,500 (US$162) per month.
Maldives Olympic Committee Secretary General Ahmed Marzooq described the move as a “massive step in the right direction” and congratulated the government on the decision.
Marzooq explained that the scheme ranks all athletes into categories corresponding to a different level of salary rates, with the categorisation of athletes assigned to the national sports associations.
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