Maldives wins bid to host Indian Ocean Island Games in 2023
It will be the first international sporting event to be held in Maldives.
27 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
The Maldives has been chosen to host the Indian Ocean Island Games in 2023 for the first time in the history of the regional tournament.
The games will be the first international multi-sport competition to take place in the Maldives.
“It is with great pride I announce that Maldives has been officially selected to host the 11th Indian Ocean Island Games in 2023,” President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih tweeted shortly after the the Maldives won the bid on Saturday morning.
“Maldives has participated in all 10 editions of the IOIG [since 1979]. So it’s fitting that we return the hospitality extended to us by our fellow island nations.”
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