Carrom Association says that nearly MVR 1.1 million is expected to be expended on the Asian Carrom Championships that will take place in Maldives next month. The country will sponsor the stay of nearly 100 delegates from 12 countries for the tournament.
Carrom Association of Maldives has revealed that approximately MVR 1.1 million will be expended on the Asian Carrom Championships hosted by Maldives next month.
General Secretary of the Association, Hussain Raushan stated that this estimated budget will be utilized in managing accommodation and catering of the delegations visiting Maldives for the championship. Over 100 delegates from 12 Asian Countries will be arriving in the country.
Training camps of Maldivian carrom players will also be sponsored through the State budget. A former titleholder of the International Championships has been appointed to coach the Maldivian players and this coach will work with the team until the end of this tournament.
Raushan had remarked that their biggest sponsor is the Ministry of Sports, however, maintained that the Association is extending efforts into seeking additional sponsors for the Championships.
Delegates from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore will be visiting the country to contend in the tournament.
Over 10 years has passed since the Asian Carrom Championships was halted with the latest tournament held in India in 2013. Maldives Carrom Association had taken the initiative to recommence these championships.
The Association had collaborated with the Asian Carrom Federation to devise a plan to proceed the tournaments without a hiatus.
“There will be an Asian Federation meeting [for the congress] one day during the championship wherein two representatives of each country will attend. We have already requested a five-year plan in this congress. The International Federation has also already notified to form a hosting list on countries that will host the tournament during these five years,” the General Secretary elaborated
“Nine of these 12 countries (that will arrive in Maldives for the tournament] is included in this list at present. So the congress will reveal the countries that will host the tournament in the upcoming five years.”
The Carrom Championship is scheduled to begin on April 27. The matches of the tournament that spans across five days will be held at the indoor hall of Social Center.
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