Challenges Facing in Sports

Sport in all countries is changing with the times, but not uniformly for all. The gap in resources between wealthy and poorer countries is growing. Even once powerful country who strongly promoted sport has seen their sport success erode within decade. According to my research I have found Maldives facing main three challenges in sports development.

The advances in technology are available to those countries with resources and not to others. A good example is in cycling, where research and quality material combine to create bicycles that are lighter and faster than others.In Maldives we do not have enough resources and technology to face problems we are facing in the development of sport.

Quality athletes in sports like football and volleyball may leave a country to receive better training and competition and greater resources elsewhere, if so the athlete is not directly available to help develop sport in the particular country. In Maldives too we are facing many elite athletes are always busy with their training abroad.

There is no question that the availability of quality facilities is necessary for proper training and where there do not exist, it becomes more difficult to excel. In Maldives we do not have sports facilities access in many islands.

One of the main challenges we are facing currently is that we do not have professional physicians and nutritionists. There is great advantage to have high physicians, physiotherapists, nutritionists, sports science support to assist athletes in their training.

Other main factor is preventing injuries to athletes. Preventing injury or the rehabilitation from injuries is enormously enhance with quality care, including diagnostic and medical related equipment.