Bank of Maldives has announced the recipients of BML Sports Scholarship introduced as part of the series of 12 high impact monthly community initiatives to celebrate the Bank’s 40th anniversary.
The Scholarship was announced to support athletes achieve their sporting potential through targeted programs and provide fully funded scholarships for top national athletes to train and develop at recognized high performance training centres worldwide.
President of Maldives Olympic Committee, Mohamed Abdul Sattar, BML CEO and Managing Director, Karl Stumke, officials from the Maldives Olympic Committee and representatives from the national sporting associations attended the ceremony held this morning to announce the winners at the Male’ Table Tennis Hall.
The recipients of BML Sports Scholarship are:
| Athlete | Sport | Training Centre |
| Mariyam Ru-ya Ali | Athletics | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Mohamed Minhaal Shamin | Athletics | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Mohamed Salim Abdul Samad | Badminton | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Shuba Mohamed Shareef | Badminton | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Fathimath Jumana Nimal | Table Tennis | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Moosa Munsif Ahmed | Table Tennis | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Layan Mohamed Shamin | Tennis | Barcelona, Spain |
