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Best of the Maldives: Badminton – Reethi Beach

Published 11 April 13 7:54 PM | Maldives Complete

  For complete protection from trajectory altering breezes, the indoor badminton court is the convention answer. Indoor courts are relatively rare in the Maldives, but Reethi Beach’s extensive racquet facilities includes two (2!) shiny courts with...

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Best of the Maldives: Beach Badminton - Kanuhura

Published 9 April 13 11:40 PM | Maldives Complete

    While it’s called ‘ Beach’ Darts, it’s actually set inside the island underneath of copse of shady palm trees. Admittedly, it’s a bit of semantic pedantry since in the Maldives, everything is ‘Beach’, inside and out. Not just the inside...

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Best of the Maldives: Golf Simulator – Holiday Island

Published 15 January 13 11:20 AM | Maldives Complete

    Despite the limited hectares for full fledged golf courses ( for the time being ), you can still get in some coaching on your shots with the high tech golf simulators available. The Beach House at Iruveli features one (as noted before )...

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Best of the Maldives: Paddleboard Yoga – Four Seasons Kuda Huraa

Published 22 December 12 9:25 PM | Maldives Complete

    In the Maldives, it’s all about the water. Many yoga sessions are often at water’s edge. But Four Seasons Kuda Huraa has taken that aquatic intimacy one step further. “ Resident yogi began offering Paddle board Yoga about 5 months ago and...

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Best of the Maldives: Junior Ping-Pong – Soneva Fushi

Published 3 November 12 1:43 PM | Maldives Complete

The Maldives Junior Olympics second event is Soneva Fushi which hosts a world-class kiddie table tennis venue. The table is barely bigger than the paddles. Also, it features the Maldivian signature white sand turf (“ Beach Ping Pong ”).

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Best of the Maldives: Junior Hoopsters – Lily Beach

Published 30 October 12 8:22 PM | Maldives Complete

  Let the hoops commence. The NBA starts today with Celtics vs. Heat and Lakers vs. Mavericks. For aspiring hoopsters or young fans, the resort of the day is Lily Beach . An increasing number of resorts have basketball courts (perhaps as the sport...

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Best of the Maldives: Beach Table Tennis – Mirihi

Published 6 September 12 6:20 PM | Maldives Complete

  Many think that the Olympics have some and gone, but here in the UK the ‘London 2012 Games’ were just the warm up. Now London is buzzing with the Paralympics which are equally sold out and in many ways even more enthralling than the conventional...

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Best of the Maldives: Match Volleyball – Paradise Island

Published 30 July 12 9:19 AM | Maldives Complete

Let the games begin. London proudly hosts the world this fortnight and Team Maldives has arrived to compete in badminton, athletics and swimming. If the Maldives ever hosts the Olympics, the first sport sorted will obviously be beach volleyball. Beach...

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Best of the Maldives: Archery – Hulhule

Published 10 July 12 11:56 AM | Maldives Complete

If you prefer a vertical target to a horizontal one , then aim for Hulhule Hotel which features an archery cage. Perhaps inspired by the latest Pixar/Disney summer blockbuster ‘ Brave’ ? Bull's eye!

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Best of the Maldives: Squash – Palm Beach

Published 5 February 12 7:52 PM | Maldives Complete

  Also a bit longer swim away are the world junior squash championships in Chennai, India. Reethi Beach, with its surperb racket sports centre , is a top contender for Maldives squash honours. But Palm Beach features not only a brand new court, but...

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Best of the Maldives: Ocean Swim – W Retreat

Published 4 February 12 9:19 PM | Maldives Complete

    Sometimes you want the local island to be just that bit further away…especially if you are an open water swimmer. Swimming in a lagoon is like have your own, gigantic, tropical fish stocked super-Olympic sized pool. In the morning, it is...

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Best of the Maldives: Free Diving Event – Six Senses Laamu

Published 25 January 12 7:25 PM | Maldives Complete

Not ‘ Free Diving’ as in ‘Free Beer’. ‘Free’ as in free of any artificial aids. A bit of a crazy and often quite dangerous sport. Its practice has been reigned in over recent years after some fatalities. But now the...

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Best of the Maldives: Pedalo - Kuredu

Published 14 January 12 8:9 PM | Maldives Complete

Photo courtesy of DJ Stotty . At Kuredu’s sporty island , even the leisure boating will get you skinny . The Maldives don’t have many resorts for a long run or bike ride (outside Gan), but there is boundless ocean. Not your English seaside, tired old...

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Best of the Maldives: Water Driving Range – Palm Beach

Published 21 November 11 6:34 PM | Maldives Complete

    This week marks my 6 th anniversary of blogging . I actually first cut my teeth on digital media a number of years prior to the launch of the Maldives Complete blog. I first started writing about “ Leadership and Management / Turning Adversity...

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Best of the Maldives: Beach Tennis – Palm Beach

Published 29 October 11 1:1 PM | Maldives Complete

  While perhaps the most famous ‘beach’ sport (and the only one of Olympic standing), Beach Volleyball is not the only ‘beach’ game in town. In fact, there are so many, that the Maldives was just this month announced as host of the next 2013 South...

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