Hilath has published this Pixel Photography featuring me bodyboarding at Varunulaa challenge 2005 for an article on water sports in the print issue of Haveeru. So I am uploading the pic again and below is the link to Hilath's article on Haveeru Daily Online:
Water, water everywhere, but no water sports development in Maldives B y Hilath Rasheed MALE, November 1, 2007 (Haveeru News Service) -- Though Maldives is a country whose “land area” is 99 percent sea, it is apparent that most locals still like and pursue land sports. Traditionally, parents discourage children from going to the sea, out of their own private fears their children may drown, though they would like to make the excuse that it is an “idle man’s sport.” So, unsurprisingly, people have traditionally have had an aversion to water sports generally. Instead, land sports such as football, volleyball, basketball and cricket have been more popular rather than surfing, bodyboarding, wind surfing or kite surfing. Full story on Haveeru Daily online is at the below URL: http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/?page=details&id=19186
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