Maldives Sports Corporation commenced the lecture series on the theme “Mental Training for Sports Performance.” Last night’s lecture by Professor Sri Kandiah focused on the topic “Instilling a Championship Mindset”, where he provided simple techniques that athletes could utilize along with their physical trainings to ensure success. Professor Kandiah drew from his personal experiences on striving to achieve success in sports and in life. Professor Sri Kandiah highlighted that the first step for success is to become a dreamer and then building mental strength as well as hard work towards achieving the dream. As done so by notable personalities like Mohammad Ali Clay, Serena Williams, Martin Luther King Jr and former President Barack Obama.

This interactive session was attended by two hundred participants from various Sports Associations, Schools, Clubs, renowned Athletes and members of the public. The lecture ended with a 30 minutes questions and answer session.

Professor Sri Kandiah is a visiting Professor of Psychology to the University of Southampton from UK and has been providing lectures on psychology globally. He has over 40 years of valuable experience mainly focused on two areas – ‘Management and Leadership Skills’ as well as ‘Well-being’ consultations in exercise physiology, yoga and meditation, mindfulness and CBT tools.

Maldives Sports Corporation was incorporated under the Maldives Sports Act in 2015 to facilitate the growth of the sports industry in the Maldives and create an active society through the creation of sports opportunities.