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Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>It is official. The Comoros will host the 12th Indian Ocean Islands Games in 2027, while the Maldives have been assigned responsibility of the 2031 Games.<\/b><\/p>\n

The decision was taken yesterday during the meeting of the Games International Committee (CIJ) in Antananarivo, Madagascar.<\/p>\n

The Comorian representative will receive the Games\u2019 flag on Sunday during the official closing ceremony at the Mahamasina Stadium.<\/p>\n

During the meeting, the bidding countries \u2013 the Comoros, Maldives, and Mayotte \u2013 did not have the right to vote, and the Comoros were chosen unanimously by Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion, and Madagascar.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great joy, and pride to have been chosen,\u201d exclaimed Ibrahim Mze Mohamed, president of the Regional Olympic and Sports Committee of the Comoros, adding that it is a challenge which they will be able to meet.<\/p>\n

The Comoros previously made a bid to host the Games but were not successful due to lack of adequate infrastructure.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Seychelles<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Seychelles. It is official. The Comoros will host the 12th Indian Ocean Islands Games in 2027, while the Maldives have been assigned responsibility of the 2031 Games. The decision was taken yesterday during the meeting of the Games International Committee (CIJ) in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The Comorian representative will receive the Games\u2019 flag on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":34669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[234,268,233],"class_list":["post-34671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-seychelles","tag-seychelles"],"yoast_head":"\nComoros secure hosting rights for 12th Games, Maldives to follow next in 2031 - Seychelles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It is official. 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