Il-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports qiegħed uffiċjalment jippubblika l-lista tas-semifinalisti tal-edizzjoni ta’ din is-sena ta’ SportMalta Awards Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali.

Wara li ntemm il-proċess ta’ nominazzjonijiet mill-assoċjazzjonijiet u federazzjonijiet lokali, il-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports għamel l-evalwazzjoni tiegħu tal-kisbiet sportivi matul is-sena 2021 u ħareġ bil-lista ta’ għaxar semifinalisti f’kull kategorija, kif ġej:

SPORTIV TAS-SENA

  1. NEIL AGIUS (OPEN WATER SWIMMING)
  2. THOMAS BORG (PARALYMPICS)
  3. ANDREW GAMBINA (TABLE TENNIS)
  4. GARY GIORDMAINA (WRESTLING)
  5. MATTHEW MAGRO (TEN PIN BOWLING)
  6. ANTON MICALLEF (WEIGHTLIFTING)
  7. TYLER MIFSUD (HORSE RACING)
  8. JESRED PISCOPO (KICKBOXING)
  9. BEN PLUMPTON (WATER POLO)
  10. JEREMY ZAMMIT (LONG JUMP)

SPORTIVA TAS-SENA

  1. SUE ABELA (TEN PIN BOWLING)
  2. CLAIRE AZZOPARDI (LONG JUMP)
  3. MYA AZZOPARDI (SWIMMING)
  4. ELEANOR BEZZINA (TARGET SHOOTING)
  5. DANICA BONELLO SPITERI (TRIATHLON)
  6. ELLA BORG (GYMNASTICS)
  7. FRANCESCA CURMI (TENNIS)
  8. VLADISLAVA KRAVCHENKO (PARA SWIMMING)
  9. JANET RICHARD (ATHLETICS)
  10. YAZMIN ZAMMIT STEVENS (WEIGHTLIFTING)

ŻAGĦŻUGĦ TAS-SENA

  1. RYLEE BORG (WEIGHTLIFTING)
  2. JAYDEN CUTAJAR (WATERPOLO)
  3. ALEX DEGABRIELE (TENNIS)
  4. JEREMY MARK GATT (BADMINTON)
  5. KAYDEN LAGANÀ (TEN PIN BOWLING)
  6. NICK MERCIECA (PARA KARATE/PARA ROWING)
  7. MATTI SATARIANO (DARTS)
  8. RICHARD SCHULTHEIS (SAILING)
  9. KIJAN SULTANA (SQUASH)
  10. JEREMY ZAMMIT (LONG JUMP)

ŻAGĦŻUGĦA TAS-SENA

  1. THYIS ANTONELLI (KARATE)
  2. FRANCESCA CLARK (BADMINTON)
  3. ANTHEA CUTAJAR (TABLE TENNIS)
  4. CHERISE FARRUGIA (HORSE RACING)
  5. SASHA GATT (SWIMMING)
  6. RACHEL MIFSUD (TABLE TENNIS)
  7. LIJANA SULTANA (SQUASH)
  8. KAY LEE TESTA (ATHLETICS)
  9. TENISHIA THORNTON (WEIGHTLIFTING)
  10. TARA VELLA CLARK (GYMNASTICS)

KOWĊ TAS-SENA

  1. NATALIYA BEREHOVAY (GYMNASTICS)
  2. ANTHONY FARRUGIA (WATERPOLO)
  3. KEVIN GALEA (PARALYMPICS)
  4. CHARLES GAUCI (VOLLEYBALL)
  5. JESMOND GIORDMAINA (WRESTLING)
  6. JIVKO JECHEV (ATHLETICS)
  7. NOEL MERCIECA (KICKBOXING)
  8. LARSON MIFSUD (HORSE RACING)
  9. RODMAR PULIS (WEIGHTLIFTING)
  10. RICK VOGELESANG (TEN PIN BOWLING)

UFFIĊJAL TAS-SENA

  1. JOE BAJADA (CYCLING)
  2. JULIAN BAJADA (PARALYMPICS)
  3. TERRY CAMILLERI (BILLIARDS & SNOOKER)
  4. JESMOND CARUANA (WEIGHTLIFTING)
  5. PIERRE CASSAR (WRESTLING)
  6. TRUSTIN FARRUGIA CANN (FOOTBALL)
  7. ANTHONY FAVA (ATHLETICS)
  8. ALAN GRIMA (HANDBALL)
  9. ANNA VASSALLO (TAEKWANDO)
  10. BERNARD VASSALLO (BASKETBALL)

TIM TAS-SENA

  1. ATHLETICS – CSSE MALTA  RELAY TEAM LADIES
  2. BILLIARDS & SNOOKER – MASTERS TEAM
  3. FUTSAL – LUXOL ST. ANDREWS TEAM
  4. RUGBY – MALTA NATIONAL TEAM MEN
  5. TEN PIN BOWLING – MEDITERRANEAN CHAMPIONSHIP  TEAM LADIES
  6. TENNIS – MALTA  NATIONAL TEAM LADIES
  7. WATERPOLO – U/15 NATIONAL TEAM MEN
  8. WATERPOLO – U/17  NATIONAL TEAM LADIES
  9. WEIGHTLIFTING – EUROPEAN SMALL NATIONS TEAM MIXED
  10. WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL – MALTA TEAM

Intant beda l-proċess tal-votazzjoni mill-memberi kollha tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports li għandhom sa nhar l-Erbgħa 6 ta’ April biex iniżżlu l-kategoriji kollha għal ħames finalisti.

Il-Finalisti eventwalment se jitħabbru nhar l-Erbgħa 13 ta’ April fis-18:00 permezz ta’ Konferenza Stampa li se tkun trażmessa diretta fuq Facebook fuq il-paġna Malta Sports Journalists Association u Be Active SportMalta.

Is-Serata finali tat-62 edizzjoni ta’ SportMalta Awards Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali se ssir is-Sibt 23 ta’ April fejn panel ta’ ġurnalisti se jkunu qed jivvutaw sabiex ikunu determinati fejn se jmorru l-unuri tal-Isportiv tas-Sena, Sportiva tas-Sena, Żagħżugħ tas-Sena, Żagħżugħa tas-Sena, Uffiċjal tas-Sena, Kowċ tas-Sena u Tim tas-Sena.

L-edizzjoni ta’ din is-sena qed issir bl-għajnuna ta’ Bank of Valletta, Atlas Insurance, Enemed, IZIBET u Responsible Gaming Foundation.