The Executive Committee of the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) is publishing the full results for all categories of the 64th edition of the Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali held on Saturday 2nd March at the Westin Dragonara Resort, St. Julian’s. The jury cast their votes few days before the winners were announced during the actual awards ceremony.

The jury for this year’s edition was composed of Clinton Buhagiar and Mario Bonnici (ONE Sport), Valhmor Camilleri (Times of Malta), Chris Falzon, Robert Busuttil and Joanna Camilleri (TVMSport), Charles Camenzuli (Media.Link Communications), Chris Cassar (The Malta Independent), Mario Saliba (Union Press), Sandro Micallef and Lorraine Cunningham representing the Malta Sports Journalists Association. In the case of the People’s Choice Award the final result was 100% by public SMS voting.

The MSJA Executive Committee takes this opportunity to thank the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation, and all the sponsors, for yet another successful edition.

The official results are:

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

CLAYTON CASTALDI 137 points
MARLON ATTARD 84 points
JORDAN GUSMAN 61 points
TEDDY TEUMA 57 points
STEVEN MUSCAT 46 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

TENISHIA THORNTON 119 points
HALEY BUGEJA 105 points
FRANCESCA CURMI 71 points
JANET RICHARD 52 points
SUE ABELA 38 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

COACH OF THE YEAR

MANUELA TESSE 148 points
JONATHAN VALLETTA 73 points
VINCE SALIBA 66 points
ZELJKO ARAS 50 points
RODERICK TANTI 48 points

 

 

 

 

 

 

YOUTH MAN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

JAKE CASTALDI 127 points
STEVEN MUSCAT 113 points
KAI AZZOPARDI 57 points
RYLEE BORG 49 points
KAYDEN LAGANÀ 39 points

 

 

 

YOUTH WOMAN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

KIM CAMILLERI LAGANÀ 113 points
THYIS ANTONELLI 99 points
CAYLEE ATTARD 59 points
LIJANA SULTANA 59 points
PHILIPPA BUSUTTIL 55 points

 

 

 

OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

CHRISTABEL DAMATO 112 points
PHILIP GATT 95 points
VINCENT DEGIORGIO 82 points
JESMOND CARUANA 70 points
ALDRIN CASSAR 26 points

 

 

 

TEAM OF THE YEAR

WOMEN’S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM 146 points
POOL U18 MEN 86 points
BLACKBALL U18 MEN 62 points
WATER POLO U15 MEN 59 points
BASKETBALL U18 WOMEN 32 points

 

 

 

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

SOPHIE ST.JOHN 25%
CLAYTON CASTALDI 19%
TENISHIA THORNTON 15%
BRENT SPITERI 14%
MATTHIAS SPITERI 11%
GIANLUCA CHETCUTI 6%
RHONA XERRI 5%
MARIO BONELLO 4%
COLETTE SULTANA 1%