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National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) are pleased to announce that Gianluca Barbara won the first IZIBET Elite Athlete Award for 2024, covering the months of January and February. Gianluca Barbara, 34, forms part of the Maltese club Iron Taekwondo League who participated in the Open de Liege 2024 in Belgium, featuring 700 athletes. In the 80 kg Masters Category, he won the gold medal against Dutch Norman Hornberger and secured his second consecutive international gold medal. “It is a great pleasure for us to support athletes that are in search of excellence in their sport,” said Franco de Gabriele, Chief Commercial Officer of IZI Group. “The achievements of Gianluca in such a competitive discipline are just the tip of the iceberg. One would need to appreciate and support the arduous process that is involved in making sure that such achievements are attained. We [...]

National Lottery plc u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports, bi pjaċir iħabbru li Gianluca Barbara rebaħ l-ewwel unur tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award li jkopri x-xhur ta’ Jannar u Frar 2024. Gianluca Barabara li għandu 34 sena, jagħmel parti mit-tim lokali Iron Taekwondo League li ħa sehem fl-Open de Liege fi Frar li għadda. B’kollox ħadu sehem 700 atleta. Fil-kategorija tal-Masters tat-80 kg, Barbara rebaħ il-midalja tad-deheb kontra l-Olandiż Norman Hornberger u b’hekk kiseb it-tieni midalja tad-deheb internazzjonali konsekuttiva. “Huwa ta’ pjaċir kbir għalina li qed nappoġġaw l-atleti Maltin li qed ifittxu li jiksbu l-eċċelenza fid-dixxiplina rispettiva taggħhom,“ qal Franco de Gabriele, Chief Commercial Officer ta’ IZI Group. “Is-suċċess mkisub minn Gianluca Barbara f’din il-kompetizzjoni hija biss qatra f’oċean! Hemm bżonn li jiġu apprezzati u megħjuna l-isforzi kontinwi li jwasslu għar-riżultati miksuba. Nawguraw lil Gianluca Barbara aktar suċċess fil-futur u li jkompli jkun ta’ ispirazzjoni għall-atleti l-oħra.” Il-President tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport [...]