Thomas Sammut and Sasha Gatt are the winners of December’s Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award
Thomas Sammut (Darts) and Sasha Gatt (Swimming) are the winners of December’s Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award. Thomas Sammut, 15, won the youth ranking tournament organized by the Malta Darts Association, showing great consistency throughout.. He won all his matches and achieved success for the second consecutive time, having also won the tournament in November. Meanwhile, Maltese swimmer Sasha Gatt, 19, competed at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, setting a new national record in the 800m freestyle. Gatt clocked 8 minutes, 35.15 seconds, finishing sixth in her heat. This meant she set a new national record in the distance, as well as collecting 795 FINA (International Swimming Federation) points. This number of points is the highest ever achieved by a Maltese swimmer. The Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award was presented to the winners by Matthew von Brockdorff, Managing Director and CEO of [...]