Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali

Dalgħodu fil-Mużew Marittimu l-Birgu tħabbru l-finalisti tal-iSportMalta Awards l-Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali. Ħames finalisti f’kull kategorija barra fit-tim tas-sena fejn ħa jkunu sitta peress li kien hemm żewġ finalisti li ġabu l-istess ammont ta’ punti wara l-votazzjoni tal-ġurnalisti. Dan it-tħabbir sar waqt iċ-ċerimonja ta’ l-ogħti taċ-ċertifikati lis-semi finalisti tat-tmien kategoriji. Din iċ-ċerimonja kienet indirizzata mis-Segretarju Parlamentari Għaż-Żagħżagħ, Sport u Għaqdiet tal-Volontarjat l-Onorevoli Clifton Grima, iċ-Chairman ta’ SportMalta Dr Lucjano Busuttil u l-President ta’ l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport Sandro Micallef. FINALISTI KATEGORIJA ŻAGĦŻUGĦA TAS-SENA MYA AZZOPARDI – GĦAWM SARAH CHOUHAL – ATLETIKA FRANCESCA CURMI – TENNIS HELENE PELLICANO – TENNIS TENISHIA THORNTON – WEIGHTLIFTING FINALISTI KATEGORIJA ŻAGĦŻUGĦ TAS-SENA KAYDEN LAGANA – TEN PIN BOWLING JAKE MUSCAT – WATERPOLO NICO SCIBERRAS – SPARAR RICHARD SCHULTHEIS – IBBURDJAR JEREMY ZAMMIT – ATLETIKA IL-FINALISTI KATEGORIJA UFFIĊJAL TAS-SENA JULIAN BAJADA – SPORT PARALIMPIKU TERRY CAMILLERI - SNOOKER JOE CARUANA CURRAN – WATERPOLO BERNARD VASSALLO – BASKETBALL JOHN [...]

This morning the finalists for this year’s edition of the SportMalta Awards l-Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali were announced during a certificate ceremony at the Maritime Museum Vittoriosa. Five finalists in each category except in the Team of the Year where these are six as two teams received the same number of votes from the sport journalists. All semi finalists from the eight categories received a certificate in the presence of the Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Sport and Voluntary Organisations Hon Clifton Grima, SportMalta Chairman Dr Lucjano Busuttil and Malta Sports Journalists Association President Sandro Micallef. FINALISTS FEMALE YOUTH OF THE YEAR MYA AZZOPARDI – SWIMMING SARAH CHOUHAL – ATHLETICS FRANCESCA CURMI – TENNIS HELENE PELLICANO – TENNIS TENISHIA THORNTON – WEIGHTLIFTING FINALISTS MALE YOUTH OF THE YEAR KAYDEN LAGANA – TEN PIN BOWLING JAKE MUSCAT – WATERPOLO NICO SCIBERRAS – SHOOTING RICHARD SCHULTHEIS – SAILING JEREMY ZAMMIT – ATHLETICS FINALISTS OFFICIAL [...]

SELEZZJONI TAS-SEMI FINALISTI – SPORTIVI NAZZJONALI 2020 (SENA BAŻI 2019) KATEGORIJA SPORTIV TAS-SENA  Mauro ANASTASI – Ten Pin Bowling Champion Nazzjonali u rebbieħ ta’ tliet midalji tal-fidda fil-Kampjonat tal-Mediterran kategorija singles, All Events u Masters. Keith AZZOPARDI – Kickboxing Għandu t-titlu ta’ World Kickboxing Network Professional bir-regoli full contact kif ukoll fil-kategorija K-1. Gianluca CHETCUTI – Sparar Rebaħ il-midalja tad-deheb fid-double trap waqt il-logħob tal-pajjiżi żgħar li saru fil—Montenegro. William CHETCUTI – Sparar Kiseb il-midalja tal-fidda fid-double trap waqt il-logħob tal-pajjiżi ż-żgħar fil-Montenegro u spiċċa fil-11 il-post fil-Kampjonat tad-Dinja. Kiseb ukoll il-midalja tal-fidda fit-trap fil-logħob tal-pajjiżi ż-żgħar. David FARRUGIA – Raffa Spiċċa fid-disa’ post fil-Kampjonat tad-dinja li saru l-Arġentina fis-sezzjoni singles minn 21 pajjiż. Spiċċa fit-tielet post fil-Kampjonati Ewropej li saru f'Innsbruck, fl-Awstrija. Antonio FLORES – ParaOlympics Fis-sena 2019, ikkompeta fil-logħob Para Olimpiku.  Lokalment ħa sehem fil-100m f’ħin ta’ 12.89s kif ukoll fil-World Para Athletics Paris Grand Prix kemm fil-100m [...]

Clifton Grima admits that there is a growing need of putting sport as an integral part of our education system if we are to inject a sporting culture in Malta. The Parliamentary Secretary for Youth and Sport was speaking during the launch of the SportMalta Awards Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali which this year are celebrating 60 years from their foundation. Dr Grima said that before we start talking about changing the mindset of how we look at sport in Malta, it is imperative that we change the way how things are being done. “Before we can start talking about how we can put sport as the central cog of our children’s lives we need to make a number of changes to how things are being run. I believe that we need to challenge our current education system. “Unless sport is established as an integral part of our national curriculum there is [...]