Awards

Tħabbru l-finalisti tal-edizzjoni ta’ din is-sena ta’ SportMalta Awards L-Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali li se jirrikonoxxu l-kisbiet sportivi tas-sena 2022. Il-ġurnalisti membri tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport li vvutaw kienu jammontaw għal 59 sabiex issa tħabbru s-sitt finalisti għal kull kategorija. Waqt is-serata se jingħataw ukoll żewġ rikonoxximenti għall-aħjar żewġ atleti ta’ Special Olympics Malta u l-unur tal-Attività Internazzjonali tas-Sena, b’dan tal-aħħar fuq l-għażla tal-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports. Jingħata wkoll il-People’s Choice Award, bis-sehem tal-pubbliku ġenerali. Intant f’konferenza stampa li saret fis-Sala Teddie Borg fil-Kumpless Sportiv ta' SportMalta fil-Kottonera u li xxandret diretta fuq il-midja soċjali, il-President tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports Sandro Micallef qal li jinsab sodisfatt bil-parteċipazzjoni tal-membri fil-proċess ta’ votazzjoni u jittama li l-għażla finali tkun tirrifletti verament il-kisbiet tal-atleti, kowċis, tims u uffiċjali tul is-sena 2022. Micallef irrimarka li għas-serata finali se jkun hawn bħala mistiedna internazzjonali il-Membru tal-Eżekuttiv tal-AIPS Europe u President tal-Għaqda tal-Ġurnalisti [...]

The finalists of this year’s Sport Malta Awards Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali were announced. This event is aimed to acknowledge the sporting achievements acquired during the year 2022. A total of 59 journalists who are members of the Malta Sports Journalists Association had to cast their vote for the six finalists in each category. SportMalta Awards will also acknowledge the best two athletes of Special Olympics Malta and the Best Initiative for the Organization of an International Event in Malta, with the latter chosen by the Executive Committee of the Malta Sports Journalists Association. The public can also participate in the People’s Choice Award. During a press conference held at the Teddie Borg Hall at SportMalta’s Cottonera Sports Complex, which was transmitted live on social media, the President of the Malta Sports Journalists Association, Sandro Micallef said that he’s satisfied with the members’ participation in the voting process and hopes [...]

During the last week of December 2022, the Executive Committee of the Malta Sports Journalists Association announced that once again it will be jointly organising with SportMalta the 63rd edition of the SportMalta Awards l-Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali. This announcement officially opened the nominations process for the 2023 edition, which will be held on the 25th of February 2023. Sports associations and federations had received an official communication whereby they had been invited to nominate their athletes in their respective categories. The categories are Sportsman and Sportswoman, Male and Female Youth, Coach, Official and Team of the Year. The deadline for the submission of the nominations was the 16th of January 2023 and all submitted nominations were scrutinised by the Organising Committee before being eventually shortlisted to formulate the following semi-finalists' list: SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR Anastasi Mauro (Ten Pin Bowling) Bezzina Isaac (Judo) Calleja Cliferty (Horse Racing) Farrugia Kurt [...]

Lejn it-tmiem is-sena 2022, il-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports ħabbar li l-edizzjoni ta’ din is-sena tal-iSportMalta Awards l-Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali se terġa tkun organizzata b’mod konġunt minn SportMalta u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports (GħĠS). L-assoċjazjonijiet u l-federazzjonjiet sportivi ġew mitluba li jissottomettu n-nominazzjonijiet tagħhom f’dawn il-kategoriji - Sportiv u Sportiva, Żagħżugħ u Żagħżugħa, Kowċ, Uffiċjal u t-Tim tas-Sena. Dawn in-nominazzjonijiet ġew milqugħa sas-16 ta’ Jannar li għadda u ġew kollha skrutinati mill-Kumitat Organizzattiv u eventwalment tnaqqsu għal-lista tas-semifinalisti kif jidhru hawn taħt: SPORTIV TAS-SENA Anastasi Mauro (Ten Pin Bowling) Bezzina Isaac (Judo) Calleja Cliferty (Horse Racing) Farrugia Kurt (Paralympics) Galea Keith (Triathlon) Galea Luke (Karate) Giordimaina Gary (Lotta) Grech Dejan (Eight Ball Pool) Tanti Jake (Water Polo) Zammit Jeremy (Athletics Long Jump) SPORTIVA TAS-SENA Borg Ella (Gymnastics) Cassar Selma (Jiu-Jitsu) Clark Francesca (Badminton) Curmi Francesca (Tennis) Esposito Katryna (Judo) Richard Janet (Athletics) Scerri Michela (Taekwondo) Sultana Colette (Squash) Swift Melissa [...]