IZIBET Elite Athlete Award

National Lottery plc u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports, bi pjaċir iħabbru li  t-Tim Nazzjonali Malti tal-Futbol tan-Nisa rebaħ it-tielet unur tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award li jkopri x-xhur ta’ Settembru u Ottubru 2023. It-tfajliet Maltin laħqu tragward storiku hekk kif fi Grupp Ċ1 tal-Women’s Nations League huma rebħu erba’ logħbiet minn erbgħa u jinsabu fil-quċċata tal-istess grupp. It-tim Malti huwa mistenni li jilgħab l-aħħar żewġ logħbiet ta’ dan il-grupp fil-bidu tax-xahar id-dieħel. Din hija l-ewwel darba li tim nazzjonali tal-futbol kellu daqshekk rebħiet konsekuttivi f’kompetizzjonijiet internazzjonali. Franco De Gabriele, Chief Commercial Officer ta’ National Lottery plc qal, "Huwa ta’ pjaċir kbir għalina li qed nagħtu dan l-unur prestiġġjuż lit-Tim Nazzjonali Malti tal-Futbol tan-Nisa sabiex nirrikonoxxu l-isforzi u r-rekord miksub fir-rebħiet kollha fi Grupp Ċ1 tal-Women’s Nations League. Nittamaw li dan il-moviment fil-futbol tan-nisa jkompli jsaħħaħ il-bżonn tal-professjonalità fl-isport sabiex l-atleti tagħna jaqbdu l-mixja professjonali fl-isport. Huwa ċar ħafna li l-atleti għandhom [...]

National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) are pleased to announce that the Malta Women's National Football Team won the third IZIBET Elite Athlete Award, covering the period September–October 2023. The Maltese girls made history as they won all four matches played in the Women’s Nations League Group C1 and are leading this same group before they play the last two matches at the beginning of next month. This is the first time that a national football team has had such consecutive wins in an international competition. ‘We are thrilled to be presenting this prestigious award to the Malta Women’s Football National Team, to recognize their efforts and their results in the League C Group 1, having attained 100% record beating countries the like of Latvia, Andorra and Moldova,” said Franco De Gabriele, Chief Commercial Officer of National Lottery plc. “We hope that the entire movement [...]

National Lottery plc u l-Għaqda Ġuranlsti Sports, pi pjaċir iħabbru r-rebbieħ tat-tieni unur li qed jingħata lill-atleti Maltin kull xahrejn. L-għan ewlieni tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award huwa li jirrikonoxxi s-suċċessi miksuba mill-atleti lokali għax-xhur ta’ Jannar–Frar, Marzu-April, Mejju-Ġunju, Lulju–Awissu, Settembru-Ottubru, u Novembru–Diċembru. Il-bord tal-għażla huwa magħmul minn ġurnalisti u osservaturi sportivi li se jkunu qed jevalwaw bir-reqqa il-kisbiet tal-atleti matul ix-xhur imsemmija aktar qabel u jassiguraw li jkun hemm il-korretezza matul il-proċess kollu tal-għażla. It-tieni unur li jkopri x-xhur ta’ Lulju u Awwissu 2023, ingħata liċ-Champion tad-Dinja tal-Pool Clayton Castaldi. Castaldi rebaħ dan it-titlu wara prestazzjoni mill-aqwa li kellu fil-Kampjonati Dinjija li saru f’Agadir fil-Marokk. Castaldi kien brillanti fil-fażi tal-gruppi u dik eliminatorja, sabiex fil-finali għeleb lill-plejer professjonali Ingliż Josh Kane bl-iskor ta’ 11-9 u ġie nkurunat champion. Franco De Gabriele, Chief Commercial Officer ta’ National Lottery plc qal, "Bħalma għidt fit-tnedija tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award, aħna ninsabu kburin [...]

National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA), are pleased to announce the winner of the second bi-monthly award exclusively dedicated to elite Maltese athletes. The IZIBET Elite Athlete Award was launched to recognise exceptional performances by local athletes and as already communicated will be presented every two months covering the periods January–February, March-April, May-June, July–August, September-October, and November–December. A selection board composed of sports journalists and sports observers is responsible for evaluating the athlete's achievements during the designated review periods, ensuring a fair and thorough assessment process. The second award, covering the period July–August 2023, was awarded to Pool’s World Champion Clayton Castaldi. Castaldi won this title after a superb performance in the Pool World Championship which was held in Agadir, Morocco. Castaldi had a brilliant run in the group and knock out stage where he managed to reach the final to face English professional player [...]