IZIBET Elite Athlete Award

IZIBET Elite Athlete Award launched National Lottery plc, in collaboration with the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA), unveiled a new bi-monthly award exclusively dedicated to elite Maltese athletes. The IZIBET Elite Athlete Award aims to recognise exceptional performances by local athletes and 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 comprised of sports journalists and sports observers will be responsible for evaluating the athletes' achievements during the designated review periods, ensuring a fair and thorough assessment process. The inaugural award, covering the period May–June 2023, was awarded to Malta’s Trap Champion, Gianluca Chetcuti. Chetcuti has beaten a national record of 124/125 target hits in the Trap Event, at the European Games 2023, held in the Wroclaw Shooting Centre in Poland, between the 21st June and 2nd July 2023. Chetcuti qualified for these games thanks to his achievement in [...]

Imniedi l-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award National Lottery plc, f’kolaborazzjoni mal-Għaqda Ġuranlsti Sports, ħabbret unur ġdid li se jibda 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. L-ewwel unur li se jkopri x-xhur ta’ Mejju u Ġunju 2023, ingħata lit-tiratur tat-Trap Gianluca Chetcuti. Dan it-tiratur kiser ir-rekord nazzjonali meta laqat 124 minn 125 platina fit-Trap Event, waqt il-European Games 2023, li saru fil-Wroclaw Shooting Centre fil-Polonja, bejn il-21 ta’ Ġunju u t-2 ta’ Lulju li għadda. Chetcuti kien ikkwalifika għal dawn il-European Games, bis-suċċess li kien kiseb f'Marzu, fl-ISSF World Cup f'Doha, fil-Qatar, fejn laqat 122 minn 125 plattina [...]