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Bianca Shoemake (Hammer Throw - Athletics) and Nico Sciberras (Trap – Shooting) are the winners of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for May. Hammer thrower Bianca Shoemake, aged 16, has achieved direct qualification for the European Athletics U18 Championships, which will be held in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, later in the summer after a fantastic performance at the Young Athletes Challenge Meeting, organised by Athletics Malta. Shoemake’s throw of 58.51 metres meant a national record in her age group. Meanwhile, Nico Sciberras, aged 20, won the Silver medal in the Trap Men Junior Event at the European Championship Shotgun events which took place in Lonato del Garda, Italy. This was the first time ever that a Maltese Trap Junior Athlete managed to win a medal in a Continental Championship. Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer, presented the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award. The Malta Sports Journalists [...]

Bianca Shoemake (Hammer Throw - Atletika) u Nico Sciberras (Trap – Sparar) huma r-rebbieħa tal-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Mejju 2024. L-atleta Bianca Shoemake, li għandha 16-il sena, kisbet kwalifikazzjoni diretta għall-Kampjonati Ewropej tal-Atletika ta’ taħt it-18-il sena fil-hammer throw wara prestazzjoni mill-aqwa fiċ-Challenge Meeting ta’ Athletics Malta, miftuħ għall-atleti żgħażagħ. Hija kisbet dan ir-riżultat wara tefa' ta’ 58.51 metri, li jfisser rekord nazzjonali fil-kategorija tagħha biex kisbet id-dritt li tikkompeti fil-Kampjonati Ewropej ta’ taħt it-18-il sena, li se jsiru f’Banska Bystrica fl-Islovakkja, fis-Sajf li ġej. Min-naħa l-oħra Nico Sciberras, li għandu 20 sena, rebaħ il-midalja tal-fidda fit-Trap Men Junior Event fil-European Championship Shotgun Events li saru f’Lonato del Garda, fl-Italja. Din kienet l-ewwel darba li atleta Malti tat-Trap Junior irnexxielu jirbaħ midalja f’Kampjonat Kontinentali. Il-preżentazzjoni tal-unuri tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ/a tax-Xahar saret minn Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer ta' Atlas Insurance. F’isem l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kien hemm preżenti [...]

National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) are pleased to announce that Katryna Esposito won the second IZIBET Elite Athlete Award for 2024, covering the months of March and April. Katryna Esposito, aged 23, was on top of the podium at the Commonwealth Judo Championships hosted in Malta. The gold medal won by Katryna Esposito in the Women's 48 kg Category was the first one ever won in judo for Malta in such a competition. During this event, Esposito was preparing for the coming Olympics’ qualifying events and working to improve her performance throughout this year. Katryna Esposito’s success came after a five-month stoppage from training as she underwent a surgery in September, following her injury during the Games for Small States of Europe (GSSE 2023). Franco de Gabriele, Chief Commercial Officer of IZI Group commented on the extraordinary results obtained by Katryna Esposito. “It [...]

National Lottery plc u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports, bi pjaċir iħabbru li Katryna Esposito rebħet it-tieni unur tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award li jkopri x-xhur ta’ Marzu u April 2024. Katryna Esposito li għandha 23 sena, telgħet fuq il-quċċata tal-podju fil-kategorija tan-nisa tat-48 kilogramma, fil-Kampjonati tal-Commonwealth tal-Judo li saru f’Malta. Din il-midalja tad-deheb mirbuħa minn Esposito kienet l-ewwel waħda għal Malta fil-judo f'dawn il-kampjonati. F’dan l-avveniment Esposito kienet qed tkompli tipprepara ruħha għall-avvenimenti ta’ kwalifikazzjoni tal-Olimpjadi li ġejjin u ttejjeb il-preparazzjoni tagħha għall-bqija ta’ din is-sena. Dan is-suċċess ta’ Katryna Esposito wasal wara li hi kellha tieqaf mit-taħriġ għal ħames xhur, peress li kienet ġiet operata f’Settembru, wara li weġġgħet waqt il-Logħob tal-Pajjiżi ż-Żgħar tal-Ewropa (GSSE 2023). Franco de Gabriele, Chief Commercial Officer ta' IZI Group ikkumenta fuq ir-riżultati straordinarji miksuba minn minn Katryna Esposito. “Huwa nkorraġġjanti li tara riżultati hekk pożittivi fuq livell internazzjonali. Konxji mill-fatt li wara dawn [...]