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Earlier this week, the 86th AIPS Congress was held in Santa Susanna in Spain, where AIPS was also celebrating its Centennial since its foundation way back in 1924. The Congress included various presentations from several media representatives from around the World, together with members from International Sport Federations who shared their latest details regarding the sporting events planned for the coming months. Presentations included an update from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) who gave the latest details regarding the upcoming edition of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and UEFA who presented their latest details with regards to the new format for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Conference League. The European Athletics also shared their latest plans for the European Championship which are to be held this June in Rome. Other presentations were given by UNESCO, FISU, IFBB, Special Olympics, and Erasmus. The Congress included online addresses by [...]

Din il-ġimgħa fil-belt ta' Santa Susanna fi Spanja sar is-86 Kungress tal-AIPS fejn ġie ċċelebrat wkoll iċ-Ċentinarju tal-AIPS sa mit-twaqqif ta' din l-Assoċjazzjoni tal-Media Sportiva lura fis-sena 1924. Tul il-Kungress saru diversi preżentazzjonijiet lir-rappreżentanti tal-media minn madwar id-Dinja minn ħafna Federazzjonijiet Internazzjonali fejn ingħataw l-aħħar dettalji dwar il-kompetizzjonijiet li hemm ippjanati fix-xhur li ġejjin. Fost dawn, kien hemm preżentazzjonijiet mill-Kumitat Olimpiku Internazzjonali fejn ingħataw l-aħħar dettalji dawar l-Olimpijadi ta' Pariġi 2024, il-UEFA li tat l-aħħar aġġornament dwar il-format il-ġdid tal-kompetizzjonijiet tal-UCL, UEL u UECL kif wkoll il-European Athletics fejn dawn qed iħejju għall-kampjonat Ewropew tas-sena 2024 li se jsir f'Ġunju f'Ruma. Preżentazzjonijiet oħra saru mill-UNESCO, mill-FISU, mill-IFBB, Special Olympics, u mill-Erasmus. Il-Kungress kien indirizzat b'mod interattiv wkoll mill-President tal-FIFA Gianni Infantino u mill-President tal-Federazzjoni Afrikana tal-Football il-CAF Patrice Motsepe. Tul il-Kungress saret wkoll l-edizzjoni ta' din is-sena tal-AIPS Awards fejn ġew ippremjati l-aħjar xogħolijiet ġurnalistiċi sportivi li kienu ppublikati [...]

Neil Incorvaja (Table Tennis) and Malta’s Men U19 Water Polo Team are the winners of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for March. Neil Incorvaja, aged 14, is the Under 15 Individual Champion and winner of the Under 15 and Under 19 Doubles Championships, along with Matthew Zammit and Anthea Cutajar, respectively. The Junior National Championships were organised between the 18th and 25th March at the University of Malta Sports Pavilion. Meanwhile, Malta’s Men U19 Water Polo Team qualified for the European U19 Championships, which will be held in Burgas, Bulgaria, next September. The Maltese youths won the qualifying group after winning all games against Slovakia 15-7, Poland 11-4, and Bulgaria 16-10. Neil Incorvaja and  Malta’s Men U19 Water Polo Team were officially presented with the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award by Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer. The Malta Sports Journalists Association was represented by [...]