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Cherise Farrugia (Horse Racing) and Graham Pellegrini (Track and Field Athlete) are the two winners of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award, following their respective successes during the month of February 2024. As of this year, the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award is being awarded to two young athletes for their national and international achievements, respectively. Cherise Farrugia, aged 19, secured the 50th win of her career when she won the Class Bronze race with Hanouchka on Monday 26th February. Cherise Farrugia started this sport at a very young age and used to attend  the Horse Racing Academy at the Marsa Racetrack..  Her first victory came on the 1st of November 2020 with the horse named Erromanga just a few weeks after she obtained her official licence Graham Pellegrini, also aged 19,  set a national record in the 400m while representing Malta at the Balkan [...]

Qormi Daikin lifted the Hockey Super Cup after beating Trust Payments Floriana Young Stars 3-1 in the final. Daniel Ellul opened the score for Qormi Daikin in the first quarter, and Floriana's immediate reply came from Anton Saliba. The second and third quarters ended goalless, but in the final quarter, Qormi scored through Juan Sarcia and Luke Bajada. Qormi Daikin's celebrations reached their utmost when Malta Sports Journalists Association's Executive Committee Member Robert Busuttil presented the Super Cup to Qormi's player Nathan Pace Gasan.

Qormi Daikin rebħu s-Super Cup tal-Hockey meta fil-finali għelbu lil Trust Payments Floriana Young Stars 3-1. Kienet logħba ferm sabiħa u emozzjonanti biż-żewġ naħat viċin xulxin fl-ewwel tliet quarters sabiex fl-aħħar sbatax-il minuta u nofs kienu l-Qriema li skorjaw żewġ gowls importanti li bihom ħadu t-tazza. Daniel Ellul kien poġġa lil Qormi Daikin minn fuq fl-ewwel quarter bi Floriana jirrispondu immedjatament permezz ta’ Anton Saliba. Fit-tieni u t-tielet quarter ma sar ebda gowl sabiex fir-raba’ quarter, Qormi skorjaw żewġ gowls li għenuhom jirbħu din il-partita. Juan Sarcia skorja t-tieni gowl b’Luke Bajada li minn kontrattakk għamilhom 3-1. Fi tmiem il-konfront setgħu jibdew iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet ta’ Qormi Daikin li laħqu l-qofol tagħhom mal-preżentazzjoni tat-tazza minn Robert Busuttil, membru fil-kumitat eżekuttiv fi ħdan l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport lill-plejer ta’ Qormi Nathan Pace Gasan.

L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports (GħĠS) bi pjaċir tħabbar li rċeviet fondi mill-iskema Small Initiative Support Scheme (SIS), amministrata mill-Kunsill Malti għas-Settur Volontarju bl-appoġġ tal-Ministeru għall-Inkluzjoni u l-Għaqdiet Volontarji (MIV). Dawn il-fondi ġew mogħtija lill-GħĠS wara li s-sena l-oħra l-istess GħĠS irċeviet fondi mit-Training Initiative Scheme (TIS), sabiex organizzat seminar dedikat lin-nisa fil-ġurnaliżmu sportiv, li kien l-ewwel wieħed ta' xorta tiegħu f'pajjiżna. L-għotjiet lill-għaqdiet volontarji ġew ippreżentati mill-Ministru għall-Inklużjoni u l-Volontarjat Julia Farrugia Portelli, miċ-Chairperson tal-Kunsill Malti għas-Settur tal-Volontarjat (MCVS) Gertrude Buttigieg u mill-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-MCVS Mauro Pace Parascandalo. Permezz ta' dawn il-fondi l-GħĠS se tibqa' kommessa li tippromwovi u tagħti s-sostenn tagħha għal dawk kollha involuti fis-settur tal-ġurnaliżmu sportiv f'pajjiżna. Dawn il-fondi mis-SIS se jiġu allokati sabiex l-GħĠS torganizza seminar ieħor interessanti, din id-darba dwar il-Mobile Journalism, magħruf aħjar bħala MOJO. Ritratt: (Mix-Xellug) Il-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-MCVS Mauro Pace Parascandalo, il-Viċi President tal-GħĠS Clinton Buhagiar, is-Segretrju Ġenerali tal-GħĠS Lorraine Cunningham, il-Ministru [...]