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Atlas Insurance ikkonfermaw li qed iġeddu l-kollaborazzjoni tagħhom mal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports għal sena oħra għall-Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award. Din l-inizzjattiva hija mmirata biex tippromwovi l-atleti żgħażagħ Maltin. Matthew von Brockdorff CEO u Direttur Maniġerjali ta’ Atlas Insurance esprima s-sodisfazzjon tiegħu għal dan l-unur li jingħata ta’ kull xahar li jikkumplimenta mal-valuri li tħaddan il-kumpanija Atlas Insurance. Dan l-unur iservi biex jippromwovi l-parteċipazzjoni fl-isport fost iż-żgħażagħ u s-soċjetà li ngħixu fiha. Il-kumpanija Atlas Insurance hija kburija li qed tkompli timpenja ruħha f’inizzjativa bħal din flimkien mal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports. Min-naħa l-oħra, Sandro Micallef il-President tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports irrimarka li dan l-unur qed jagħti imbuttatura kbira lill-atleti żgħażagħ Maltin, f’diversi dixxiplini sportivi. Li tikseb suċċess fl-isport mhux faċli u meta l-atleti jkunu għadhom żgħar hija aktar diffiċli. Permezz ta’ dan l-unur qed nuru l-apprezzament lejn is-sagrifiċċji magħmula minn dawn l-atleti żgħażagħ u nippromwovu d-diversi dixxiplini sportivi f’pajjiżna. Fuq inizjattiva [...]

Atlas Insurance renewed its collaboration with the Malta Sports Journalists Association in relation to the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Awards for another year. The initiative aimed at promoting young Maltese athletes was launched in January 2020 and has since evolved into a significant event within the local sports domain. It is further complemented with the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year Award. Matthew von Brockdorff, CEO and Managerial Director of Atlas Insurance commented: “ Over the previous years, the Atlas Youth Athlete Awards have celebrated the achievements of the younger athletes and brought them to the attention of the public, all the while encouraging participation in competitive sports and promoting positive role models for Maltese youth. Atlas Insurance takes great pride in reaffirming its dedication to this initiative, emphasizing our commitment to actively contribute to the wellbeing of youth and society.” The President of the Malta Sports [...]

Wara li rebħet l-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tax-Xahar għal Awissu, l-atleta tal-Karate Thia Thyis Antonelli rebħet l-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tas-Sena 2023. Hija rebħet dan l-unur prestiġġjuż wara votazzjoni minn panel ta’ tliet ġurnalisti mħallta mal-votazzjoni tal-pubbliku, li saret fuq il-midja soċjali matul dawn l-aħħar ġimgħat. Fit-tieni post overall ta’ dan l-unur spiċċaw l-atleta tat-track and field Graham Pellegrini u lt-triatleta Liam Daly. Din hija l-ewwel darba li Antonelli qed tirbaħ dan l-unur annwali. Matul is-snin, dan l-unur annwali mar għand Tenishia Thornton fl-2020 u fl-2022, filwaqt li Haley Bugeja fis-sena 2021. Thyis Antonelli uriet l-kapaċitajiet tagħha fit-tieni edizzjoni tal-International Sport School Federation (ISF) U15 Gymnasiade 2023 Games li saru bejn il-21 u s-27 ta’ Awwissu f’Rio de Janeiro, fil-Brażil. Thyis Antonelli ħadet sehem fl-kategorija tal-kadetti ta’ taħt il-15-il sena u l-fuq minn 54 kilo, fejn uriet ħila u determinazzjoni li bihom spiċċat l-ewwel post fil-grupp. Fil-finali hija għelbet lill-avversarju [...]

Karate athlete Thyis Antonelli has been crowned Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year 2023 after winning the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award back in August. Thyis Antonelli won the prestigious award through the combined vote of a panel of three sports journalists and a public vote that was held online over the previous weeks. This is the first time she won the yearly award. Track and field athlete Graham Pellegrini and triathlete Liam Daly were voted runners up. Previous winners of this annual award are Tenishia Thornton in 2020 and 2022, and Haley Bugeja in 2021. Thyis Antonelli emerged as a prominent athlete at the second edition of the International Sport School Federation (ISF) U15 Gymnasiade 2023 Games held between the 21st and 27th August in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 2000 athletes aged between 13 and 15 years competed in 18 disciplines in what is [...]