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The Malta Sports Journalists Association has recently held its Annual General Meeting which was hosted in the Main Hall within the Institute for Physical Education and Sports at the University of Malta. General Secretary Lorraine Cunningham presented the administrative report which was unanimously approved. Same for the financial report which was presented by Stephen Azzopardi. During the AGM the Malta SJA members were briefed about the various duties and activities organised by the Malta Sports Journalists Association since last year’s AGM. It was another successful year for the collaboration with Atlas Insurance for the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month and of the Year respective awards. Together Gaming Solutions extended their collaboration for the TGS Malta Fair Play Award which is awarded on a quarterly basis to those athletes or teams that excel in Fair Play during local sporting events. Apart from these two established collaborations, the Malta Sports Journalists Association launched [...]

Thyis Antonelli, li għadha kemm għalqet 15-il sena, ingħatat l-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tax-Xahar għal Awwissu. Din hija l-ewwel darba li dan l-unur qed jingħata lil Thyis Antonelli u l-ewwel darba wkoll li qed jiġi premjat atleta mill-Malta Karate Federation. 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. Aktar minn 2000 atleta ta’ bejn it-13 u l-15-il sena ħadu sehem fi tmintax-il dixxiplina sportiva, f’dawk li huma magħrufa wkoll bħala l-World School Sports Games. F’kompetizzjonijiet bħal dawn ma jonqosx li jkun hemm atleti ta’ livell għoli fid-dixxiplini rispettivi tagħhom. 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 tagħha mill-Istati Uniti bl-iskor impressjonanti ta’ 8-1, li fisser midalja [...]

Thyis Antonelli, who recently turned 15, has been awarded the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for August. This is the first time that Thyis Antonelli received this award, and it is also the first time that the winner is representing the Malta Karate Federation. 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 also known as the World School Sports Games, featuring high technical standards in the respective disciplines. Competing in the U/15 Kumite +54 kg Cadet category, Thyis Antonelli displayed remarkable skill and determination, securing the first position in her group. Competing against an opponent from USA in the final, Antonelli demonstrated her unwavering [...]

It-Tim Nazzjonali Malti ta’ taħt it-tmintax-il sena tal-Pool ingħata l-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Lulju. Din hija t-tieni darba għal din is-sena, li dan l-unur qed jingħata lil tim. It-tim Malti ffurmat minn Steve Muscat, Nick Muscat, Chaylon Castaldi, Jake Castaldi u Nordai Desira rebaħ il-kampjonat dinji tal-kategorija li kien sar f’Agadir, fil-Marokk. Fil-finali huma għelbu lit-tim tal-Afrika t’Isfel bl-iskor ta’ 8-7. Dan it-titlu ta’ champions tad-dinja kien il-frott ta’ wirja konsistenti matul it-tournament kollu. Dan is-suċċess miksub minn dan it-tim wasal wara li fi Frar li għadda kienu ġew inkurunati bħala champions Ewropej. It-trofew tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Lulju 2023, flimkien ma’ tifkira tal-okkażjoni lill-plejers u t-Team Manager Vince Saliba, ġew ippreżentati minn Matthew von Brockdorff, Managing Director u CEO, u Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer ta’ Atlas Insurance. Għall-preżentazzjoni kienet preżenti wkoll Lorraine Cunningham s-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports. Dan il-premju ta' kull xahar jingħata [...]