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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 [...]

The Malta U18 National Pool Team has been awarded the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for July. This is the second time this year that this award has been awarded to a team. Steve Muscat, Nick Muscat, Chaylon Castaldi, Jake Castaldi, and Nordai Desira were crowned World Champions as a team during the competition held in Agadir, Morocco. In the final, they managed to beat South Africa 8-7 after a consistent performance throughout the tournament. This success follows the title of European Champions which they won in February. The trophy for the July 2023 Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month, together with individual mementos for the players and Team Manager Vince Saliba, were presented by Matthew von Brockdorff, Managing Director & CEO, and Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer of Atlas Insurance. The Malta Sports Journalists Association was represented by General Secretary Lorraine Cunningham. This award is a [...]

Il-Ħadd filgħaxija ġiet fi tmiemha b’suċċess l-ewwel edizzjoni tas-Sela Cup li kienet preżentata minn Visit Malta. Wara li saret il-preżentazzjoni tat-trofew lir-rebbieħa Newcastle United, Carlo Micallef CEO tal-Awtorità Maltija għat-Turiżmu u Helmut Amhof tkellmu mall-ġurnalisti Maltin preżenti, fejn Carlo Micallef kien mistoqsi biex jagħti l-kummenti tiegħu wara li ġie fi tmiemhu dan l-avveniment. Carlo Micallef tkellem dwar l-ħsieb u l-ħidma li saret biex Visit Malta tiġi esposta f’ tournament ta’ dan t-tip, li fih ħadu sehem Newcastle United li din s-sena ser ikunu qed jirritornaw lura fil-UEFA Champions League wara assenza ta’ snin, Fiorentina li kienu finalisti tal- UEFA Europa Conference League matul l-istaġun li għadda, Villarreal li kienu finaslisti ta’ kompetizzjoni Ewropeja żewġ staġuni ilu u l-klabb Franċiż ta’ OGC Nice. Huwa kompla billi qal li l-erba’ pajjiżi li ġejjin minnhom t-timijiet li ħadu sehem huma pajjiżi li huma importanti f’dak li huwa l-qasam turistiku għall-pajjiżna. Ic-CEO ta’ [...]