Anthony Borg (Swimming) and Alex Degabriele (Tennis) are the winners of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for July.

Anthony Borg, aged 17, accomplished an amazing feat themed Swim Round Gozo swimming 37 kilometres just under 12 hours. Anthony is the youngest swimmer ever to compete this long-distance swim.

Meanwhile, Alex Degabriele, aged 20, won the International Tennis Federation (ITF) 15K Doubles title on the Men’s Pro Circuit in Monastir, Tunisia teaming up with Youness Lalami Laaroussi from Morocco. Alex and Youness had a fantastic week of tennis overcoming many tough high ranked opponents and showing a huge resilience to eventually clinch this prestigious title. Alex was touring the ITF Pro Circuit during his season break from the North Carolina Wilmington University. in the USA.

The Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award was presented to Anthony Borg by Matthew von Brockdorff, Managing Director and CEO of Atlas Insurance, together with Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer. The Malta Sports Journalists Association was represented by Administrator Stephen Azzopardi. Alex Degabriele’s presentation will be done later this year when he’ll be back in Malta.

This award is a joint initiative of the Malta Sports Journalists Association and Atlas Insurance. The adjudicating panel of this award takes note of all the youths’ national and international achievements of the month under review, and at the same time, it invites local sport associations and federations to send in their nominations for consideration if they feel that any of their under-21 athletes have distinguished themselves during that month. All the monthly winners are eligible for the annual award.

Nominations for this award may be sent via email to info@maltasportsjournalists.com. The rules and regulations of this award can be viewed through the link https://www.maltasportsjournalists.com/atlas-youth-athlete-of-the-month-rules-and-regulations/

Anthony Borg (Għawm) u Alex Degabriele (Tennis) huma r-rebbieħa tal-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Lulju 2024.

Anthony Borg li ghandu 17-il sena, għam id-distanza ta’ 37 kilometru madwar Għawdex fi ftit anqas minn 12-il siegħa. B’hekk Anthony sar l-iżgħar għawwiem li qatt għamel din l-għawma fuq distanza fit-tul.

Min-naħa l-oħra Alex Degabriele li għandu 20 sena, rebaħ il-kompetizzjoni tal-15k tad-Doubles organizzata mill-Federazzjoni Internazzjonali tat-Tennis (ITF), f’Monastir, fit-Tuneżija, flimkien mal-Marokkin Youness Lalami Laaroussi. Alex u Youness kellhom ġimgħa sħiħa impenjattiva kontra avversarji ferm ikkwotati fir-ranking tat-tennis. Għaldaqstant huma kienu determinati li jirbħu dan it-titlu prestiġġjuż. Alex ħa sehem f’dan l-ITF Pro Circuit, waqt il-waqfa li kellu mill-impenji tiegħu fin-North Carolina Willington University, fl-Istati Uniti.

Il-preżentazzjoni tal-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar lil Anthony Borg saret minn Matthew von Brockdorff Direttur Maniġerjali u CEO ta’ Atlas Insurance, flimkien ma’ Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer. F’isem l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kien hemm preżenti l-Amministratur Stephen Azzopardi. Il-preżentazzjoni lil Alex Degabriele se ssir aktar tard din is-sena meta jirritorna lura Malta.

Dan il-premju ta’ kull xahar jingħata b’inizjattiva konġunta bejn l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports flimkien ma’ Atlas Insurance. Il-panel li jiġġudika r-rebbieħa ta’ dan il-premju jieħu nota tas-suċċessi miksuba lokalment u internazzjonalment matul dak ix-xahar u fl-istess ħin jistieden lill-assoċjazzjonijiet u federazzjonijiet sportivi sabiex jibagħtu n-nomini tagħhom. In-nominazzjonijiet iridu jkunu għal atleti ta’ taħt il-21 sena.

In-nominazzjonijiet għandhom jaslu b’email fuq info@maltasportsjournalists.com. Ir-regolamenti ta’ dan l-unur jinsabu f’dan il-link https://www.maltasportsjournalists.com/atlas-youth-athlete-of-the-month-rules-and-regulations/