Matthew Galea Soler wins the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for July

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Matthew Galea Soler has been awarded the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for
the month of July 2022.

Malta has won the first ever medal in the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), thanks to this up-and-coming athlete. Galea Soler placed third in the 400m final race and registered a personal best of 48.84 thus being awarded the bronze medal.

The EYOF is specifically organised for young European athletes aged between 14 and 18 and this year it was held in Banska Bystrika, Czech Republic.

The trophy for the July 2022 Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month, together with the sports apparel voucher, were presented to Matthew Galea Soler by Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer of Atlas Insurance. The Malta Sports Journalists Association was represented by President Sandro Micallef, General Secretary Lorraine Cunningham and Administrator Stephen Azzopardi.

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’ achievements during the month under review and invites local sports associations and federations to send their nominations for consideration if they feel that any of their under-21 athletes have distinguished themselves during that month.

Nominations for this award may be sent via email to info@maltasportsjournalists.com. The rules and regulations of the award can be viewed on the website
www.maltasportsjournalists.com.

Photo caption: From left: Lorraine Cunningham General Secretary (MSJA), Matthew Galea Soler, Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer (Atlas Insurance) and Sandro Micallef President (MSJA). 

Matthew Galea Soler jirbaħ l-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Lulju

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Matthew Galea Soler ingħata l-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Lulju.

Malta permezz ta’ Matthew Galea Soler rebħet l-ewwel midalja fl-Istorja fil-European Youth Olympic Festival. Galea Soler daħal fit-tielet post u rebaħ il-midalja tal-bronż fil-finali tal-400 metru u għamel ukoll l-aqwa ħin personali ta’ 48.84 sekonda. Dan il-ħin huwa wkoll rekord nazzjonali fil-kategoriji ta’ taħt it-18-il sena, ta’ taħt l-20 sena u ta’ taħt it-23 sena.

Il-European Youth Olympic Festival, li jsir għall-atleti Ewropej ta’ bejn l-14 u t-18-il sena, din is-sena sar f’Banska Bystrika, fir-Repubblika Ċeka.

It-trofew tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Lulju 2022 kif ukoll il-vawċer ta’ abbiljament sportiv abbinat ma’ dan il-premju ġew ippreżentati lil Matthew Galea Soler minn Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer ta’ Atlas Insurance. L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kienet irrappreżentata mill-President Sandro Micallef, is-Segretarju Ġenerali Lorraine Cunningham u l-Amministratur Stephen Azzopardi.

Dan il-premju ta’ kull xahar jingħata b’inizjattiva konġunta tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports u Atlas Insurance. Il-panel li jiġġudika r-rebbieħa ta’ dan il-premju jieħu nota tas-suċċessi miksuba matul dak ix-xahar u fl-istess ħin jistieden lill-assoċjazzjonijiet u federazzjonijiet sportivi sabiex jibagħtu n-nomini tagħhom. In-nominati li jiġu evalwati jridu jkunu taħt il-21 sena.

In-nominazzjonijiet għandhom jaslu b’imejl lil info@maltasportsjournalists.com. Ir-regolamenti ta’ dan l-unur jinsabu fuq is-sit elettroniku tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports li hu www.maltasportsjournalists.com.

Ritratt: Mix xellug: Lorraine Cunningham Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports, Matthew Galea Soler, Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer ta’ Atlas Insurance u Sandro Micallef President tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports.

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