Rylee Borg (Weightlifting) and Malta’s U18 Volleyball Women Team are the winners of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for April.

Rylee Borg, aged 17, was the standout performer during the Malta Open Championships organised by the Malta Weightlifting Association. He showcased an exceptional display of strength and skill across both Junior and Senior categories. Borg's impressive lifts included 109-113-116 kg in the snatch and 136-142-146 kg in the Clean & Jerk, culminating in a total of 262 kg and an outstanding score of 334 points. Moreover, Borg shattered records by setting 8 national records across Junior, U23, and Senior divisions.

Meanwhile, Malta’s U18 Volleyball Women Team are the Small Countries Association (SCA) U18 women’s champions for 2024. On home soil, at the Cottonera Sports Complex, Malta triumphed over Scotland in the final with a resounding 3-0 victory (27-25, 25-18, 25-20).

Rylee Borg and Malta’s U18 Volleyball Women Team were officially presented with the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award 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 President Sandro Micallef 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’ 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/

Rylee Borg (Weightlifting) u t-Tim Nazzjonali tal-Volleyball tan-Nisa ta’ taħt it-18-il sena huma r-rebbieħa tal-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal April 2024.

Rylee Borg, li għandu 17-il sena, kien l-aktar li spikka waqt il-Malta Open Championships organizzati mill-Malta Weightlifting Association. Borg kellu wirja eċċezzjonali ta’ saħħa u ħila fil-kategoriji Junior u anke Senior. Ir-refgħat impressjonanti tiegħu jinkludu l-109-113-116 kilo fl-iSnatch u 136-142-146 kilo fil-Clean & Jerk, li laħqu total ta’ 262 kilo u punteġġ eċċellenti ta’ 334 punt. Barra minn hekk, Borg stabbilixxa 8 rekords nazzjonali fid-diviżjonijiet Junior, U23, u anke Senior.

Min-naħa l-oħra t-Tim Nazzjonali tal-Volleyball tan-Nisa ta’ taħt it-18 il-sena rebaħ il-Kampjonat tal-Assoċċjazzjonijiet tal-Pajjiżi ż-Żgħar ta’ taħt it-tmintax-il sena. Dan il-kampjonat intlagħab fil-Padiljun Sportiv tal-Kottonera u fil-Finali ra lit-tfajliet Maltin jieħdu rebħa tajba ta’ 3-0 (24-25, 25-18, 25-20) kontra l-Iskozja.

Il-preżentazzjoni tal-unuri tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal April 2024 ġew ippreżentati lil Rylee Borg u lit- Tim Nazzjonali tal-Volleyball tan-Nisa ta’ taħt id-18-il sena 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-President Sandro Micallef u s-Segretarju Ġenerali Lorraine Cunningham.

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/