Thyis Antonelli wins the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for August 2023

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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 spirit with an impressive 8-1 win, seizing the gold medal and marking a historic moment as the first Maltese gold medallist at the ISF Gymnasiade Games.

Thyis Antonelli will be participating in the Small States of Europe Karate Championships that will be held in Luxembourg this month, where she will form part of the Malta Team.

The trophy for the August 2023 Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month together with a sports apparel voucher were presented to Thyis Antonelli by Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer of Atlas Insurance. The Malta Sports Journalists Association was represented by Executive Committee Member Mark Muscat 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 youth athletes’ achievements during 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.

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: Mark Muscat and Stephen Azzopardi (MSJA), Thyis Antonelli and Robert Micallef (Atlas Insurance).

Thyis Antonelli tirbaħ l-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tax-Xahar għal Awwissu 2023

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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 tad-deheb storika bħala l-ewwel atleta Maltija li kisbet dan is-suċċess waqt l-ISF Gymnasiade Games. Thyis Antonelli bħalissa qed tipprepara flimkien ma’ Team Malta għall-Kampjonati tal-Karate għall-Pajjiżi Żgħar tal-Ewropa li se jsiru aktar tard dan ix-xahar fil-Lussemburgu.

It-trofew tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tax-Xahar għal Awwisu 2023 flimkien mal-voucher t’abbiljament sportiv abbinat ma' dan il-premju ġew ippreżentati lil Thyis Antonelli minn Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer ta’ Atlas Insurance. F’isem l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kien hemm preżenti l-Membru tal-Kumitat Eżekuttiv Mark Muscat u l-Amministratur Stephen Azzopardi.

Dan il-premju ta' kull xahar jingħata b'inizjattiva konġunta tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports flimkien ma' 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: Mark Muscat u Stephen Azzopardi (MSJA), Thyis Antonelli u Robert Micallef (Atlas Insurance).

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