The winners of the SportMalta Awards Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali were announced on Saturday evening during a live transmission aired on TVM News+ as well as on the Malta Sports Journalists Association’s Facebook page. The 62nd edition saw the return of the finalists and guests back as an audience. The final night started with the Red Carpet hosted by Malta Sports Journalists Association’s Vice President and General Secretary, Clinton Buhagiar and Lorraine Cunningham.  

Guest speakers during this event included the Minister responsible for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation, Hon. Clifton Grima, CEO SportMalta Mark Cutajar and Sandro Micallef, President of the Malta Sports Journalists Association.  The two international guests AIPS Vice President, Iannis Daras from Greece and the President of the Cyprus Sports Journalists Association, Erodotos Miltiadous were also present for the event.

As usual. this annual awards ceremony was a collaboration between the Malta Sports Journalists Association and SportMalta, with the backing of the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation.

During the live show hosted by Joanna Camilleri and Simon Farrugia, a total of 11 honours were announced, seven of which were a result of the votes by the jury. The rest of the awards included the People’s Choice Award, the International Sports Event of the Year chosen by the Executive Committee of the Malta Sports Journalists Association and the other two were given out upon a nomination by Special Olympics.

The honours were won as follows:

Sportsman of the Year – NEIL AGIUS (Open Water Swimming)

Sportswoman of the Year – SUE ABELA (Ten Pin Bowling)

Youth Athlete of the Year Men – JEREMY ZAMMIT (Long Jump - Athletics)

Youth Athlete of the Year Women – TENISHIA THORNTON (Weightlifting)

Team of the Year – MALTA NATIONAL TEAM U/15 MEN (Water Polo)

Coach of the Year – ANTHONY FARRUGIA (Water Polo)

Official of the Year – BERNARD VASSALLO (Basketball)

International Sports Event of the Year – EUROPEAN JUNIOR ARTISTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS (Aquatic Sports Association of Malta)

People’s Choice Award - NEIL AGIUS (Open Water Swimming)

Special Olympics Athlete Man Award – JAKE GATT (Athletics)

Special Olympics Athlete Woman Award – REBECCA DALLI (Golf)

Is-Sibt filgħaxija waqt xandira diretta fuq TVM News+ u l-paġna ta’ Facebook tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports, tħabbru r-rebbieħa tal-iSportMalta Awards Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali. It-62 edizzjoni rat lura l-finalisti u l-mistednin tagħhom flimkien ma’ mistednin distinti, bħala udjenza waqt is-serata finali. Din l-attività bdiet bir-Red Carpet ippreżentat mill-Viċi President u s-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports Clinton Buhagiar u Lorraine Cunningham.

Saru diskorsi qosra tal-okkażjoni mill-Ministru responsabbli mill-Edukazzjoni, Sport, Żgħażagħ, Riċerka u Innovazzjoni l-Onor Clifton Grima, il-Kap Eżekuttiv ta’ SportMalta Mark Cutajar u l-President tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports Sandro Micallef. Preżenti wkoll iż-żewġ mistiedna internazzjonali li kienu l-Viċi President tal-AIPS, Iannis Daras u l-President tal-Assoċjazzjoni tal-Ġurnalisti Sportivi ta’ Ċipru, Erodotos Miltiadous.

Għal sena oħra din is-serata kienet organizzata b’mod konġunt mill-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports flimkien ma’ SportMalta bl-appoġġ sħiħ tal-Ministeru għall-Edukazzjoni, Sport, Żgħażagħ, Riċerka u Innovazzjoni.

Waqt din is-serata finali li kienet ippreżentata minn Joanna Camilleri u Simon Farrugia ġew mqassma 11-il unur; b’sebgħa fuq votazzjoni tal-ġurija, wieħed fuq vot popolari tal-pubbliku, wieħed għażla tal-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports u tnejn fuq suġġeriment ta’ Special Olympics.

L-unuri kollha mqassma kienu dawn:

Sportiv tas-Sena – NEIL AGIUS (Open Water Swimming)

Sportiva tas-Sena – SUE ABELA (Ten Pin Bowling)

Żagħżugħ tas-Sena – JEREMY ZAMMIT (Long Jump - Athletics)

Żagħżugħa tas-Sena – TENISHIA THORNTON (Weightlifting)

Tim tas-Sena – MALTA NATIONAL TEAM U/15 MEN (Water Polo)

Kowċ tas-Sena – ANTHONY FARRUGIA (Water Polo)

Uffiċjal tas-Sena – BERNARD VASSALLO (Basketball)

L-Aħjar Attività Internazzjonali tas-Sena – EUROPEAN JUNIOR ARTISTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS (Aquatic Sports Association of Malta)

People’s Choice Award - NEIL AGIUS (Open Water Swimming)

Special Olympics Atleta Maskili – JAKE GATT (Athletics)

Special Olympics Atleta Femminili – REBECCA DALLI (Golf)

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