Cherise Farrugia and Graham Pellegrini take February’s Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award
Cherise Farrugia (Horse Racing) and Graham Pellegrini (Track and Field Athlete) are the two winners of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award, following their respective successes during the month of February 2024. As of this year, the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award is being awarded to two young athletes for their national and international achievements, respectively. Cherise Farrugia, aged 19, secured the 50th win of her career when she won the Class Bronze race with Hanouchka on Monday 26th February. Cherise Farrugia started this sport at a very young age and used to attend the Horse Racing Academy at the Marsa Racetrack.. Her first victory came on the 1st of November 2020 with the horse named Erromanga just a few weeks after she obtained her official licence Graham Pellegrini, also aged 19, set a national record in the 400m while representing Malta at the Balkan [...]