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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 [...]

L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports (GħĠS) bi pjaċir tħabbar li rċeviet fondi mill-iskema Small Initiative Support Scheme (SIS), amministrata mill-Kunsill Malti għas-Settur Volontarju bl-appoġġ tal-Ministeru għall-Inkluzjoni u l-Għaqdiet Volontarji (MIV). Dawn il-fondi ġew mogħtija lill-GħĠS wara li s-sena l-oħra l-istess GħĠS irċeviet fondi mit-Training Initiative Scheme (TIS), sabiex organizzat seminar dedikat lin-nisa fil-ġurnaliżmu sportiv, li kien l-ewwel wieħed ta' xorta tiegħu f'pajjiżna. L-għotjiet lill-għaqdiet volontarji ġew ippreżentati mill-Ministru għall-Inklużjoni u l-Volontarjat Julia Farrugia Portelli, miċ-Chairperson tal-Kunsill Malti għas-Settur tal-Volontarjat (MCVS) Gertrude Buttigieg u mill-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-MCVS Mauro Pace Parascandalo. Permezz ta' dawn il-fondi l-GħĠS se tibqa' kommessa li tippromwovi u tagħti s-sostenn tagħha għal dawk kollha involuti fis-settur tal-ġurnaliżmu sportiv f'pajjiżna. Dawn il-fondi mis-SIS se jiġu allokati sabiex l-GħĠS torganizza seminar ieħor interessanti, din id-darba dwar il-Mobile Journalism, magħruf aħjar bħala MOJO. Ritratt: (Mix-Xellug) Il-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-MCVS Mauro Pace Parascandalo, il-Viċi President tal-GħĠS Clinton Buhagiar, is-Segretrju Ġenerali tal-GħĠS Lorraine Cunningham, il-Ministru [...]

The Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) proudly announces its successful attainment of a grant from the Small Initiative Support Scheme (SIS), managed by the Malta Council for Voluntary Sector (MCVS) and supported by the Ministry for Inclusion and Voluntary Organisations (MIV). This significant achievement follows the Association's previous grant through the Training Initiative Scheme (TIS), organising the first ever seminar dedicated to women in sports journalism. The grants to voluntary organisations were presented by the Minister for Inclusion and Voluntary Organisations Julia Farrugia Portelli, together with the MCVS' Chairperson Gertrude Buttigieg and the MCVS' Chief Executive Officer Mauro Pace Parascandalo. The grant, provided by MCVS, underscores the dedication and hard work of the Malta Sports Journalists Association in promoting sports journalism excellence within the Maltese community. The grant from the Small Initiative Support Scheme aligns with MSJA's overarching goal of advancing sports journalism standards, nurturing talent, and promoting the [...]