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7 02, 2023

Sports journalists to vote for the finalists of the 63rd edition of the SportMalta Awards Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali

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During the last week of December 2022, the Executive Committee of the Malta Sports Journalists Association announced that once again it will be jointly organising with SportMalta the 63rd edition of the SportMalta Awards l-Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali. This announcement officially opened the nominations process for the 2023 edition, which will be held on the 25th of February 2023. Sports associations and federations had received an official communication whereby they had been invited to nominate their athletes in their respective categories. The categories are Sportsman and Sportswoman, Male and Female Youth, Coach, Official and Team of the Year. The deadline for the submission of the nominations was the 16th of January 2023 and all submitted nominations were scrutinised by the Organising Committee before being eventually shortlisted to formulate the following semi-finalists' list: SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR Anastasi Mauro (Ten Pin Bowling) Bezzina Isaac (Judo) Calleja Cliferty (Horse Racing) Farrugia Kurt [...]

7 02, 2023

Magħrufa s-semifinalisti li minnhom se jintagħżlu l-finalisti tat-63 edizzjoni ta’ SportMalta Awards L-Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali

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Lejn it-tmiem is-sena 2022, il-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports ħabbar li l-edizzjoni ta’ din is-sena tal-iSportMalta Awards l-Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali se terġa tkun organizzata b’mod konġunt minn SportMalta u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports (GħĠS). L-assoċjazjonijiet u l-federazzjonjiet sportivi ġew mitluba li jissottomettu n-nominazzjonijiet tagħhom f’dawn il-kategoriji - Sportiv u Sportiva, Żagħżugħ u Żagħżugħa, Kowċ, Uffiċjal u t-Tim tas-Sena. Dawn in-nominazzjonijiet ġew milqugħa sas-16 ta’ Jannar li għadda u ġew kollha skrutinati mill-Kumitat Organizzattiv u eventwalment tnaqqsu għal-lista tas-semifinalisti kif jidhru hawn taħt: SPORTIV TAS-SENA Anastasi Mauro (Ten Pin Bowling) Bezzina Isaac (Judo) Calleja Cliferty (Horse Racing) Farrugia Kurt (Paralympics) Galea Keith (Triathlon) Galea Luke (Karate) Giordimaina Gary (Lotta) Grech Dejan (Eight Ball Pool) Tanti Jake (Water Polo) Zammit Jeremy (Athletics Long Jump) SPORTIVA TAS-SENA Borg Ella (Gymnastics) Cassar Selma (Jiu-Jitsu) Clark Francesca (Badminton) Curmi Francesca (Tennis) Esposito Katryna (Judo) Richard Janet (Athletics) Scerri Michela (Taekwondo) Sultana Colette (Squash) Swift Melissa [...]

4 02, 2023

Tenishia Thornton wins the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year Award 2022

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After achieving the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month for June, the young weightlifter Tenishia Thornton has now been awarded with the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year Award 2022. She won this prestigious award after a combined vote by a panel of three sports journalists and a public vote which was held online over the past weeks. Runners up are long jumper Jeremy Zammit and paralympic rower Nick Mercieca. The first edition of this award, which took place in 2020, was also won by Tenishia Thornton and at that time, the footballer Haley Bugeja and the gymnast Tara Vella Clark were the overall runners up. At the tender age of 16, Thornton bagged an astonishing three gold medals and the title of World Youth Champion at the World Youth Championships held in June in Leon, Mexico. Competing in the women’s 55kg class, the young Maltese lifter stunned the field with a [...]

4 02, 2023

Tenishia Thornton tirbaħ l-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tas-Sena 2022

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Wara li rebħet l-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tax-Xahar għal Ġunju, il-weightlifter żagħżugħa Tenishia Thornton rebħet l-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tas-Sena 2022. Hija rebħet dan l-unur prestiġġjuż wara votazzjoni minn panel ta’ tliet ġurnalisti mħallta mal-votazzjoni tal-pubbliku, li saret onlajn matul dawn l-aħħar ġimgħat. Fit-tieni post overall ta’ dan l-unur spiċċaw il-long jumper Jeremy Zammit u l-qaddief paralimpipiku Nick Mercieca. L-ewwel unur annwali li kien fis-sena 2020 kien intrebaħ ukoll mill-weightlifter Tenishia Thornton, bil-plejer tal-futbol Haley Bugeja u l-ġinnasta Tara Vella Clark li kienu ġew bħala runners up. Il-weightlifter Maltija ta’ 16-il sena, irnexxilha tirbaħ tliet midalji tad-deheb u spiċċat fl-ewwel post ġenerali fil-kategorija tal-55kg tal-Kampjonati Dinjija taż-Żgħażagħ IWF li saru f’Ġunju f’Leon, il-Messiku. Thornton kienet qed tieħu sehem fil-kategorija tal-55 kilogramma fejn irnexxilha terfa’ 78 kilogramma fis-snatch, 100 kilogramma fil-clean & jerk għal total ta’ 178 kilogramma u kisbet rekord ġdid fil-Commonwealth u ieħor nazzjonali. F’Novembru, Thornton rebħet ukoll bħala [...]

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