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Il-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kellu l-ewwel laqgħa uffiċjali tiegħu mal-Kelliem tal-Oppożizzjoni għall-Isport is-Sur Robert Cutajar dan hekk kif għadu kif ġie maħtur. Fil-laqgħa li saret permezz ta’ vidjokonferenza, attendew il-membri kollha tal-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-GħĠS. Matul il-laqgħa s-Sur Cutajar ingħata ħarsa lejn ix-xogħol li għaddej u l-proġetti futuri li qed jiġu mwettqa mill-GħĠS. Matul l-intervent tiegħu Sandro Micallef il-President tal- GħĠS irrimarka l-fatt li l-Għaqda kienet kburija li għandha relazzjoni tajba ma dawk kollha midħla fl-Isport u l-midja lokali jiġifieri: Is-Segretarjat Parlamentari għall-Isport, SportMalta, il-Kumitat Olimpiku Malti, Assoċjazzjonijiet Sportivi, l-Istitut tal-Ġurnalisti Maltin, u il-midja lokali kollha kif ukoll mal-AIPS (l-Assoċazzjoni Internazzjonali tal-Ġurnalisti Sportivi). Is-Sur Micallef ħeġġeġ lill-Partit Nazzjonalista biex jappoġġja l-erba 'proposti ewlenin tal-Assoċjazzjoni biex b’hekk is-sitwazzjoni attwali tal-Isport f'Malta titjieb: L-impenn biex ikun hemm żieda drastika ta' kull sena fil-Baġit tal-Gvern lejn l-Isport b'distinzjoni ċara li għandha ssir bejn il-baġit għall-Proġetti Kapitali / spejjeż ta' manutenzjoni kontinwi u investiment [...]

The Executive Committee of the Malta Sports Journalists Association held its first official meeting with the newly appointed Opposition Spokesperson for Sport Mr. Robert Cutajar. The meeting which was held through a video conference call was attended by all the members of the Malta SJA Executive Committee. During the meeting Mr. Cutajar was given an insight of the ongoing work and future projects which are being undertaken by the Malta SJA. During his intervention Sandro Micallef President of the Malta SJA remarked the fact that the Association was proud to have an existing healthy relationship with the major local stakeholders in Sports and media namely: The Parliamentary Secretariat for Sport, SportMalta, the Maltese Olympic Committee, Sports Associations, the Institute of Maltese Journalists, and local media houses apart from its international ties with AIPS (The International Sports Media Association). Mr. Micallef urged the Nationalist Party to support the Association's four main [...]

Il-weightlifter żagħżugħa Tenishia Thornton kienet dikjarata bħala r-rebbieħa tal- Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tax-Xahar għal Marzu. Thornton li għandha 14-il sena kellha bidu tas-sena 2020 vera pożittiva hekk kif iddistingwit ruħha b’diversi rekords fl-‘age group’ tagħha u rekords Nazzjonali oħra fi ħdan il-Federazzjoni Maltija tal-Weightlifting. Dan hu t-tielet unur li qed jingħata lill-atleti żgħażagħ Maltin b’inizjattiva konġunta bejn il-kumpanija Atlas Insurance u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports. Qabel dan l-unur ta’ Marzu r-rebbieħa preċedenti kienu l-isprinter Rachela Pace fix-xahar ta’ Jannar u l-player tal-Pool Dejan Grech li rebaħ l-unur fi Frar. Tenishia Thornton kienet spiċċat bħala runner up fl-għażla għall-unur kemm ta’ Jannar u anke għal Frar, għażla li ssir kull xahar minn panel ta’ tliet ġurnalisti tal-isport membri tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports. Minkejja s-sitwazzjoni tal-pandemija COVID-19 l-GħĠS tixtieq tinforma lill-pubbliku li ġie deċiż li l-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ/a tax-Xahar jibqa’ jingħata. Kemm l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kif ukoll il-kumpanija Atlas Insurance huma konxji tal-fatt li [...]

Young female weightlifter Tenishia Thornton has been declared as the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month for March. Thornton, who is still to turn 15, had a very remarkable start to 2020 where she distinguished herself through ongoing age group and national records within the Malta Weightlifting Federation. This is the third award being awarded to a local youth athlete since the launch of this Award which is a joint initiative by Atlas Insurance and the Malta Sports Journalists Association. Thornton follows the January 2020 award winner sprinter Rachela Pace and the February 2020 winner Pool player Dejan Grech. Tenishia Thornton had been a runner up in both the January and the February contest of this award which is being announced every month by a panel formed of three sports journalists, all members of the Malta Sports Journalists Association. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, MSJA informs the public that the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month [...]