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AIPS Europe President Charles Camenzuli had an official meeting with Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament. During the meeting were discussed various matters, with Mr Camenzuli raising the issue related to the Petitions that AIPS Europe have filed over the past years with the European Parliament. The President of the European Parliament took note of the current situation certain media establishments are facing. This includes payments for transmission rights as well as instances during which payments have been requested for the issuing of accreditations. The President of AIPS Europe referred to the importance of having a European Commissioner for Sport. He also mentioned particular problems that are being faced in Europe by sport media while exercising their profession. Reference was made to Artificial Intelligence and how this is leading to redundancies within the sport media. President Metsola stated that the European Parliament has voted on the AI act, which [...]

Cherise Farrugia (Tiġrijiet taż-Żwiemel) u Graham Pellegrini (Atletika) huma r-rebbieħa għax-xahar ta’ Frar 2024 tal-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ/a tax-Xahar li min din is-sena qed ikollu żewġ rebbieħa kull xahar. Cherise Farrugia, li għandha 19-il sena, irreġistrat il-ħamsin rebħa fil-karriera tagħha, nhar it-Tnejn 26 ta’ Frar fuq id-debba Hanouchka. Cherise Farrugia bdiet dan l-isport ta’ età żgħira ħafna meta kienet tattendi  l-akkademja tat-tiġrijiet fil-korsa tal-Marsa. L-ewwel rebħa tagħha waslet fl-1 ta’ Novembru 2020 permezz ta’ Erromanga ftit xhur biss wara li ġiet liċenzjata uffiċjalment Graham Pellegrini li wkoll għandu 19-il sena, kiser ir-rekord nazzjonali fuq l-400m waqt li kien qed jirrappreżenta lil Malta fil-Kampjonati tal-Atletika Indoor tal-Balkani f’Istanbul, fejn ikklassifika quddiem atleti minn nazzjonijiet stabbiliti fl-atletika, fosthom il-Bulgarija, l-Ukrajna u l-Moldova. It-trofew tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ/a tax-Xahar għal Frar 2024 flimkien mal-voucher t’abbiljament sportiv abbinat ma' dan il-premju ġew ippreżentati lil Cherise Farrugia u Graham Pellegrini minn Matthew von Brockdorff, Direttur [...]

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 [...]