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Stefan Cassar has been awarded the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for the month of April. He won this monthly award for the very first time after achieving a new National Record of 6:31.15 in the Under-18 2000m Steeplechase during the Athletics Malta Open Challenge 4. Cassar, who is 16 years old, has been practicing athletics for 11 years with La Salle Athletics Club. Apart from the Steeplechase he also enjoys long-distance running, such as 10km, which requires different skills and abilities from running shorter distances. The trophy for the April 2023 Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month together with the sports apparel voucher were presented to Stefan Cassar by Matthew von Brockdorff Managing Director & CEO at Atlas Insurance. The Malta Sports Journalists Association was represented by Executive Committee Member Domenic Aquilina. This award is a joint initiative of the Malta Sports Journalists Association and Atlas Insurance. [...]

Stefan Cassar ingħata l-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tax-Xahar għal April. Huwa rebaħ għall-ewwel darba dan il-premju ta’ kull xahar, wara li kiseb Rekord Nazzjonali ta’ 6:31.15 fl-2000 metru Steeplechase għall-atleti ta’ taħt it-tmintax-il sena, waqt l- Athletics Malta Open Challenge 4. Huwa ilu jippratika l-atletika għal dawn l-aħħar 11-il sena u dejjem ma’ La Salle Athletics Club. Cassar iħobb ukoll jiġri f’distanzi twal bħal dawk tal-10 kilometri għaliex jirrekjedu abilitajiet differenti minn meta tiġri f’distanzi qosra. It-trofew tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tax-Xahar għal April 2023 flimkien mal-vawċer t’abbiljament sportiv abbinat ma' dan il-premju ġew ippreżentati lil Stefan Cassar minn Matthew von Brockdorff Direttur Maniġerjali u CEO ta’ Atlas Insurance. F’isem l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kien hemm preżenti l-Membru tal-Kumitat Eżekuttiv Domenic Aquilina. Dan il-premju ta' kull xahar jingħata b'inizjattiva konġunta tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports flimkien ma' Atlas Insurance. Il-panel li jiġġudika r-rebbieħa ta' dan il-premju jieħu nota tas-suċċessi miksuba matul dak ix-xahar u [...]

AIPS EUROPE statement following the Annual Assembly held in Seoul, Korea on the 9th May 2023. ‘AIPS Europe, aware of the current situation in Ukraine, while giving all possible support to the Sports Journalists Association of Ukraine, condemns with no reserve the attacks by Russia on Ukraine which led to the war situation since February 2022. At the same time, in view of such war situation, AIPS Europe hopes that international sport federations and the IOC reconsider the position of readmission of athletes from Russia and Belarus in international competitions.’ Seoul, Korea 10.05.2023

The 85th AIPS (International Sports Press Association) Congress, which took place in Seoul, in South Korea came to an end on Thursday. The agenda of this congress included the revision of the AIPS statute which was approved after more than two years of discussion within the statute commission. The congress also included presentations by various International Sports Federations about their visions and preparations for sports events that will be taking place in the coming months. Presentations were given by the International Olympic Committee which included an overview of the preparations for the Olympic Games which will be taking place in Paris next year. In addition, FIFA also presented a report about the preparations for the Women’s World Cup which is happening in Australia and New Zealand this Summer. Other presentations were delivered by UEFA about the 2024 European Championship, by UNESCO about their education through sport project and by [...]