Kim Camilleri Lagana wins the first Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for 2023
Kim Camilleri Lagana has been awarded the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for the month of JanuaryCamilleri Lagana won this monthly award for the very first time after being named European Under-15 Champion in 2022, and in January 2023 she successfully qualified for the upcoming Youth World Championships. At just 14 years of age, the young weightlifter managing a whopping 124kg total in the 45kg category. Kim managed all three snatch attempts at 51kg, 53kg and 54kg followed by another successful first two clean and jerk attempts at 68kg and 70kg. She was unfortunately unsuccessful on her third attempt after attempting a new national record in the clean and jerk for this weight class at 71 kg. Besides qualifying for the biggest youth event of the year, Camilleri Lagana also moved up to the platinum position in the MWA international rankings, which is a feat only junior [...]


