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L-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Awwissu mar għand it-tim nazzjonali ta’ taħt is-16-il sena tal-Water Polo. Din hija t-tielet darba li dan il-premju qed jingħata lil tim minflok atleta individwali. Iż-żgħażagħ Maltin naqqxu isimhom fl-Istorja bl-ewwel parteċipazzjoni tagħhom fil-Kampjonat Dinji li sar f’Volos fil-Greċja. Huma impressjonaw mhux ftit, meta għelbu lit-tim aktar kwotat tal-Istati Uniti fil-logħba inawgurali bl-iskor ta’ 10-7 u rebħu l-grupp wara li ġabu fix-xejn lill-Każakistan 13-3. Huma ġew minn telfa ta’ 13-8 kontra t-Turkija, meta għelbu lill-Eġittu 8-6 u għaddew għas-semifinali tal-Gold Group, fejn kellhom jerġgħu jaffrontaw lill-Istati Uniti. Minkejja li din id-darba l-Maltin tilfu 10-7, assiguraw ir-raba’ post fil-Gold Group wara li tilfu 9-7 kontra l-Brażil. Xorta waħda dawn ir-riżultati miksuba huma ferm pożittivi u b’hekk il-Maltin temmew dawn l-impenji fit-12-il post fost il-25 pajjiż li ħa sehem minn madwar id-dinja. It-trofew tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Awwissu flimkien ma’ tifkira tal-okkażjoni ġew preżentati lill-plejers [...]

The Malta Sports Journalists Association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was recently held at one of the esteemed hotels in St. Julian’s. General Secretary Lorraine Cunningham presented the administrative report which was approved unanimously together with the financial report presented by Stephen Azzopardi. During this AGM those present were briefed about the various duties and activities organised by the Malta Sports Journalists Association since last year’s AGM. This year was another struggling one due to the pandemic situation but eventually we returned to normality, once again reporting live sports events. During this year Malta was honoured to host the Special Olympics Invitational Games, FIBA Championship for Small European States and other preparatory events ahead of GSSE Malta 2023. The MSJA’s Executive Commitee met 6 times with the first three meetings which were on a virtual platform and the last three were hybrid as not all the members were able to attend [...]

Matthew Galea Soler ingħata l-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Lulju. Malta permezz ta’ Matthew Galea Soler rebħet l-ewwel midalja fl-Istorja fil-European Youth Olympic Festival. Galea Soler daħal fit-tielet post u rebaħ il-midalja tal-bronż fil-finali tal-400 metru u għamel ukoll l-aqwa ħin personali ta’ 48.84 sekonda. Dan il-ħin huwa wkoll rekord nazzjonali fil-kategoriji ta’ taħt it-18-il sena, ta’ taħt l-20 sena u ta’ taħt it-23 sena. Il-European Youth Olympic Festival, li jsir għall-atleti Ewropej ta’ bejn l-14 u t-18-il sena, din is-sena sar f’Banska Bystrika, fl-Islovakkja. It-trofew tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar għal Lulju 2022 kif ukoll il-vawċer ta’ abbiljament sportiv abbinat ma’ dan il-premju ġew ippreżentati lil Matthew Galea Soler minn Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer ta' Atlas Insurance. L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kienet irrappreżentata mill-President Sandro Micallef, is-Segretarju Ġenerali Lorraine Cunningham u l-Amministratur Stephen Azzopardi. Dan il-premju ta’ kull xahar jingħata b’inizjattiva konġunta tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports u Atlas Insurance. [...]

Matthew Galea Soler has been awarded the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for the month of July 2022. Malta has won the first ever medal in the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), thanks to this up-and-coming athlete. Galea Soler placed third in the 400m final race and registered a personal best of 48.84 thus being awarded the bronze medal. The EYOF is specifically organised for young European athletes aged between 14 and 18 and this year it was held in Banska Bystrika, Slovakia. The trophy for the July 2022 Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month, together with the sports apparel voucher, were presented to Matthew Galea Soler by Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer of Atlas Insurance. The Malta Sports Journalists Association was represented by President Sandro Micallef, General Secretary Lorraine Cunningham and Administrator Stephen Azzopardi. This award is a joint initiative of the Malta Sports Journalists Association and Atlas [...]