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Swieqi Phoenix Volleyball U15 Team and Sophie St John (Gymnastics) are the winners of May’s Atlas Youth Athletes of the Month Award. Swieqi Phoenix Volleyball U15 Team clinched their 10th consecutive title, maintaining an incredible unbeaten record over the past ten years. Meanwhile, 14-year-old Sophie St John, one of the youngest members of Team Malta at this year’s Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) held in Andorra, delivered an outstanding performance, winning 3 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medal in artistic gymnastics. She triumphed in the Women’s Vault, the Women’s Balance Beam, and the Women’s Team event. She also earned silver in the Women’s All-Around and bronze in the Floor Exercise. The Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award was presented to the winners by Matthew von Brockdorff, Managing Director and CEO of Atlas Insurance. The Malta Sports Journalists Association was represented by President Clinton Buhagiar. [...]

National Lottery plc u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports, bi pjaċir iħabbru li Team Gaudos rebaħ it-tieni unur tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award għal din is-sena li jkopri x-xhur ta’ Marzu u April. Team Gaudos magħmul mill-Għawdxin Stephen Grima u Brandon Sultana sar l-ewwel tim minn Malta li temm l-Absa Cape Epic li saret fl-Afrika t’Isfel, f’Marzu li għadda. Team Gaudos spiċċa fil-266 post overall minn 743 tim parteċipant. Grima u Sultana għamluha f’ħin totali ta’ 38 siegħa, 7 minuti u 10 seckondi. Din it-tiġrija iebsa bil-mountain bikes mifruxa fuq tmint ijiem, fuq distanza ta’ 600 kilometru u b’elevazzjoni ta’ 16,500 metru. Il-parteċipanti raw ma’ wiċċhom kundizzjonijiet klimatiċi estremi bħal temperaturi ta’ 51°C flimkien ma’ xita torrenzjali, riħ qawwi u toroq mimlijin bit-tajn. Stephen Grima ingħata l-midalja Cape Epic hekk kif għamel ukoll l-Andorra Epic u l-iSwiss Epic sabiex ġie rikonnoxut bħala Cape Epic Legend. Brandon Sultana wkoll irċieva l-istess midalja [...]

National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) are pleased to announce that Team Gaudos won the second IZIBET Elite Athlete Award for 2025, covering the months of March and April. Team Gaudos, made up of Stephen Grima and Brandon Sultana, is the first Maltese team to successfully complete the Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike Stage Race, held in South Africa in March. Team Gaudos placed 266th overall out of 743 teams. Their total race time was of 38 hours, 7 minutes, and 10 seconds. This eight-day competition pushes participants to their limits, covering 600 kilometres with a total elevation gain of 16,500 metres. The participants endured extreme weather conditions, including mountain temperatures reaching 51°C, torrential rain, strong winds, and muddy trails. Stephen Grima received the coveted Cape Epic medal, becoming the first Maltese to be recognised as a Cape Epic Legend after previously completing the [...]

Jake Azzopardi (Kickboxing) u Kayden Laganà (Bowling) huma r-rebbieħa tal-Atlas Atleti Żgħażagħ tax-Xahar ta’ April. Jake Azzopardi li għad għandu 11-il sena, huwa ufficjalment l-iżgħar rebbieħ ta’ midalja tad-deheb għal Malta waqt il-Kampjonati Ewropej tal-Kickboxing ISKA li saru f’Malta. Taħt it-tmexxija ta’ Master Noel Mercieca huwa rebaħ id-deheb fil-kategorija Muay Thai tal-40 kilogramma. Huwa rebaħ ukoll midalja tal-fidda fil Unified Rules u bronż fil-K1 light. Min-naħa l-oħra, Kayden Laganà li għandu 18-il sena, mhuwiex wiċċ ġdid għal dan l-unur hekk kif rebħu f'Settembru tal-2020 u f'Jannar tal-2021. Lagana’ rnexxielu jirbaħ il-bronż fil-Masters fil-Kampjonati Ewropej taż-Żgħażagħ fit-Turkija. Fil-fatt huwa għeleb lill-favorit Tork Tuna Boncu iżda fis-semifinali tilef kontra l-Franċiż Timeo Dujardin, li eventwalment rebaħ il-finali b'mod konvinċenti. B'hekk Kayden Laganà spiċċa fit-tielet post b’midalja tal-Bronż. Il-preżentazzjoni tal-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħ tax-Xahar lir-rebbieħa saret minn Matthew von Brockdorff, Managing Director u CEO ta’ Atlas Insurance. F’isem l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kien hemm [...]