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Dylan Portelli presented with TGS Fair Play Award for the July-September period

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Dylan Portelli, Birgu Regatta Club's rower, has been awarded the TGS Fair Play Award. This is the third award for the year 2023, covering the July-September-period.

The award given by the Malta Sports Journalists Association in collaboration with the Malta Fair Play Movement and Together Gaming Solutions, is aimed at sporting individuals or teams that would have distinguished themselves with an altruistic gesture of fair play during official and/or non-official competitions.

The awarded act of Fair Play occurred during the last edition of the Regatta Nazzjonali held at the Valletta’s Grand Harbour on the 8th of September. At the end of one of the races, Bormla Regatta Club’s rower Clive Casha was not feeling well.

As Bormla’s rower Clive Casha was transferred to a Civil Protection’s boat to receive the necessary medical assistance, his rowing partner Dennis Thornton remained alone on the Dgħajsa Tal-Pass Ta' Bi Tnejn (two oars men boat). Since they were classified with the top 3, following the Għaqda Regatta Nazzjonali’s regulations, the boat had to be taken ashore for weighing.  Since Thornton couldn’t row alone,  Dylan Portelli from the rival team Birgu, offered him his help. Eventually Portelli rowed together with Thornton and  arrived safely to the shore, so that the rowing boat could be weighed. This is considered as an act of Fair Play, as if it wasn’t for the generous intervention of Birgu’s rower Dylan Portelli, Bormla were in high risk of losing the time limit.

"Extending a hand in assistance and setting aside competition is the resounding message needed presently worldwide. Dylan's actions convey this message of unity, serving as an exemplary illustration that should reverberate universally,” said Edward Licari, Director of Together Gaming Solutions.

The TGS Malta Fair Play Award was presented by Liana Said, Head of Finance at Together Gaming Solutions, at their offices in St. Julian’s. Charles Camenzuli was representing the Malta Fair Play Movement. The Malta Sports Journalists Association was represented by the Administrator Stephen Azzopardi and member Josef Galdes.

Members of the public, teams, or officials can notify the Malta Sports Journalists Association and the Malta Fair Play Movement and make them aware of a fair play gesture by contacting them at info@maltasportsjournalists.com for consideration.

Photo caption: Liana Said (Head of Finance Together Gaming Solutions) presenting TGS Fair Play Award trophy for July-September period to Dylan Portelli (Birgu Regatta Club) together with Charles Camenzuli (Chairman Malta Fair Play Movement), Stephen Azzopardi (MSJA Administrator) and Josef Galdes (MSJA Member).

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Dylan Portelli rowing together with Dennis Thornton to arrive safely to the shore, so that the rowing boat could be weighed. (Photos: Kurt Farrugia)

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It-tielet TGS Fair Play Award għas-sena 2023 imur għand Dylan Portelli

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Il-qaddief tal-klabb tal-Birgu, Dylan Portelli, ġie mogħti t-TGS Fair Play Award. Dan huwa t-tielet unur għas-sena 2023, li jkopri l-perjodu bejn Lulju u Settembru 2023.

Dan l-unur li huwa frott tal-kolaborazzjoni li l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports għandha mal-Malta Fair Play Movement u Together Gaming Solutions, huwa intiż għal dawk fil-qasam tal-isport kemm fuq livell individwali jew bħala tim għal mod altruwistiku ta’ Fair Play f’kompetizzjoni/ijiet uffiċjali jew le.

Waqt l-aħħar edizzjoni tar-Regatta Nazzjonali ta’ Jum il-Vitorja, li saret fit-8 ta' Settembru 2023, fi trmiem it-tiġrija Klassi A Tal-Pass Ta' Bi Tnejn mirbuħa mill-Birgu fuq Bormla, il-qaddief ta' Bormla Clive Casha ħassu ħażin.

Hekk kif il-qaddief Clive Casha ttieħed fuq il-lanċa tal-Protezzjoni Ċivili sabiex jingħata l-għajnuna meħtieġa, Dennis Thornton spiċċa waħdu fuq id-Dgħajsa Tal-Pass Ta' Bi Tnejn. Peress li daħlu mal-ewwel tliet klassifikati, kellha tintiżen skont ir-regolamenti tal-Għaqda Regatta Nazzjonali. F'dak il-mument Thornton ma setax jaqdef waħdu għall-użin u għaldaqstant Dylan Portelli, li ġej mill-klabb rivali tal-Birgu, offra li jmur bilqiegħda bħala rmiġġ miegħu u jgħinu jaqdef id-dgħajsa għall-użin li eventwalment kien sar. Dan huwa kkunsidrat bħala ġest kbir ta' Fair Play, hekk kif Bormla kienu qegħdin jirriskjaw li ma jżommux mat-time limit, li kieku ma kienx hemm dan l-intervent tal-qaddief tal-Birgu, Portelli.

Edward Licari, Direttur ta’ Together Gaming Solutions.irrimarka: “Li tagħti daqqa t’id u titfa’ fil-ġenb kull rivalità huwa messaġġ qawwi li d-dinja tal-lum tant għandha bżonn! Il-ġest ta’ Dylan juri l-għaqda u għandu jservi ta’ eżempju universali.”

Il-preżentazzjoni tat-TGS Fair Play Award saret fl-uffiċini ta’ Together Gaming Solutions, minn Liana Said, Kap tal-Finanzi ta’ Together Gaming Solutions. Charles Camenzuli kien preżenti f’isem il-Malta Fair Play Movement. Għall-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kien hemm preżenti l-Amministratur Stephen Azzopardi u l-membru Josef Galdes.

Individwi, timijiet, jew uffiċjali jistgħu jikkomunikaw mal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports u mal-Malta Fair Play Movement biex jirrapurtawlhom att ta’ fair play billi jibagħtu email fuq info@maltasportsjournalists.com, sabiex dan il-ġest ikun ikkunsidrat.

Ritratt: Liana Said (Kap tal-Finanzi ta' Together Gaming Solutions) tippreżenta t-trofew tat-TGS Fair Play Award għal Lulju - Settembru 2023 lil Dylan Portelli (Birgu Regatta Club), flimkien ma' Charles Camenzuli (Chairman Malta Fair Play Movement), Stephen Azzopardi (Amministratur tal-GħĠS) u Josef Galdes (Membru tal-GħĠS).

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