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Il-Weightlifter ta' 15 -il sena Tenishia Thornton rebħet l-unur tal-Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year tas-Sena 2020. L-Unur intrebaħ minn Thornton wara votazzjoni minn panel ta' tliet ġurnalisti mħallta mal-votazzjoni tal-publiku. Thornton kienet l-unika atleta tul is-sena 2020 li rebħet l-unur tal-Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month għal darbtejn meta rebħet dan l-unur fix-xhur ta' Marzu u Novembru tas-sena l-oħra. Fit-tieni post overall ta' dan l-unur spiċċat il-footballer Haley Bugeja filwaqt li l-ġinnasta Tara Vella Clark spiċċat fit-tielet post sabiex kien podju kollu iffurmat minn atleti femminili. Il-Preżentazzjoni lil Thornton saret minn Matthew Von Brockdorff Kap Eżekuttiv ta' Atlas Insurance fil-preżenza tal-uffiċjali tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports Sandro Micallef u Lorraine Cunningham. Intant, Atlas Insurance ikkonfermaw li se jġeddu l-ftehim marbut ma' din l-inizjattiva mal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports għal sena oħra. L-Għan prinċipali wara l-inizjattiva ta' dan l-unur hi sabiex isir iktar għarfien u promozzjoni tal-kisbiet sportivi tal-atleti żgħażagħ Maltin kemm lokalment kif [...]

15-year old weightlifter Tenishia Thornton has been named as the first winner of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year. She won this prestigious award after a combined vote by a panel of three sports journalists and a public vote which was held online over the past weeks. Thornton was the only athlete in 2020 who managed to scoop two awards in March and November respectively. Upcoming football star Haley Bugeja was the overall runner up, followed by gymnast Tara Vella Clark to complete an all female podium. The presentation to Tenishia Thornton was made by Matthew Von Brockdorff CEO of Atlas Insurance. Malta Sports Journalists Association officials Sandro Micallef and Lorraine Cunningham were also present for the presentation. In the meantime Atlas Insurance has confirmed that it has renewed the collaboration with the Malta Sports Journalists Association for another year in relation to this initiative aimed at promoting young [...]

The President and the General Secretary of the Malta Sports Journalists Association Sandro Micallef and Lorraine Cunningham held talks with Opposition Leader Dr Bernard Grech. During the meeting which was held at the Opposition's Office in Parliament the MSJA officials explained the vision of the Association for the future of Sport in Malta. Dr Grech was presented also with a report including five concrete proposals which are being put forward by the MSJA to the competent authorities to be implemented in the near future. Sandro Micallef stressed on the fact that the Malta Sports Journalists Association has now become a relevant Association with a proactive approach whereby local Sports Associations and Federations are visualizing the MSJA as a main stakeholder in the local sports scenario.  He added that one on the main targets of the MSJA is to continue to put pressure so that Sports is brought forward as much [...]