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L-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports (GħĠS) tifraħ u twassal l-awguri tagħha lill-President elett tal-Kumitat Olimpiku Malti (KOM) Julian Pace Bonello u tawguralu għal aktar ħidma għat-terminu li jmiss fit-tmexxija ta' dan l-ogħla organu sportiv. L-Eżekuttiv tal-GħĠS jifraħ ukoll lis-Segretarju Ġenerali il-ġdid Kevin Azzopardi wara li lbieraħ ġie elett f'din il-kariga fi ħdan il-KOM. Il-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-GħĠS jifraħ ukoll lill-membri eletti bħala diretturi fl-eżekuttiv, fosthom lil Paul Sultana bħala l-Viċi President il-ġdid, David Azzopardi li kien konfermat bħala Teżorier, Charlene Attard bħala Direttur tal-Isport, u lid-diretturi l-oħra Maria Vella Galea, Nigel McCarthy, Dr Lucienne Attard u Johanna Grech. L-GħĠS tawgura lill-eżekuttiv il-ġdid tal-KOM sabiex ikompli jaħdem fuq it-tajjeb li sar fl-aħħar snin u li jaħdem aktar biex ikun rikonoxxut kif jixraqlu mill-entitajiet kollha f’pajjiżna. L-GħĠS tirringrazzja woll lis-Segretarju Ġenerali uxxenti Joe Cassar għas-servizz li ta lill-isport Malti f’dawn l-aħħar 28 sena. Finalment l-Eżekuttiv tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports juri d-dispjaċir tiegħu għall-fatt li l-media ma [...]

The Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) congratulates Julian Pace Bonello for his successful re-election as President of the Maltese Olympic Committee (MOC). The MSJA sends also its congratulations to Kevin Azzopardi for being elected as the new General Secretary of the MOC. Congratulations are being relayed also to the elected Executive Directors, Paul Sultana as the new Vice-President, David Azzopardi confirmed Treasurer, Charlene Attard new Director of Sport, Maria Vella Galea, Nigel McCarthy, Dr Lucienne Attard, and Johanna Grech. The Malta Sports Journalists Association urges the newly elected Executive Team of the Maltese Olympic Committee to continue building on the work that has already been carried out in the past years, and also strive in order to gain more recognition from all entities in Malta. A special thanks goes to Joe Cassar, who served as the General Secretary of the MOC for the past 28 years, for his service, hard [...]

The Maltese Sporting Community is in mourning after last night's announcement that Judge Emeritus Dr. Lino Farrugia Sacco passed away at the age of 72. Dr. Farrugia Sacco was an active member of the Maltese Olympic Committee, holding several positions, including the prestigious role of President between 1996 and 2013, during which time he shaped the MOC's functionality and implemented several initiatives to benefit elite Maltese athletes. He had strong ties with local sports federations, where in the past he held the role of President of the Malta Tennis Federation before making the decision to contest for the MOC's Presidency. Dr. Farrugia Sacco was also elected as the Treasurer of the European Tennis Federation. Dr. Farrugia Sacco chaired the evaluation commission for the 2021 Mediterranean Games as well as the European Olympic Commission's audit committee. He also sat on several disciplinary committees of the Anti-Doping Commissions. He also served as [...]

L-atleta tal-Għawm Artistiku Zea Montfort, ingħatat l-unur tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tax-Xahar għal Settembru. Montfort fil-kategorija ta’ bejn it-13 u l-15-il sena, ħadet sehem flimkien mat-Tim Nazzjoanli tal-Għawm Artistiku, fl-ewwel edizzjoni tal-European Youth Artistic Swimming Championships & Mediterannean Artistic Swimming Cup 2021 li saret f’Rijeka, fil-Kroazja, bejn is-7 u t-12 ta’ Settembru. Malta kellha kompetizzjoni iebsa mar-Russja, Spanja, l-Olanda, il-Gran Brittanja, in-Norveġja u l-Italja. Minkejja li l-atleti l-oħra huma aktar ta’ esperjenza, Zea Montfort irnexxielha tagħmilha sal-finali. Bħala solo, Zea Montfort ġiet fis-seba’ post fir-ranking tal-Comen. Meta tgħaqqad ir-rankings tal-Comen u dawk Ewropej, hija ġiet fl-14-il post minn 20. It-trofew tal-Atlas Atleta Żagħżugħa tax-Xahar għal Settembru flimkien mal-abbiljament sportiv abbinat ma' dan il-premju ġew ippreżentati lil Zea Montfort minn Matthew von Brockdorff, Managing Director u Chief Executive Officer ta' Atlas Insurance. F’isem l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports kien jemm  preżenti l-Amministratur Stephen Azzopardi. Ir-rebbieħa għal din is-sena s'issa kienu: Kayden Lagana (Tenpin Bowling) - [...]