A great atmosphere during the Dance Festival for Secondary Schools held this morning at the Cottonera Sports complex. The festival was organised by the Sport Promotion Unit within SportMalta together with the Secretariat for Catholic Education. More than 250 students coming from 13 schools participated in a Workshop and then in the Showcase.

The participating schools were MRC Wardija School, SMC Cospicua MS, SMC Cospicua Learning Support Centre, STC Mriehel Sec, MRC Naxxar MS, STMC Tarxien MS, SNC Rabat MS, St Joseph School Paola, St Joseph School Blata l-Bajda, St Joseph School Sliema, St Albert the Great College, St Francis School Sliema and Our Lady Immaculate School Hamrun.

SportMalta and Bank of Valletta support young Athletes

26 athletes will benefit from the second edition of the Youth Development Scheme organised by SportMalta in collaboration with Bank of Valletta.

The Youth Development Scheme provides financial assistance to young athletes who wish to participate in international competitions and training camps beyond our shores. Co-funded by SportMalta and BOV, the scheme targets athletes who have not yet attained 18 years of age.

SportMalta received well 50 applications for the scheme. A panel of experts evaluated each application and short-listed 26 athletes to benefit from the scheme.

The selected athletes were announced during a press conference held at the BOV Centre in Santa Venera and was addressed by Dr Clifton Grima, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Sport and Voluntary Organisations, Mark Cutajar, CEO at SportMalta and Charles Azzopardi, Executive PR and Marketing at Bank of Valletta.

‘Following the success of the first edition of the Scheme, and the positive improvement registered by its beneficiaries, it is indeed a pleasure to announce an even bigger scheme this year,’ said Charles Azzopardi. ‘The Bank and SportMalta decided to increase the budget for this scheme and help all short-listed athletes instead of further filtering of athletes to fit the pre-set budgets. We firmly believe in our young athletes and we are sure that experiencing competition on an international level will boost their abilities and also their confidence to compete on an international scale.’

SportMalta Chief Executive Officer, Mr Mark Cutajar, stated that the scheme’s popularity has increased since its introduction in collaboration with BOV. In fact, applications have almost tripled when compared with the amount of applications received for the first edition of the Scheme. The increased interest in the scheme shows that more youths are acknowledging the importance of competing and training in international events in order to improve performances. In the upcoming years, this scheme will hopefully help our young athletes peak for international events, in particular the GSSE which shall be held in Malta in 2023.

Dr Clifton Grima thanked SportMalta and Bank of Valletta for this collaboration, a direct investment in our future athletes. “This scheme is very welcome assistance in the presparation for the Games of the Small States of Europe that will be hosted by Malta in 2023. This is the second edition of the scheme and will continue to help government to raise the level of our sport offering in line with the National Sports Strategy.”

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The Malta Snooker Academy is situated at Maria Assunta Secondary School in Hamrun.

This Facility has two halls with 7 full size Snooker Tables and 4 Pool Tables.

Hall accommodate over 35 spectators.

Snooker Hall is utilised as an Academy for the Malta Billiards and Snooker Association.

Facility can also be used for International Tournaments.

Contact Person- carlo.b.stivala@sportmalta.org.mt

Opening Days- Tuesday and Thursday between 09.00-17.00 at 4eur hourly rate.

Grazzi ghal SportMalta, diversi Assocjazzjoniet, Klabbs u Atleti regghu bbenifikaw min ghajnuniet finanzjarji. Dawn l organizzazjonijiet jibbenifikaw min dawn il- fondi wara li jkunu applikaw ghal diversi skemi li l- Istess SportMalta toffri.

Ammont ta’ €270.000 gew mghoddija’ l fuq min 40 Klabb Sportiv ghal skemi differenti fosthom l- Investiment ghal-Facilita, l- Iskema ghal Taghmir Tekniku, l Iskema ghal Participazzjoni Internazzjonali u ghal Elite Athlete Development.

SportMalta wkoll ha tkun qed talloka l-ammont ta’ €90,000 lil komunita’ tal-Motorsport bi ftehim mal-Malta Motorsport Federation li ha tkun qed taghddi lil SportMalta r rakomandazzjonijiet ghall- benefaturi. Dawn il- fondi ma jinkludux l -assistenzi li diga’ gew mweghda minn ftehim ma’ certi Organizzazjonijiet Sportivi, bhal ftehim li SportMalta ghamlet fl-2017 mal- Kumitat Olimpiku Malti li l- ispiza totali ghal kull sena tlahhaq ghal €705,000.

Ghal din is-sena wkoll SportMalta b’ kolloborazzjoni mal- Bank of Valletta, nediet l iskema tal -Youth Development Scheme u anke dik tal-Flexi Training. B’ dan kollu l-Atleti maghzula ha jkunu jistghu jibbenifikaw min dawn l-iskemi matul is-sena kollha. Skema ohra li daqt tigi mnedija hi dik biex l- Organizzazjonijiet ikunu aktar efficjenti ghal energija b’ kollobarazzjoni mal- Agenzija ghal Energija u l-Ilma.

SportMalta wkoll tfakkar lil Organizzazjonijiet registrati maghha li kull min ha jkun qed jospita xi Event internazzjonali din is sena biex japplika ghal l-Iskema Sport Tourism. L-Applikazjonijiet ghal din l- iskema ghandhom jaslu fl- Ufficini ta’ SportMalta, mhux aktar tard mill-31 ta Marzu 2019.

Prezenti ghal din ic-cerimonja kien hemm is-Segretarju Parlamentari ghal-isport Clifton Grima li tkellem dwar l-istragetija li ser tigi imneddija fi xhur li gejjien li tagjhti iktar finanzi lill-Isport u fl-istess hin taghmel iktar pressjoni fuq l-Assocjazzjonijiet li issa jridu isarfu il-flus f’rizultati.

Ic-cermen ta` SportMalta Luciano Busuttil tkellem dwar it-trasparenza u kontabilita fl-iskemi ta’ l-entita filwaqt li l-Kap Ezekuttiv Mark Cutajar ta` rendikont ta` dak kollhu li gie moghti fl-2018 u anke il-pjan finanzjarju ghal 2019.  Spjega li fil-gimghat li gejjien ser ikun hemm iktar atleti elite u zghazagh li ser jibenefikaw minn iktar fondi ta` l-assitenza.

Il-Ħamis wara nofsinhar ir-rebbieħa tad-59 edizzjoni ta’ l-iSportivi Nazzjonali kienu mistiedna l-Palazz San Anton sabiex jiġu ppreżentati lill-E.T. il-President ta’ Malta Marie Louise Coleiro Preca.

Jakkumpanjaw lil dawn l-atleti kien hemmis-Segretarju Parlamentari għaż-Żagħżagħ, Sport u Għaqdiet tal-Volontarjat l-Onorevoli Clifton Grimaic-Chairman tal-Kumitat Organiżattiv u Kap Eżekuttiv ta’ SportMalta Mark Cutajar kif ukoll il-President u s-Segretarju Ġenerali ta’ l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport Sandro Micallef u Lorraine Cunningham.Preżenti wkoll għal din il-laqgħa kordjali kien hemm l-kelliem għall-Oppożizzjoni għall-iSport l-Onorevoli Ryan Callus.

Mark Cutajar li huwa ukoll il-kap Ezekuttiv ta` SportMalta irringrazzja lil President u fakkarha fil-hames snin ta` hidma li SportMalta u l-Ufficju tal-President kellhom flimkien.  Semma is-success wiehed wara l-iehor fil-Fun Run  li irnexxielha tigbor sommom rekord sena wara sena.  Mhux hekk biss izda SportMalta ospitat fil-Kumpless ta’ Hal Kirkop l-Istrina.  Huwa qal li huwa ta’pjacir li l-ambaxxaturi ta` l-Isport Malti gew hawnhekk fi simbolu tar-Repubblika Maltija.

Sandro Micallef irringrazzjaw lil-President talli sabet il-ħin li tiltaqa ma’ dawn ir-rebbieħa li onoraw lil Malta bis-suċċessi sportivi tagħhom u li l-akkwisti tagħhom kienu rikonoxxuti bl-unuri li rebħu waqt is-serata finali ta’ l-iSportivi Nazzjonali.

L-atleti prezenti kienu Brian Galea, Eleonor Bezzina, Fabio Spiteri, Sara Xuereb, Matthew Bugeja, Fiona Ellul Bonnici, Pierre Montebello f’isem il-Malta Shooting Federation u Roderick Vella f’isem it-tim Nazzjonali tal-Baskitbol.

MESA, in collaboration with SportMalta and the Malta Billiards and Snooker Association on 1st March organised an individual Snooker Tournament for its Members.

For this year, with a difference, this Tournament has been organised at the Snooker Academy, which SportMalta recently opened in Maria Assunta School at Ħamrun.

During this Tournament, the seven participants, some of whom play with main Snooker Clubs in Malta, played in the form of a League. The two players who got the most points are to play against each other in the Final.

In the coming days the Finalist Miguel Mizzi and Mario Cutajar will play against each other at the Academy of Snooker at Ħamrun.

Sportmalta would like to congratulate Brian Galea (Malta Shooting Federation), Eleonor Bezzina (Malta Shooting Federation), Sara Xuereb (Malta Ten Pin Bowling Association), Kijan Sultana (Malta Squash), Anna Calleja (Special Olympics Malta), Karl Izzo (Aquatic Sport Association of Malta), Malta Men Basketball Team  and to Fabio Spiteri (Malta Triathlon) for their achievement as being voted by Malta Sports journalist the best in their category and to Fabio Spiteri (Malta Triathlon)

SportMalta CEO said that this year’s event was the best ever and to reach such as standard, you need financial  commitment and expertise.  He added that a word of praise should certainly be delivered to the organising committee made by SportMalta, Parliamentary Secretariat for Sport and GHGS.

He also thanked the sponsors who helped financially to top up the amount that SportMalta contributed towards the event.  Cutajar said that it is the role of the entity to keep facilitating the life of the athletes.

He added that both Chairman Luciano Busutttil and Hon Clifton Grima, parliamentary Secretary for Sport were both very clear in their speeches that they want a winning nation wo can be small in size but big at heart and determination.

SportMalta would like to lease out a designated area at the Complex for the purpose of operating a catering facility. Each bidder is required to propose the type of catering facility he/she wishes to operate in the designated area, in line with the Contracting Authority’s activities at the Complex.

Interested operators are invited to submit their offer via EPPS.

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Dalgħodu waqt ċerimonja li saret fil-Forti Sant’Anġlu l-Birgu, s-semi finalisti ta’ l-Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali ġew ippreżentati b’ċertifikat kommemorattiv. Dan sar fil-preżenza tas-Segretarju Parlamentari Għaż-Żagħżagħ, Sport u Għaqdiet tal-Volontarjat l-Onor Clifton Grima kif ukoll il-Kumitat Organizzativ ta’ dan l-avveniment kompost mill-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport u SportMalta liema kumitat huwa iċċerjat mill-Kap Eżekuttiv ta’ SportMalta Mark Cutajar.

 

Matul din iċ-ċerimonja ġew imħabbra wkoll il-finalisti tas-seba’ kategoriji li l-ġurija ser tkun qed tivvota għalihom matul is-serata ta’ premjazzjoni li ser issir nhar is-Sibt 23 ta’ Frar fil-lukanda Hilton u li ser tkun qed tixxandar dirett fuq TVM2 bit-trażmissjoni tibda fis-7:30 pm

 

Barra dawn is-seba’ kategoriji matul is-serata ser isiru ħames preżentazzjonijiet oħra fosthom dik tal-People’s Choice Award li l-finalisti ta’ din il-kategorija wkoll ġew imħabbra dalgħodu sabiex issa l-pubbliku jista jagħti l-preferenza tiegħu billi jidħol fuq il-facebook page BeActive – SportMalta. Il-voti tal-pubbliku jingħaqdu ma’ dawk ta’ l-Assoċjazzjonijiet u l-ġurija sabiex fis-serata jitħabbar ir-rebbieħ tal-People’s Choice Award.

 

Il-finalisti f’kull kategorija huma ħamsa apparti għall-unur ta’ l-Isportiva tas-Sena fejn wara li ingħaddu l-voti tal-ġurnalisti kien hemm żewġ atleti fil-ħames post li ġabu voti ndaqs. Kull kontestant qed ikun iġġudikat fuq l-akkwisti tiegħu matul is-sena 2018 b’emfasi fuq unuri mirbuħa nternazzjonalment.

 

SPORTIV TAS-SENA 

BEZZINA Isaac – Judo

Rebbieħ tal-midalja tal-fidda fil-logħob tal-Commonwealth fil-kategorija 90 kilogramma.

CARUANA SCICLUNA Justin – Ten Pin Bowling

Rebbieħ ta’ tliett midalji fil-loghob tal-Mediterran.

FARRUGIA Stefan – Raffa

Rebbieħ tal-midalja tal-bronż fil-Loghob tal-Mediterran.

GALEA Brian – Sparar Trap

Rebbieħ tal-midalja tal-Bronż fil-logħob tal-Commonwealth li saru fl-Awstralja.

GATT Rodney – Tiġrijiet taż-Żwiemel

Rebah tiġrija fil-kampjonati Ewropej u spiċċa fis-sitt post overall fl-istess kampjonat biex b’hekk ikwalifika għall-kampjonati tad-dinja għal ġerejja professjonali.

 

SPORTIVA TAS-SENA 

BEZZINA Eleanor – Target Shooting

Spiċċat fir-raba’ post fl-10m u fil-25m Air Pistol fil-Logħob tal-Commonwealth fil-Gold Coast u spiċċat fis-7 post fil-Logħob tal-Mediterran 2018.

PACE Hannah – Triathlon

Spiċċat fi tieni post fil-Kampjonati Ewropej tat-Triathlon fl-2018 kif ukoll klassifikat fit-tielet post fl-Ironman fl-2018 f’Copenhagen id-Danimarka.

SULTANA Colette – Squash

Semi-finalista fis-South Australian Open fost diversi tournaments prestiġjużi li ħadet sehem fihom.

WINGFIELD Charlotte – Atletika

Rebħet il-midalja tal-Bronż fil-200 metru, fil-kampjonati tal-atletika tal-Pajjizi Żgħar tal-Ewropa.

XUEREB Sara – Ten Pin Bowling

Rebħet żewġ midalji tal-Fidda fil-kampjonati tal-Mediterran tat-Ten Pin Bowling. Rebħet ukoll midalja tal-Bronż fil-European Youth Championship u rebħet il-kampjonat Nazzjonali tal-MTBA 2018.

ZAMMIT STEVENS Yazmin – Weightlifting

Ikkwalifikat għal-Logħob tal-Commonwealth u kkompetiet ukoll fil-Logħob tal-Mediterran u fl-Eleiko International Tournament fejn rebħet il-midalja tad-deheb fil-kategorija tagħha. Fil-Logħob tal-Commonwelah spiċċat fis-7 post filwaqt li fil-Logħob tal-Mediterran spiċċat fil-5 post. Kisret aktar rekords Nazzjonali.

 

UFFIĊJAL TAS-SENA 

AQUILINA Stephen – Malta Shooting Sport Federation

Kien strumentali fl-organizazzjoni tat-tappa tal-2018 tat-Tazza tad-Dinja tal-Isparar fejn mexxa l-kumitat organizattiv.

BUGEJA Frans – Malta Billiards & Snooker Association  

Ħadem sabiex sa fl-aħħar l-Assoċjazzjoni jkollha l-premises tagħha fejn għall-ewwel darba il-logħob tal-kampjoanti tal-isnooker beda jsir f’din l-akkademja ġdida.

CALLEJA Anna – Special Olympics

Ikkordinat u kienet strumentali sabiex jiġi preparat b’mod professjonali l-akbar kontinġent ta’ atleti minn Special Olympics Malta li f’Marzu li ġej se jieħdu sehem fil-World Games f’Abu Dhabi.

DEGIORGIO Vincent – Malta Pool Association

Għas-seba’ darba mill-2002 organizza l-Kampjonat Ewropew f’Malta tal-Pool bil-parteċipazzjoni ta’ 550 player.

VASSALLO Bernard – Malta Basketball Association

Referee internazzjonali mill-1996. Fl-2018 ikkontrolla total ta’ 43 logħba fil-kamp Ewropew. Fl-2018 sar ukoll l-ewwel Malti li akkwista ċ-ċertifikazzjoni bħala FIBA Referee Instructor.

 

COACH TAS-SENA 

CARUANA Jesmond – Weightlifting

President tal- MWA u kowċ personali ta’ Yazmin Zammit Stevens sa mill-2015 fejn irnexxielu jwassalha għall-kwalifikazzjoni fil-Logħob tal-Commonwealth fejn temmet fis-7 post fil-kategorija tagħha.

 

DAMIAN Neil – Rugby

Mexxa lit-team Nazzjonali għall-ogħla ranking fl-IRB meta it-team laħaq is-36 post fir-rankings  minn 102 pajjiż. Għat-tieni sena konsekuttiva t-team rebaħ il-Grupp Conference South 1 u ilu ma jitlef logħba home tliet snin.

IZZO Karl – Waterpolo

Mexxa lit-team Nazzjonali tal-kbar għat-tieni sena konsekuttiva għall-kwalifikazzjoni fil-Kampjonati Ewropej tal-waterpolo tal-LEN 2018.

MUSCAT Winston – Football

Mexxa lit-team għat-tielet post fil-grupp ta’ kwalifikazzjoni tal-kampjonat Ewropew tal-UEFA U19 b’rebħa fuq il-Litwanja, draw mal-Belġju u telfa ta’ 1-0 kontra Franza.

PACCARIE Andrea – Basketball

Mexxa lit-team Nazzjonali għar-rebħ tal-Midalja tad-deheb fid-Diviżjoni rispettiva fil-FIBA European Championships for Small States.

ŻAGĦŻUGĦ TAS-SENA  

BALZAN Jurgen – Table Football

Rebaħ il-Major ta’ Milan fl-Italja U19 u wasal sal-finali tal-Grand Prix tal-Belġju U19 fost kisbiet oħra.

ELAIDA Jacob – Atletika

Semi Finalisti fil-200m fil-Kampjonati Ewopej U18.

MUSCAT Jake – Waterpolo

ASA player tas-sena U15. Lagħab f’kull skwadra ta’ Neptunes fil-kategorija U15, U17, U20 u mat-team tal-kbar fejn rebaħ ukoll il-kampjonat tal-waterpolo tal-ASA.

SULTANA Kijan – Squash

Għalaq is-sena fit-tieni post tar-rankings Ewropej tal-U15 u rebaħ l-Australian Junior Open 2018.

VASSALLO Saul – Ibburdjar

Midalja tal-Fidda fis-Silver Fleet fil-kampjonat tad-Dinja li sar f’Ċipru fost 78 baħri żagħżugħ.

 

ŻAGĦŻUGĦA TAS-SENA 

BORG Ella – Ġinnastika

Rebħet midalja tad-deheb fil-Beam, fidda fil-Vault, u Bronż fil-Floor waqt il-Logħob tal-COJI 2018. Rebħet ukoll il-kampjonat Nazzjonali li saru f’Diċembru 2018.

CURMI Francesca – Tennis

Rebħet kontra diversi tennisti li huma fit-top 100 fil-kategorija Juniors Nisa u kkwalifikat għall-Wimbledon Juniors u l-Australian Open Juniors.

FALZON YOUNG Francesca – Għawm

Kwalifikat għall-Youth Olympic Games 2018 u kisret ir-rekord Nazzjonali fil-50m backstroke. Waqqfet rekords Nazzjonali fix-Short Course fil-100m Fly, 200m Free, 100m Free u 50 Free.

MANGION VASSALLO Shelby – Weightlifting

Ikkompetiet fil-Youth Olympic Games, fil-Youth European Championships u fil-European Union Cup. Fil-Youth Olympic Games kisret ħames rekords nazzjonali fil-kategorija tagħha.

XUEREB Sara – Ten Pin Bowling

Rebħet żewġ midalji tal-Fidda fil-kampjonati tal-Mediterran tat-Ten Pin Bowling. Rebħet ukoll midalja tal-Bronż fil-European Youth Championship u rebħet il-kampjonat Nazzjonali tal-MTBA 2018.

 

TEAM TAS-SENA 

Basketball Team Nazzjonali

Rebbieħa tal-midalja tad-deheb fil-Kampjonati Ewropej tal-FIBA għall-Pajjiżi ż-Żghar.

Football Team Nazzjonali Irġiel U19

It-tim Malti kiseb total ta’ 4 punti fil-Grupp ta’ kwalfikazzjoni għall-Kampjonati U19 tal-UEFA bi draw mal-Belġju, rebħa kontra l-Litwanja u telfa minima ta’ 1-0 kontra Franza.

Lawn Bowls Team Nazzjonali

Rebbieħa tal-midalja tal-Bronż  fil-Logħob tal-Commonwealth li saru fl-Awstralja.

Rugby Team Nazzjonali Irġiel

Is-sena 2018 fissret l-ogħla post fir-rankings tad-dinja tal-IRB.  Għat-tielet sena konsekuttiva t-team Malti baqa’ mhux megħlub f’pajjiżna u rebaħ il-Grupp Conference South 1.

Waterpolo Team Nazzjonali Irġiel

Għat-tieni darba fl-istorja tal-waterpolo lokali t-team Malti kwalifika għal Kampjonati Ewropej tal-LEN.

 

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

 

GALEA Brian – Sparar Trap

Midalja tal-Bronż fil-logħob tal-Commonwealth

PORTELLI Robert – Rugby

Jaħdem ħafna sabiex jiġbed talent ġdid għall-logħba tar-rugby

SPITERI Fabio – Triathlon

L-ewwel Malti li rnexxielu jispiċċa t-Triple Iron Man World Championship

XUEREB  Rebecca – Ġinnastika

Midalja tal-Bronż fil-logħob tal-Coji

ZAMMIT STEVENS Yazmin – Weightlifting

Ikkwalifikat għal-Logħob tal-Commonwealth u kkompetiet ukoll fil-Logħob tal-Mediterran u fl-Eleiko International Tournament fejn rebħet il-midalja tad-deheb fil-kategorija tagħha. Fil-Logħob tal-Commonwelah spiċċat fis-7 post filwaqt li fil-Logħob tal-Mediterran spiċċat fil-5 post. Kisret aktar rekords Nazzjonali

We are pleased that the refurbishment works on the National Pool Complex reception area lavatories is now completed.

This renovation project, which continue transform another important part inside our complex entrance area,isa state of modern elegance and luxury sanitary facilities to be use by all those who attended at the National Pool Complex.

Our aim is that we will continue with the renovation and progresses around the complex over the coming months,to improve SportMalta facilities.