Il-Ministru għall-Enerġija u l-Immaniġġjar tal-Ilma Joe Mizzi u s-Segretarju Parlamentari għaż-Żgħażagħ, Sport u Għaqdiet tal-Volontarjat Clifton Grima nedew skema b’investiment ta’ €500,000 bil-għan li tgħin lill-għaqdiet sportivi biex jinvestu f’Enerġija Alternattiva.

Il-Ministru għall-Enerġija u l-Immaniġġjar tal-Ilma Joe Mizzi qal li l-investimenti li saru u li qegħdin isiru, qed iservu sabiex jiżguraw li l-konsumatur ikun ipprovdut b’enerġija sostenibbli, sigura u affordabbli. Spjega li din l-iskema toffri għajnuna finanzjarja, b’valur massimu ta’ €50,000 biex organizzazzjonijiet sportivi jiġu mħeġġa jagħmlu investimenti li forsi jkunu ilhom fil-pjanijiet tagħhom, iżda minħabba raġunijiet finanzjarji, qatt ma jkunu saru

Is-Segretarju Parlamentari għaż-Żgħażagħ, Sport u Għaqdiet tal-Volontarjat Clifton Grima saħaq kif din l-iskema, li hi waħda mill-wegħdi elettorali tal-Gvern, se tkompli tagħti assistenza lill-għaqdiet sportivi biex jirrikorru għall-enerġija alternattiva fejn apparti se jħallu aktar flus fi ħdan dawn l-għaqdiet stess se jkunu qed jikkontribwixxu għal rizorsi naturali li m’ghandomx impatt fuq l-ambjent.

Din l-iskema se tkun amministrata minn SportMalta. Mark Cutajar Kap Ezekuttiv ta` SportMalta qal li din hija weghda ohra elettorali li saret realta.  Huwa semma li l-ghan ta` SportMalta huwa sabiex jghin lil Ghaqdiet ikunu aktar sostenibbli.  Huwa semma li fl-2019 barra record f’assistenzi SportMalta qed tneddi diversi skemi ohra fosthom ghajnuna ghal Ghawdxin li b’hekk ikunu qed nkopru l-ispejjez kollha ta` l-ivjaggar minn Ghawdex ghal Malta kif ukoll fi zmien li gej ser nohorgu skema ohra dwar hlasijiet ghal permessi fi zvilupp ta` facilitajiet sportivi.

The first Volleyball Festival for Primary Year 6 students was held on Wednesday 20th March.

SBC Zurrieq Primary, MRC Mellieha Primary and Sacred Heart Junior School participated in this event.

40 students divided in 12 teams enjoyed the 3v3 games and other fun games held throughout the morning.

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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