The 58th edition of the SportMalta Awards – Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali organised by the Malta Sports Journalists Association and SportMalta will take place tomorrow at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta.

Through a jury composed of representatives of local sports media, the event will award athletes in seven different categories for their achievements during 2017.

The five finalists in the ‘Young Sports Man of the Year’ category are Francesca Curmi (Tennis), Francesca Falzon Young (Swimming), Shelby Mangion Vassallo (Weightlifting), Helene Pellicano (Tennis) and Sara Xuereb (Ten Pin Bowling).

The finalists in the ‘Young Sports Woman of the Year’ category are Jurgen Balzan (Table Football), Jacob Sciberras (Swimming), Kijan Sultana (Squash), Thomas G Woods Jr. (Triathlon) and Edward Xuereb (Ten Pin Bowling).

The last five in the ‘Team of the Year’ category are National Team Women ‘A’ 4 x 100m (Atlethics), National Team Women ‘A’ (Basketball), Giordmaina Racing Team (Motor Bikes – Drag Racing), National Team Mixed ‘A’ (Ten Pin Bowling) and San Ġiljan ASC (Waterpolo).

The five coaches contesting the ‘Coach of the Year’ award are Angela Adamoli (Basketball), Jimmy Bugeja (Shooting) Jesmond Giordmaina (Lotta), Noel Merceica (Kickboxing) and Damien Neil (Rugby)

The finalists in the ‘Official of the Year’ category are Joe Bajada (Cycling), Jesmond Caruana (Weightlifting), Saviour Portelli (Shooting), Paul Sultana (Basketball) and Bernard Vassallo (Basketball)

The ‘Sports Woman of the Year’ will be contested by Sue Abela (Ten Pin Bowling), Rachel Cuschieri (Football), Christina Grima (Basketball), Charlotte Wingfield (Athletics) and
Yazmin Zammit Stevens (Weightlifting)

Last but not least, the final five in the ‘Sports Man of the Year’ category are Noel Baldacchino (Horseracing), Gianluca Chetcuti (Shooting), Aaron Ciantar (Powerboats), Anton Cushieri (Pool), Duncan Micallef (Drag Racing) and Andre’ Schembri (Football).

Apart from these awards, two special awards for athletes with different needs, and one special award for the international event of the year will be awarded during the awards final ceremony.

The public can also vote for the People’s Choice awatd through SportMalta’s website www.sportmalta.org.mt. The finalists for the People’s Choice Award are Matthew Abela (Badminton Malta), Joe Bajada (Malta Cycling Federation), Ella Borg (Malta Gymnastics Federation), Steven Fenech (Malta Wheelchair Dancesport Association) and Matthew Zammit (Aquatic Sports Association of Malta).

The ecvent will be hosted by Clinton Buhagiar and Catherine Micallef, and will be broadcast live on TVM2. The live transmission will start at 8pm and includes red carpet interviews.

The Malta Sports Journalists Association, joint organizer with SportMalta of the SportMalta Awards – Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali, informs the general public that voting for the People’s Choice category is open and votes can be cast through the SportMalta website www.sportmalta.org.mt

The voting for this award closes at 10pm of Saturday 17th February during the event itself, which will be held at the MCC in Valletta, and will be broadcast live on TVM2 from 8pm.

The finalists for the People’s choice awards are Matthew Abela (Badminton Malta), Joe Bajada (Malta Cycling Federation), Ella Borg (Malta Gymnastics Federation), Steven Fenech (Malta Wheelchair Dancesport Association) and Matthew Zammit (Aquatic Sports Association of Malta).

The 58th edition of the SportMalta Awards will be hosted by Clinton Buhagiar and Catherine Micallef.

The first national weightlifting meet kicked off an eventful year for the Malta Weightlifting Association. The 1st Malta Ranking competition served as a great platform for the next generation of lifters to prove themselves. There were multiple outstanding performances over the weekend including a number of youngsters from 10 to 16 years of age who competed for the first time.

There were two kids groups with all the beginners giving an excellent performance and all good lifts across the board. The best performance out of the cadets came from Rylee Borg who lifted all personal best lifts with a 40kg snatch and 49kg clean and jerk breaking records in his respective category. Twelve year old Tenishia Thornton gave an outstanding performance in her first competition as a youth athlete. She finished with 31kg snatch and 43kg clean and jerk breaking 7 national records in the -44kg category.

The best youth performance came from Malta’s leading U17 athlete, Shelby Mangion Vassallo. The Youth Olympian to be, also finished with personal best lifts across the board breaking 8 new national records. Shelby lifted a 60kg snatch and 71kg clean and jerk.

Elisia Scicluna (-90kg) gave Malta’s leading female senior athlete, Yazmin Zammit Stevens(-69kg), a run for the lead with an outstanding performance. Scicluna finished with an 8kg total improvement over her last best result from last November, clearly giving Zammit Stevens a tough challenge to keep up. Zammit Stevens just recovered from minor injuries managed to finish with a respectable 75kg snatch and 95kg clean and jerk, only edging out Scicluna by a 1kg total. Elisia Scicluna’s promising performance ended with a 76kg snatch and 93kg clean and jerk, 7 national records in her respective category, and also showed she is on the right track to give qualifying for the Mediterranean Games a shot. Both Zammit Stevens and Scicluna will be travelling to Slovenia for 3 weeks for a training camp leading up to their next international meet in Italy.

In what could only be described as the most entertaining group of the day, Vlad Baldachhino, Rodmar Pulis and Matthew Camilleri all went head to head to try finish on top of a very high level Men’s group. Vlad Baldacchino (-94kg) started off the strongest with a 122kg snatch, followed by Matthew Camilleri (-85kg) with a 108kg snatch and Rodmar Pulis (-85kg) with 105kg. The Clean and jerks proved to be a closer race with Rodmar Pulis finishing on top with a 141kg lift, followed by Baldacchino with 140kg and Camilleri with 133kg. Overall, by Sinclair points, Baldacchino topped the group giving all new personal best lifts. Rodmar Pulis finished in second, which is a promising performance by the weightlifting veteran who is slowly reaching his best performances pre-injury. Matthew Camilleri finished in third showing again and again that he is one of the most consistent lifters. Both athletes now are to prepare for the European small nations competition that is to take place in Iceland. All three showed that they are on the right track to qualify for the Mediterranean Games.

Malta weightlifting would like to congratulate all the lifters and coaches for their top efforts over the weekend. A massive thank you goes out to all our event volunteers who worked tirelessly to make this competition a success.

Wara li saru n-nominazzjonijiet mill-assoċċjazzjonijiet u federazzjonijiet sportivi Maltin, issa saru magħrufa s-semi-finalisti tal-IsportMalta Awards – Għazliet Sportivi Nazzjonali 2017. Il-fażi tal-voti mill-ġurnalisti bdiet it-Tnejn li għadda u tagħlaq nhar it-Tlieta 23 ta’ Jannar 2018, biex imbagħad il-verdett finali jingħata waqt l-edizzjoni ta’ din is-sena tal-IsportMalta Awards – Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali.

Fil-kategorja Sportiv tas-Sena, is-semi-finalisti huma John Agius (Darts), Noel Baldacchino (Tiġrijiet taż-Żwiemel), Graham Borg (Triathlon), Gianluca Chetcuti (Sparar), Aaron Ciantar (Powerboats), Anton Cuschieri (Pool), Gary Giordmaina (Lotta), Duncan Micallef (Drag Racing), Andre Schembri (Football) u Mark Spiteri (Ten Pin Bowling)

L-Isportiva tas-Sena trid tintgħażel minn fost Sue Abela (Ten Pin Bowling), Marie Claire Aqulina (Ċikliżmu), Eleanor Bezzina (Sparar), Rachel Cuschieri (Football), Elaine Genovese (Tennis), Christina Grima (Basketball), Monika Lazarova (Ġinnastika), Hannah Pace (Triathlon), Charlotte Wingfield (Atletika) u Yasmin Zammit Stevens (Weightlifting).

Is-semi-finalisti fil-kategorija Uffiċjal tas-Sena huma  Joe Bajada (Ċikliżmu), Francesca Borg (Ġinnastika), Terry Camilleri (Snooker), Jesmond Caruana (Weightlifting),  Cyprian Dalli (Triathlon), William England (Motorsport), Saviour Portelli (Sparar), Paul Sultana (Basketball), Bernard Vassallo (Basketball) u Andre Zammit (Darts).

L-aħħar għaxra fil-kategorija Kowċ tas-Sena huma Angela Adamoli (Basketball), Jimmy Bugeja (Sparar), Carmel Cilia (Pool), Stephen Cutajar (8 Ball), Jesmond Giordmaina (Lotta), Artem Goncharenko (Għawm), Johanna Grech (Table Tennis), Noel Mercieca (Kick Boxing), Damian Neill (Rugby) u Rick Vogelesang (Ten Pin Bowling).

Iż-żagħżugħ tas-sena għall-kisbiet sportivi matul l-2017 irid jintgħażel minn Jurgen Balzan (Table Football), Samuel Borg (Canoe), Sam Cassar (Badminton), Jacob Elaida (Atletika), Omar Elaida (Atletika), Miguel Galea (Tennis), Jacob Sciberras (Waterpolo), Kijan Sultana (Squash), Thomas G Woods Jr (Triathlon) u Edward Xuereb (Ten Pin Bowling).

Is-semi-finalisti fil-kategorija Żagħżugħa tas-Sena huma Ella Borg (Ġinnastika), Francesca Curmi (Tennis), Anthea Cutajar (Table Tennis), Michaela Ellul (Badminton), Francesca Falzon Young (Għawm), Shelby Mangion Vassallo (Weitghtlifting), Kendra Navarro (Waterpolo), Helene Pellicano (Tennis), Carla Scicluna (Atletika) u Sara Xuereb (Ten Pin Bowling)

It-timijiet semifinalisti għall-unur ta’ Team tas-Sena huma  Team Nazzjonali ‘A’ Nisa 4 X 100m (Atletika),  Team Nazzjonali Nisa ‘A’ (Basketball), IFBB Malta : Decelis – Coppola (Bodybuilding), Giordmaina Racing Team (Muturi – Drag Racing), 8 ball Team Nazzjonali U / 23 (Pool), Team Nazzjonali U / 19 (Table Football), Team Nazzjonali ‘A’ – Nisa (Table Tennis), Team Nazzjonali ‘A’ – Mixed (Ten Pin Bowling), Team Kamp. Mediterran (Tiġrijiet taż-Żwiemel) u San Ġiljan A.S.C. (Waterpolo).

L-għażliet finali jsiru nhar is-Sibt 17 ta’ Frar 2018 f’serata organizzata mill-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports u SportMalta biex jiġu ppremjati l-kisbiet sportivi matul is-sena 2017.

SportMalta Awards – Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali 2017 semi-finalists announced.

Following nominations by Maltese sports associations and federations, the semi-finalists for the SportMalta Awards – Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali 2017 were announced on Monday. Sports journalists can now vote for their preferences till Tuesday 23 January, with the awards to be announced during this year’s edition of SportMalta Awards – Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali 2017.

In the Sports Man of the Year category, the semi-finalists are John Agius (Darts), Noel Baldacchino (Horce Racing), Graham Borg (Triathlon), Gianluca Chetcuti (Shooting), Aaron Ciantar (Powerboats), Anton Cuschieri (Pool), Gary Giordmaina (Lotta), Duncan Micallef (Drag Racing), Andre Schembri (Football) and Mark Spiteri (Ten Pin Bowling).

The Sports Woman of the Year will be chosen from Sue Abela (Ten Pin Bowling), Marie Claire Aqulina (Cycling), Eleonor Bezzina (Shooting), Rachel Cuschieri (Football), Elaine Genovese (Tennis), Christina Grima (Basketball), Monika Lazarova (Gymnastics), Hannah Pace (Triathlon), Charlotte Wingfield (Athletics) and Yasmin Zammit Stevens (Weightlifting).

The semi-finalists in the Official of the Year Category are Joe Bajada (Cyclng),Francesca Borg (Gymnastics), Terry Camilleri (Snooker), Jesmond Caruana (Weightlifting),  Cyprian Dalli (Triathlon), William England (Motorsport), Saviour Portelli (Shooting), Paul Sultana (Basketball), Bernard Vassallo (Basketball) and Andre Zammit (Darts).

The last ten in the Coach of the Year ward list are Angela Adamoli (Basketball), Jimmy Bugeja (Shooting), Carmel Cilia (Pool), Stephen Cutajar (8 Ball), Jesmond Giordmaina (Lotta), Artem Goncharenko (Swimming), Johanna Grech (Table Tennis), Noel Mercieca (Kick Boxing), Damian Neill (Rugby) and Rick Vogelesang (Ten Pin Bowling).

The Young Sports Man of the Year will be chosen from among Jurgen Balzan (Table Football), Samuel Borg (Canoe), Sam Cassar (Badminton), Jacob Elaida (Athletics), Omar Elaida (Athletics), Miguel Galea (Tennis), Jacob Sciberras (Waterpolo), Kijan Sultana (Squash), Thomas G Woods Jr (Triathlon) and Edward Xuereb (Ten Pin Bowling).

The semi-finalists in the Young Sports Womnan of the Year are Ella Borg (Gymnastics), Francesca Curmi (Tennis), Anthea Cutajar (Table Tennis), Michaela Ellul (Badminton), Francesca Falzon Young (Swimming), Shelby Mangion Vassallo (Weitghtlifting), Kendra Navarro (Waterpolo), Helene Pellicano (Tennis), Carla Scicluna (Athletics) and Sara Xuereb (Ten Pin Bowling)

The final ten candidates for the Team of the Year Award are  National Team ‘A’ Women 4 X 100 m (Athletics),  National Team Women ‘A’ (Basketball), IFBB Malta : Decelis – Coppola (Bodybuilding), Giordmaina Racing Team (Motor Bikes – Drag Racing), 8 ball National Team U / 23 (Pool), National Team U / 19 (Table Football), National Team ‘A’ – Women (Table Tennis), National Team ‘A’ – Mixed (Ten Pin Bowling), Team Kamp. Mediterran (Horse Racing) and San Ġiljan A.S.C. (Waterpolo).

The final awards honouring the various 2017 sports achievements will be announced during an event organised by Malta Sports Journalists Association and SportMalta on Saturday 17 February 2018

POOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES DUE TO ASA WATER POLO CUP

TUESDAY 9^THJANUARY 2018 – FROM 16.00 ONWARDS

SATURDAY 13^THJANUARY 2018 – FROM 14.00 ONWARDS

Both Pools are closed 

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Important Notice

POOLS WILL BE CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS FROM 

SATURDAY 23^rd  DECEMBER – FROM 15.00 ONWARDS  / TILL THE 2^NDJANUARY 2018

WILL REOPEN ON THE 3^RD JANUARY 2018 AT 7AM  

 THE MANAGEMENT AND THE STAFF WISHES YOU A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR 

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Kindly be informed that, the pool will be closed on the following dates and times due to Waterpolo.

Monday 18^th December 2017 – From 16.00 onwards (Both Pools)

Wednesday 20^th December 2017 – From 16.00 onwards (Both Pools)

Saturday 23^rd December 2017 – From 15.00 onwards ( Both Pools )

DUE TO ASA WATER POLO CUP on Saturday 2^nd December Both Pools are Closed From 14.00 onwards

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