Minister Visits Cottonera Sports Complex During The Let’s Move Malta Summer Programme

Around 3,000 participants are taking part in this year’s edition of Let’s Move Malta, SportMalta’s summer programme aimed at promoting a more active and healthier lifestyle among children, young people and adults. Over the programme’s eight weeks, participants take part in a wide range of sporting activities, including swimming, athletics, football, gymnastics, fitness, dance, judo and sailing, organised across seven centres in Malta and Gozo and delivered by more than 180 qualified coaches and helpers.

Minister and SportMalta CEO Visit Cottonera Sports Complex

The Minister for Education and Sport, Byron Camilleri, visited the Cottonera Sports Complex. Together with SportMalta Chief Executive Officer Mark Cutajar and SportMalta Chairman Matthew Pisani, he met participants, parents, coaches and helpers and followed the Let’s Move Malta activities closely. The Minister also toured the sports infrastructural projects currently under way at the complex, part of the Government’s continued investment in strengthening sports facilities around the country.

Investment in Sport is an Investment in People, Says Minister Camilleri

Minister Camilleri said that Government continues to invest in sport as a means of promoting an active, healthy lifestyle and creating new opportunities for personal development.

“When we invest in sport, we are investing in people. Through programmes such as ‘Let’s Move Malta’, we are creating more opportunities for children, young people and families to adopt a more active lifestyle, while developing important values such as discipline, teamwork and respect. This is a direct investment in the wellbeing and quality of life of the Maltese and Gozitan people,” Minister Camilleri said.

He also referred to the fact that children learn to swim through the programme, an essential skill on an island such as Malta that helps reduce the risk of incidents.

Participation Reflects Families’ Trust in SportMalta Programmes

SportMalta CEO Mark Cutajar said that the participation of around 3,000 people continued to confirm the trust that families place in SportMalta’s programmes. He said that the fact thousands of people chose Let’s Move Malta year after year was testament to the quality of the programme and to the commitment of its coaches, helpers and staff, whose work continues to offer participants a positive sporting experience that encourages more people to include sport in their daily routine.

A Continuing Commitment to Accessible Sport

Through Let’s Move Malta, SportMalta continues to carry out its mission of making sport more accessible and encouraging more people to adopt an active and healthy lifestyle. This runs alongside continued Government investment in sports infrastructure, with facilities and structured participation programmes developing as complementary strands of the same effort.