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Athletics Malta National Championships this weekend

The Maltese athletics season reaches its climax this weekend with the National Championships being held at the Matthew Micallef St John Athletics Stadium in Marsa. Following a gruelling year for…

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Athletics Malta takes action on Marsa track contract for low-quality works

As part of its efforts to improve the quality of the sporting facilities offered for the organisation of athletics events in Malta, Athletics Malta had in recent months initiated an…

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Athletics: Malta registers best-ever performance abroad in European Team Championships

The Maltese Athletics National Team registered the best-ever performance in the European Team Championships held on foreign soil finishing in sixth place out of sixteen associations in this weekend’s Third…

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Electrifying kickoff to U.S. Olympic trials, world record shattered

The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials got off to an electrifying start on Friday, as 2016 gold medalist Ryan Crouser shattered the shot put world record and six-time gold…

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Athletics: Malta targets promotion in European Team Championships

The Maltese National Athletics Team will be taking part in the Third League of the European Championships in Limassol, Cyprus, throughout the upcoming weekend. Despite the knowledge of facing stiff…

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Athletics: Two gold medals for Malta at Championships of Small States of Europe

Malta has won two gold medals at the Athletics Championships of Small States of Europe held in Serravalle, San Marino. A 15-athlete delegation represented the country in this biennial event,…

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Sifan Hassan smashes women’s 10,000 metres world record – World Athletics

Dutch long-distance runner Sifan Hassan broke the women's 10,000 metres world record on Sunday, clocking 29 minutes 6.82 seconds in a Continental Tour meeting on home soil in Hengelo, World…

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In Pictures – Ready Steady Tokyo

OKYO (Reuters) -Hundreds of athletes, including U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin, participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, as organisers fine-tuned operations and COVID-19 countermeasures with under…

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Maltese athletes claim six gold medals in Sicily International Athletics Meeting

Maltese athletes stole the show during the Third Edition of the International EAP Sicily World Meeting held this weekend in Catania claiming no less than 14 medals, six of which…

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UK Government to allow three 10k races in April with 3,000 participants

London Marathon Events, the organisation behind the world-famous race, will be hosting a 10k race later this month as part of a pilot project as the UK Government aims to…

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Olympic hopeful Van Niekerk finds form with 200m win

South Africa's Olympic 400 metres champion Wayde van Niekerk stepped up his return from long-term injury with a victory over 200 metres at the ASA Athletix Invitational on Tuesday. Van…

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Athletics can play huge role in fixing global health crisis says Coe

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says that his sport can have a huge influence on helping the post-pandemic world address the global health crisis and is making plans to ensure…

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World Athletics makes new equality pledges to mark International Women’s Day

LONDON (Reuters) - World Athletics has marked International Women’s Day with a series of pledges to “further advance the role of girls and women” in the sport under the campaign…

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Jacobs storms to European indoor 60m title in world-leading 6.47

Italy’s former long jumper Marcell Lamont Jacobs was the class of the field in the men’s 60m final as he powered home over the final 30 metres to finish with…

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Athletics: Claire Azzopardi delivers superb performance at European Indoor Championships

Claire Azzopardi produced a superb personal best performance in the European Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland with a jump of 5.51m. The final of the long jump event is scheduled…

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“Today we will start again” – Interim Athletics European President hails return of competitions

Dobromir Karamarinov, Interim President of European Athletics, has hailed the return to action represented by his organisation's 36th Indoor Championships, speaking a few hours before competition got underway in the Polish…

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Malta to host World Athletics Continental Tour meeting

World Athletics has confirmed Athletics Malta’s bid to host an international meeting of the World Athletics Tour in July this year. The event, which will take the name of The…

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Athletics: Carla Scicluna secures qualifying time for European Championships in Poland

The Maltese athletics’ winter season reached its climax this weekend with the Winter Championships held at the Matthew Micallef St John Stadium in Marsa. Despite a warmer than usual February…

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Athletics Malta secures major international agreements to provide local athletes with better opportunities abroad

Athletics Malta has concluded two important international agreements that will secure a brighter future for the sport in Malta and will provide better opportunities for Maltese athletes abroad. The agreements…

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Janet Richard, Luke Farrugia win the Athlete of the Year Award for 2020

Janet Richard and Luke Farrugia scooped the top prizes awarded by Athletics Malta for the best athletes in 2020, while Jordan Gusman and Benjamin Micallef received special accolades for outstanding…

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Marsa Athletics Stadium to be transformed in world-class sporting venue

Athletics Malta has launched a major infrastructural investment project at the Matthew Micallef St John Athletics Stadium in Marsa with the aim of creating a world-class venue for Malta’s athletes…

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Athletics Malta in drive to attract sports tourism as Slovak stars hold training camp in Malta

Two of Slovakia’s rising athletic stars, Martin Kučera and Šimon Bujna, together with their coach, Radoslav Ivan, are currently in Malta for a four-week training camp to finalise their preparations…

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World Athletics to allow ‘development shoes’ if they meet technical specifications

Athletes will be allowed to wear shoes still under development in international competitions and events where World Athletics rules apply, upon approval of the shoes' specifications, after a rule change…

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Athletics Malta sets up high-performance National Team structure

Elite athletes to kick-off journey towards GSSE 2023 Despite the setbacks that 2020 has reserved for the Maltese athletics community, the team at Athletics Malta continued with its ongoing work…

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Athletics: Malta’s Road Running League set to return

Malta’s road-running league is set to return this November with four exciting races taking Malta’s elite athlete runners as well as several running enthusiasts to four different locations across the…

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Strong performances by Maltese athletes in World Half Marathon Championships

Despite a chilly Baltic morning in Gydnia, Poland, Malta’s representatives in the World Half Marathon Championships did the country proud with a number of remarkable performances alongside some of the…

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Four Maltese athletes taking part in World Athletics Half Marathon Championships

Four Maltese long-distance runners have left Malta for Gydnia, Poland, where there Saturday they will be taking part in the World Championships on the Half Marathon distance. Lisa Bezzina, Joelle…

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Athletics community mourns passing away of Anthony Chircop

Anthony Chircop, former long-serving President of Athletics Malta, formerly the MAAA, has passed away earlier today, aged 76. His demise triggered a downpour of emotional messages on social media by…

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Athletics: Records tumble in MAAA National Championships

An incredible display of local talent came to a close last weekend at the Matthew Micallef St. John athletics stadium at the Cavalieri Art Hotel National Championships. 30 events unfolded…

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Sarah Chouhal lowers 400m hurdles U20 national record

Anyone who expected a quiet afternoon at the Matthew Micallef St. John Athletics track yesterday, on the occasion of the final MAAA Challenge, was happily mistaken. The event set off…

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Athletics: Last MAAA Challenge presents perfect final tune up for senior athletes before National Championships

Senior athletes return on stage this weekend for the final MAAA Challenge of the season, serving as the final tune-up before the Cavalieri Art Hotel National Championships scheduled on the…

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MAAA doubles up with second micro-event after successful resumption of competition

After the successful return to competition last week, the Malta Amateur Athletic Association is welcoming athletes back on the Marsa track and field this Saturday with its second micro-event. With…

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Athletes back on track this weekend as MAAA Track and Field events resume

In consultation with health authorities, the Association is providing a secure environment with the necessary mitigation measures After a four-month hiatus resulting from the social restrictions imposed in the wake…

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Kenyan stars invite Ingebrigtsens to Nairobi for rematch

Following the cross-continent 2000m race at the Impossible Games last week, world 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot has invited the Ingebrigtsen brothers for a rematch of sorts on Kenyan soil. The…

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Coronavirus and its impact on sports

Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Football * The German Bundesliga season will restart…

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Daisy Osakue will compete for Italy in European final, days after drive-by attack that left her with black eye

Discus-thrower Daisy Osakue will compete in the finals of the European Athletics Championships in Berlin tomorrow, days after she was targeted in a drive-by attack that left her with a…

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