Athletics

Luke Micallef, Lisa Bezzina win Cross Country National Championship 2023

Luke Micallef and Lisa Bezzina got off their domestic running season with a fine win at the Athletics Malta Cross Country Championship. The once-yearly event brought together many of the…

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Athletics-NYPD plan heightened marathon security, citing global tensions

Local law enforcement will implement heightened security measures for Sunday's New York City Marathon due to a rise in tensions around the globe, officials said on Wednesday.The top endurance athletes…

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Athletics Malta President elected to small states federation Vice Presidency

Athletics Malta President Aldrin Cassar has been elected as Vice President of the Athletics Association of Small States of Europe (AASSE), which brings together the smaller nations in European athletics…

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Maltese half-marathoners perform among world’s best in Latvia

The Maltese Half Marathon Team produced a commendable performance in Latvia at the World Half Marathon Championship. Malta’s three male athletes, Luke Micallef (1:06:55), Dillon Cassar (1:08:20) and Simon Spiteri…

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Athletics: Maltese team in Latvia for World Half-Marathon Championships

Malta will be represented by six athletes at the inaugural World Half-Marathon Championships being held in Riga, Latvia. In the male event, Malta will represented by athletes who have been…

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Tech in Sport: European Athletics hosts AthTech 2023 in Malta

European Athletics is holding the fifth edition of the Athletics Technology Conference, known as AthTech in Malta, bringing together athletes, tech gurus, digital and skilled professionals to focus on how…

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Ethiopia’s Tsegay shatters women’s 5000 metres world record

Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record with a run of 14 minutes 00.21 seconds on Sunday at the Eugene Diamond League finale, breaking Kenyan Faith Kipyegon's…

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Janet Richard to compete at Athletics World Championships

Janet Richard heads off to Budapest this weekend where she will compete at the World Championships in her speciality, the 400m. Richard has been performing consistently at her finest as…

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Athletics: Zammit misses out on final spot at Euro U20 Champs

Jeremy Zammit recorded a jump of 7.39m at the Under 20 European Championships in Jerusalem, ensuring a final position ahead of representatives from elite sporting nations such as France, Poland,…

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Athletics: Five top Maltese athletes head off to Serbia for Balkan Championships

Five of the best Maltese talents in athletics head off to Karljevo in Serbia to compete in the Balkan Championships being held on the 22nd and 23rd July. This will…

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Athletics: Gina McNamara shatters 1500m national record

Gina McNamara has established a new National Record on the 1500m this weekend while running at the Harry Jerome Classic in Vancouver, Canada. The US-based Maltese athlete came home in…

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Athletics: Records tumble at National Championships

The increasing temperatures have not impeded Malta’s elite athletes from producing another strong showing at the Marsa Stadium as Athletics Malta held its annual National Championships. No less than seven…

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Athletics: Team Malta with best ever placing at Euro Team Championships

Team Malta has concluded its commitments in the European Athletics Team Championships held in Silesia, Poland with a prestigious fifth place, the highest-ever position ever achieved beyond our shores in…

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Athletics: Team Malta holds on to fourth place in Euro Team Championships Day 2

Team Malta has managed to keep hold of a prestigious fourth place in the European Athletics Team Championships. While Ireland, Aus; tria and Israel look set for promotion from the…

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Athletics: Relay teams register best-ever timings in Sprint Relay festival in Florence

The Maltese 4x100 relay teams continued their preparations for the Games of the Small States of Europe 2023 in Italy over the weekend with a strong performance at an International…

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String of top performances by Maltese athletes abroad augurs well for upcoming GSSE

A number of Maltese athletes braved challenging weather conditions and delivered encouraging performances beyond our shores throughout the weekend. Running among some top Italian runners at a meeting in Milan,…

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Athletics Malta to focus on youth sector and governance reforms in year ahead

Association holds Annual General Meeting Athletics Malta held its Annual General Meeting at the Matthew Micallef St John Stadium in Marsa in the presence of the Association’s Council members and…

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Athletics: Luke Micallef demolishes 3000m steeplechase national record

As Force 5 to 6 winds battered the Matthew Micallef St John Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hopes for impressive timings or distances were scant, but the crowd was still delighted…

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Triple jumpers lift off to GSSE qualifying standards

Triple jumpers Rebecca’ Sare and Claire Azzopardi continued their spectucular neck-to-neck duel with just 4cm separating the pair at the second Athletics Malta Challenge Meeting. With Sare jumping 12.50m and…

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Andy Grech steps down from Athletics Malta Presidency

Athletics Malta announces that its President, Andy Grech, has informed the Association’s Council that due to personal and professional reasons, he would be relinquishing his position with immediate effect. Andy…

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Athletics: Top sprinters shine at Marsa Challenge Meeting

After a nail-biting finish to Malta’s Road Running Series, athletes were back on track for the first Athletics Malta Challenge Meeting of the season seeking the final push to make…

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Dillon Cassar, Lisa Bezzina triumph in Road Running Series with National Record performance

Mellieħa and Pembroke Athleta are the new Malta Club Champions Mellieħa AC’s Dillon Cassar and Pembroke Athleta’s Lisa Marie Bezzina triumphed in this year’s Road Running Series winning the fourth…

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Athletics-World governing body bans transgender women athletes

orld Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in elite female competitions and tightened testosterone restrictions for other athletes, the governing body said on Thursday. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe…

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Athletics: Dillon Cassar claims national record on road to 5k Championship victory

Mellieħa AC’s Dillon Cassar confirmed his strength on the shorter road distances, taking home the National Championship on the 5k distance, completing a 5k-10k double for the second season in…

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Athletics: Kristina Azzopardi, Leah Frendo claim four wins in Youth Winter Champs

Some 135 young athletes took to track and field at the Matthew Micallef St John Stadium in Marsa for this year’s edition of the Youth Winter Championship. This year’s event…

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Dillon Cassar, Lisa Bezzina claim 10k National Championship road-running title

Mellieħa AC’s Dillon Cassar took home Athletics Malta’s 10k road running National Championship for a second successive year in succession completing the challenging World Athletics-certified route of Ħal Far in…

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Athletics: Grillo, Scicluna to Euro Indoor Champs after superb Championship performance

Sprinters Beppe Grillo and Carla Scicluna will be flying the Maltese flag at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul with two blistering performances on the 60m distance. Pembroke’s Scicluna took…

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Athletics: Joelle Cortis, Gabriel Farrugia set new 5k National Records in Monaco

An impressive performance for Joelle Cortis and Gabriel Farrugia in the Principality of Monaco saw them establish a New National Record on the 5km distance while running along side a…

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Records galore for Rush AC athletes in memorable experience in London

A memorable experience at the London Indoor Games for Rush AC athletes who not only produced a string of positive performances that augurs well for their future, but proudly represented…

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Luke Micallef, Roberta Schembri win first leg of Road Running League in M’Scala

Athletics Malta’s Road Running Series returned with an exciting race on a surprisingly sunny morning in Marsascala, with 160 athletes on the starting line. The men’s race as expected turned…

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Athletics: Road Running League and Track Season to return this weekend

Athletics Malta’s official sporting calendar year kicks off with an action-packed weekend as both road running as well as track and field athletes return to the national stage. The year…

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World Athletics proposes tighter rules for transgender women athletes

World Athletics on Saturday said it is consulting with member federations on a proposal that would impose more stringent testosterone limits on transgender women athletes competing in women's track and…

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Bradley Mifsud claims new national record in discus throw

The Maltese athletics calendar year got off to a bright start with a national record in the very first event held at the Matthew Micallef St John in Marsa. Rush…

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Photo Story: Lisa Bezzina wins Pisa Half Marathon

Maltese athlete Lisa Marie Bezzina won the women’s Pisa Half Marathon. For Bezzina this was her fourth victory at this event, as she managed to complete the distance in a…

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Luke Micallef registers best timing ever by Maltese athlete in European Cross Country Championships

Maltese athletes registered a positive experience at the European Cross Country Championships which took place in the beautiful surroundings of La Mandria Castle on the outskirts of Turin, in Italy.…

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Athletics: Thea Parnis Coleiro and Warren Zammit crowned Rush AC athletes of the year

Thea Parnis Coleiro and Warren Zammit were crowned Athletes of the Year by local athletics club Rush AC in the traditional awards ceremony which brought to an end a successful…

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Simon Spiteri, Rachel Lee Borg claim top honours at Eurosport Safi 5k

Simon Spiteri (St. Patrick’s AC) and Rachel Lee Borg (Pembroke Athleta) claimed top prize in the fifth edition of the increasingly popular Eurosport Safi 5k. Over 350 athletes of different…

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Athletics: Janet Richard, Jeremy Zammit crowned the Athletes of the Year

Janet Richard and Jeremy Zammit were honoured as athletes of the year following a string of top-level performances throughout the past months. They received the Association’s top accolade during an…

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Athletics: Malta Road Running Series returns for 2022-2023 season

Athletics Malta has announced the return of the Malta Road Running Series, a four-race competition which crowns Malta’s national road running champions both on an individual basis as well as…

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London Marathon runner dies after collapsing during race

A 36-year-old runner who took part in the London Marathon on Sunday has died after he collapsed during the race, organisers said on Monday. The runner from Southeast England, who was not…

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Athletics: Dillon Cassar establishes new National Record in Half Marathon

Dillon Cassar (Mellieħa AC) continued to lower the Half Marathon national record with another impressive display this time in Copenhagen, Denmark, completing the 21.1 distance in 1 hour, six months…

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Athletics: Eight medals for Maltese athletes at European Kids Athletics Games

Maltese young athletes have enjoyed successful and multi-medalled experience at the 17th Edition of the European Kids Athletics Games held in Brno, in the Czech Republic. The Maltese youngsters, aged…

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Athletics: Olympic champ Jacobs wins 100m Euro title

Italy’s Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs ended a troubled season on a high when he won the European 100 metres title on Tuesday, while local favourite Gina Lueckenkemper won a brilliant women’s race…

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WATCH: Janet Richard sets new 400m National Record at Euro Champs

Maltese sprinter Janet Richard put her name in the record books with a stunning performance at the European Athletics Championships being held in Munich, establishing a new National Record on…

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Photostory: Maltese athletics team at Commonwealth Games

Four Maltese athletes will be taking part in the athletics' event at the Commonwealth events in Birmingham. Carla Scicluna will be on track today in the 100m while Janet Richard's…

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Olympic champion Jacobs cleared to resume training

Olympic 100 metres champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who withdrew from last month's World Championships due to a thigh injury, can return to training but remains a doubt for the European…

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Malta achieves top 10 finish in Mountain Running Race at European Athletics Off Road Running Championships

Team Malta secured a very positive performance at the European Athletics Off-Road Championships in El Paso on the Canary Islands, Spain, a continental event that combines the disciplines of trail…

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Photo Story – Fly High Ukraine

Yuliya Levchenko of Ukraine competes in the women's High Jump qualification at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, 16 July 2022. EPA-EFE/Etienne Laurent

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Luke Micallef breaks 3000m national steeplechase record at National Championships

Pembroke’s Luke Micallef established a new national record in the 3000m steeplechase with a time 9:18.32, shattering his previous best of 9:24.89, which dated back to July 2018. This feat…

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Athletics-Farah says he was victim of child trafficking

Multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah was brought to Britain from Djibouti at the age of nine and was forced to do housework and childcare in exchange for food, he told the…

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Athletics-Jacobs still very much an unknown entity despite Olympic glory

Despite coming into this week's World Championships in Eugene, Oregon a double Olympic champion, Italian sprint sensation Lamont Marcell Jacobs is still something of an enigma after a tumultuous year…

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Kipchoge returns to Berlin Marathon where he set world record in 2018

Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge will in September return to the Berlin marathon which he won in world record time in his last outing in 2018. Kenya's Kipchoge, 37, clocked…

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Positive performances for Malta at Under 18, Masters Championships

The start Summer brought a flurry of international activity for a number of Maltese athletes over the past few days with important experience gained through competitive events featuring some of…

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Mo Farah to take part in London Marathon

Britain's multiple world and Olympic long distance champion Mo Farah will run a marathon for the first time since 2019 when he takes part at the London Marathon in October.…

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New category may be needed for transgender athletes-Morris

American athletes said there were no easy answers on the matter of transgender participation in elite sport, days after World Athletics said they were reviewing their policies, with twice world…

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Athletics Malta President shares smaller nations’ challenges and proposals at European Athletics Board Meeting

Athletics Malta President Andy Grech is in Paris, France, where following an invite by European Athletics, he participated in the international federation’s Executive Board Meeting, which was chaired by its…

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Athletics: Richard, Azzopardi and women’s relay strike gold for Malta at CSSE Games

Janet Richard, Claire Azzopardi and the women’s quartet were Malta’s star performers at the Championship for Small States at Marsa after striking gold in the 400m race, long jump and…

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