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Athletics Malta announces major reform in organisation of non-stadia events

Athletics Malta has announced a major reform in the organisation of non-stadia events aimed at improving the quality and athlete experience at these events though the establishment of a label…

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Athletics Malta holds yearly AGM

Athletics Malta held its Annual General Meeting last weekend during which the organisation looked back at its achievements and challenges throughout the past year while paving the way forward for…

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Athletics: Excellent string of results in run-up to National Winter Championships

The athletic season continued to gain pace with a number of commendable performances in the third pre-season meeting at the Matthew Micallef St John Stadium in Marsa. This was the…

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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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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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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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Athletics: String of records broken during Youth Championships and Seniors’ Open Challenge

Despite the early August heat, Malta’s top and emerging athletes produced a string of admirable performances during the National Youth Athletics Championships as well as the Seniors Open Challenge organized…

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Relief for sporting enthusiasts as Garmin resumes services, but some features remain restricted

Talk of town among sport enthusiasts including runners, swimmers and cyclists continued to be dominated by the outage that knocked out Garmin products, resulting in an inability to upload one's…

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EU wants to ascertain Google will not use Fitbit data for advertising

EU antitrust enforcers are asking interested parties whether Google's pledge not to use fitness tracker maker Fitbit's health data for its advertising, and to separate the dataset from its own,…

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Thea Grech steals the scene with treble in junior MAAA events

At the Matthew Micallef St John Athletic track, it was a festival of joy of 121 athletes within different age groups of U12, U14 and U16. A few of them,…

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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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MAAA announces resumption of road races from mid-July

Malta's top running body has announced the long-anticipated return of road races in Malta. After a hiatus of four months, the MAAA announced on Facebook that road races will resume…

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Running gains in popularity during Covid-19 lockdowns

Amidst the isolation of lockdown, the world has fallen in love with running – that is, according to the findings of a new, ongoing research study by ASICS. More importantly,…

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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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Traditional Chicago Marathon not yet ruled out

The unrelenting pace of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States have fuelled further doubts on the organisation of the popular Chicago Marathon. The race, which is expected to welcome…

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