Il-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports qiegħed uffiċjalment jippubblika l-lista tas-semifinalisti tal-edizzjoni ta’ din is-sena ta’ SportMalta Awards Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali.
Wara li ntemm il-proċess ta’ nominazzjonijiet mill-assoċjazzjonijiet u federazzjonijiet lokali, il-Kumitat Eżekuttiv tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports għamel l-evalwazzjoni tiegħu tal-kisbiet sportivi matul is-sena 2021 u ħareġ bil-lista ta’ għaxar semifinalisti f’kull kategorija, kif ġej:
SPORTIV TAS-SENA
- NEIL AGIUS (OPEN WATER SWIMMING)
- THOMAS BORG (PARALYMPICS)
- ANDREW GAMBINA (TABLE TENNIS)
- GARY GIORDMAINA (WRESTLING)
- MATTHEW MAGRO (TEN PIN BOWLING)
- ANTON MICALLEF (WEIGHTLIFTING)
- TYLER MIFSUD (HORSE RACING)
- JESRED PISCOPO (KICKBOXING)
- BEN PLUMPTON (WATER POLO)
- JEREMY ZAMMIT (LONG JUMP)
SPORTIVA TAS-SENA
- SUE ABELA (TEN PIN BOWLING)
- CLAIRE AZZOPARDI (LONG JUMP)
- MYA AZZOPARDI (SWIMMING)
- ELEANOR BEZZINA (TARGET SHOOTING)
- DANICA BONELLO SPITERI (TRIATHLON)
- ELLA BORG (GYMNASTICS)
- FRANCESCA CURMI (TENNIS)
- VLADISLAVA KRAVCHENKO (PARA SWIMMING)
- JANET RICHARD (ATHLETICS)
- YAZMIN ZAMMIT STEVENS (WEIGHTLIFTING)
ŻAGĦŻUGĦ TAS-SENA
- RYLEE BORG (WEIGHTLIFTING)
- JAYDEN CUTAJAR (WATERPOLO)
- ALEX DEGABRIELE (TENNIS)
- JEREMY MARK GATT (BADMINTON)
- KAYDEN LAGANÀ (TEN PIN BOWLING)
- NICK MERCIECA (PARA KARATE/PARA ROWING)
- MATTI SATARIANO (DARTS)
- RICHARD SCHULTHEIS (SAILING)
- KIJAN SULTANA (SQUASH)
- JEREMY ZAMMIT (LONG JUMP)
ŻAGĦŻUGĦA TAS-SENA
- THYIS ANTONELLI (KARATE)
- FRANCESCA CLARK (BADMINTON)
- ANTHEA CUTAJAR (TABLE TENNIS)
- CHERISE FARRUGIA (HORSE RACING)
- SASHA GATT (SWIMMING)
- RACHEL MIFSUD (TABLE TENNIS)
- LIJANA SULTANA (SQUASH)
- KAY LEE TESTA (ATHLETICS)
- TENISHIA THORNTON (WEIGHTLIFTING)
- TARA VELLA CLARK (GYMNASTICS)
KOWĊ TAS-SENA
- NATALIYA BEREHOVAY (GYMNASTICS)
- ANTHONY FARRUGIA (WATERPOLO)
- KEVIN GALEA (PARALYMPICS)
- CHARLES GAUCI (VOLLEYBALL)
- JESMOND GIORDMAINA (WRESTLING)
- JIVKO JECHEV (ATHLETICS)
- NOEL MERCIECA (KICKBOXING)
- LARSON MIFSUD (HORSE RACING)
- RODMAR PULIS (WEIGHTLIFTING)
- RICK VOGELESANG (TEN PIN BOWLING)
UFFIĊJAL TAS-SENA
- JOE BAJADA (CYCLING)
- JULIAN BAJADA (PARALYMPICS)
- TERRY CAMILLERI (BILLIARDS & SNOOKER)
- JESMOND CARUANA (WEIGHTLIFTING)
- PIERRE CASSAR (WRESTLING)
- TRUSTIN FARRUGIA CANN (FOOTBALL)
- ANTHONY FAVA (ATHLETICS)
- ALAN GRIMA (HANDBALL)
- ANNA VASSALLO (TAEKWANDO)
- BERNARD VASSALLO (BASKETBALL)
TIM TAS-SENA
- ATHLETICS – CSSE MALTA FEMALE RELAY TEAM
- BILLIARDS & SNOOKER – MASTERS TEAM
- FUTSAL – LUXOL ST. ANDREWS TEAM
- RUGBY – MALTA NATIONAL TEAM
- TEN PIN BOWLING – MEDITERRANEAN CHAMPIONSHIP LADIES TEAM
- TENNIS – MALTA LADIES NATIONAL TEAM
- WATERPOLO – U/15 MEN NATIONAL TEAM
- WATERPOLO – U/17 LADIES NATIONAL TEAM
- WEIGHTLIFTING – EUROPEAN SMALL NATIONS TEAM
- WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL – MALTA TEAM
Intant beda l-proċess tal-votazzjoni mill-memberi kollha tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports li għandhom sa nhar l-Erbgħa 6 ta’ April biex iniżżlu l-kategoriji kollha għal ħames finalisti.
Il-Finalisti eventwalment se jitħabbru nhar l-Erbgħa 13 ta’ April fis-18:00 permezz ta’ Konferenza Stampa li se tkun trażmessa diretta fuq Facebook fuq il-paġna Malta Sports Journalists Association u Be Active SportMalta.
Is-Serata finali tat-62 edizzjoni ta’ SportMalta Awards Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali se ssir is-Sibt 23 ta’ April fejn panel ta’ ġurnalisti se jkunu qed jivvutaw sabiex ikunu determinati fejn se jmorru l-unuri tal-Isportiv tas-Sena, Sportiva tas-Sena, Żagħżugħ tas-Sena, Żagħżugħa tas-Sena, Uffiċjal tas-Sena, Kowċ tas-Sena u Tim tas-Sena.
L-edizzjoni ta’ din is-sena qed issir bl-għajnuna ta’ Bank of Valletta, Atlas Insurance, Enemed, Izibet u Responsible Gaming Foundation.
