Team Malta is currently in Montenegro to take part in the 18th edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe. Expectations are high that the Maltese athletes could improve on the haul of 29 medals won in San Marino two years ago. Stay with us to follow all the latest results and achievements of the Maltese athletes in Montenegro.

9.45pm And with that news we bring to an end our blog. Thanks for staying with us and we will leave you with Lisa Marie Bezzina's emotional comments after her victory in the 5,000m race.

9.30pm After two hours of trepidation it has been finally confirmed that Lisa Marie Bezzina is the winner of the 5,000 metres race.

Track judges have finally issued their verdict and admitted that Bezzina had crossed the finish line first after completing the stipulated distance and that the race judges had committed a mistake when ordering her to make another lap.

Bezzina's triumph gives Team Malta their second gold medal of the Games and the first for the veteran runner in the Biennial Games.

7.30pm Huge news coming out from Athletics as Lisa Marie Bezzina's gold medal is now in doubt after rivals have lodged a protest saying that the race judges have misjudged the race...

In fact, when Bezzina crossed the line, the race judges rung the bell as a sign that the final lap was next with Bezzina being overtaken by an Icelandic athlete at the finish line.

However, Bezzina lamented that they ran an extra lap and that she should have won the race, with the race officials awarding her the win.

Yet, now the other athletes are protesting for race negligence...we just have to wait and see for the final result. 

7.03pm Results from Athletics, as athlete Charlotte Wingfield placed fourth in her 100 metres race...

6.56pm Ian Paul Grech won bronze in the long jump event after he leapt to 7.15m. For Grech it was an excellent improvement on his fifth placing in San Marino in 2017 when he finished fifth.

6.40pm Here are Lisa Marie Bezzina's reactions after winning gold in the women's 5,000m race...

6.32pm GOLD MEDAL!!! Jordan Gusman dominated the men's 5,000m race to emulate his fellow counterpart Lisa Marie Bezzina and earn Malta another gold in this race. 

This is the first time that Malta won gold in both distance races. 

6.30pm MEDAL!!! Silver medal for the men's relay team as they finished second in a time of 7:46.32 in the 4x200m freestyle race. Team Malta was composed of Andrew Chetcuti, Harry Stacey, Matthew Galea and Dylan Cachia. 

6.15pm MEDAL!!! Team Malta has finished third in the 4x200m freestyle relay with the team composed of Mya Azzopardi, Michee van Rooyen, Sasha Gatt and Francesca Falzon Young. They registered a time of 8:32.44.

6.05pm GOLD MEDAL FOR MALTA! Lisa Marie Bezzina has just topped the 5,000m race in Montenegro.

Further updates to follow...

5.37pm Another update from Basketball, but this time not as positive as the previous one as Malta's efforts to clinch Iceland in this game are all in vain as the latter emerged winners 80-76.

5.36pm First medal in Athletics for today, as Paula Grech produced a strong final burst to place third in the 800m race. 

5.35pm MEDAL!!! Mikhail Umnov has just finished 100m butterfly event in third place to collect the bronze medal for Team Malta. He clocked a time of 56.07 seconds. 

5.30pm Update from the Basketball court as Malta and Iceland ended their game in a 64-64 stalemate as they head into the last quarter. We remind you that the Maltese had recovered from a 22-point deficit to win the final quarter 26-16. 

5.25pm Back to Swimming, as Martina Valletta finished ninth overall in her 100m butterfly race after placing third in the heats with a personal best of 1:07.80.

5.15pm Meanwhile, athlete Damien Mizzi has just finished his 400m heat in 48.67 seconds to qualify for tomorrow's final!

5.09pm Some superb stuff going in the men's basketball game between Malta and Iceland as the Maltese cancelled a 22-point deficit and are now in the lead, with two minutes left!

5.05pm Swimming duo Sacha Gatt and Dylan Cachia have just finished their races, placing fifth and seventh overall respectively.

Gatt clocked a time of 4:34.21 in the 400m freestyle while Cachia placed seventh in a time of 4:11.94 in his 400m freestyle race. 

4.40pm Meanwhile, Thomas Wareing finished eighth in the 100m backstroke but has manage to clock a time of 59.74 which a new personal best and a national record as well.

4.10pm MEDAL!!! The first medal of the day for Team Malta comes from swimming as Alexandra McGonigle has placed second in the 50m breastroke to take home the silver medal.

Amy Micallef was fifth.

4pm Iceland are dominating their match against Malta as they lead 33-16 with just over two minutes to the interval.

3.40pm The men's basketball team are under way in their match against Iceland. 

Roberto Ricchini's men are facing Iceland and are trailing 15-9 with less than five minutes to go till the end the first quarter.

3.15pm The trap competition has finished with the participating shooters completing three rounds of 75. There was a change at the top as William Chetcuti was overtaken by home shooter Ivo Stanisic who hit scores of 24,24 and 24 for a total of 71. He is just one ahead of Chetcuti.

Brian Galea left his best for the final round as after compiling scores of 21 and 22 he hit 24 in the final round to move up the table to eighth place on 67, just three behind the sixth and final spot in the final.

2.45pm It is interesting to note that Chetcuti's main rival is none other than San Marino's female shooter Alessandra Perilli.

Perilli, who last November was in Malta for the MOC Awards, was originally scheduled to take part in the female event. But after the competition for females was scraped she made a request to compete with her male counterparts and was included in the list of participants.

Perilli is again in strong form as the Mediterranean Games gold medallist is currently second on 70 clays, just one short of Chetcuti.

2.30pm Things are looking good for William Chetcuti in the trap competition. The Manikata shooter has just completed his first day commitments when he hit 24 from 25.

That left the Manikata shooter at the top of the standings with 71 clays from 75 ahead of Thursday's final two rounds. The top six shooters will progress to the final, scheduled for the afternoon.

2.15pm The men's beach volley duo Manuele Raffa and Roberto Balzan lost their second match yesterday.

Raffa and Balzan were beaten by Luxembourg 2-0.

1.40pm More positive news for Team Malta as the women's beach volley team, formed by Melissa Sue Cheviron and Dominika Dworniczak, picked up their first win in the Montenegro GSSE when they beat Luxembourg 2-0.

Cheviron and Dworniczak won the opening two sets 21-19 and 21-17.

1.30pm Brian Galea has just completed his round when hitting 22 from 25 to finish with a total of 43 from 50. Both Galea and Chetcuti have one final 25 clays to shoot at to finish their commitments for the day.

1.15pm The trap competition is still under way with William Chetcuti hitting 22 from 25 clays after the second round for a total of 47 from 50. Brian Galea is currently in action in is second shoot of 25 clays.

1pm It's all over in the basketball match as Angela Adamoli's girl bounced back in style from their defeat to Iceland when they brushed aside Monaco 72-52.

Steffi DeMartino was Malta's leading scorer for the second straight match when she potted 20 points.

12.40pm The women's basketball team seem to be coasting to victory as they have started the final quarter with a handsome 56-40 lead over Monaco.

12.15pm Some positive news from shooting as action has finally got under way in trap.

William Chetcuti has enjoyed a very impressive start hitting a straight of 25 in the first round while Brian Galea managed 21 from 25.

12pm It's all over at the table tennis as Monaco beat 3-1 to proceed to the semi-finals with the Maltese trio finishing third in the four-team group.

11.50pm It's half-time at the basketball and the Maltese girls are leading the match 36-27 with Amelia Simmons the leading point-getter with 13 points.

11.35pm The women's basketball girls are back in action this morning.

Angela Adamoli's girls are looking to bounce back from Tuesday's drubbing to Iceland and they made a perfect start as they are currently leading the match 31-22.

11.15am The women's table tennis team are currently facing Monaco for a place in the semi-finals of the team competition.

Victoria Luchenkova and Anthea Cutajar are currently trailing Monaco 2-1 after three rubbers.

At the moment, Luchenkova is facing Yang Xiaoxin and the match is level a 1-1.

11.05am The weather has continued to effect the competitions schedule. This morning the first round of the trap competition was delayed due to poor visibility as thick clouds made it difficult for the trap shooters to take their place at the Budva Ranges.

In trap Malta is represented by William Chetcuti and Brian Galea who are pushing for a place on the podium.

11am Goodmorning and welcome to the second day of the 2019 GSSE in Montenegro.

Team Malta is again in action in seven disciplines and hopes are high that our athletes could increase our medal tally which currently stands at three silver and three bronze medals.