Gold Coast withdraws bid to host 2026 edition
The Commonwealth Games typically attracts more than 4,000 athletes from across the Commonwealth, including Malta
Australian state of Victoria pulled out of Games organisation
Organisational costs main reason behind withdrawal
Malta celebrated a successful summer as its athletes made themselves and their country proud during the Commonwealth Games and the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). Following the end of events, the Malta Olympic Committee (MOC) expressed its...
Australia pull clear of England in medals race
Judoka Katryna Esposito produced one of the most remarkable stories for Team Malta at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as the 21-year-old bounced back from losing her opening bout in the -48kg to go on and secure a bronze medal in Birmingham. Valhmor...
The 4x100m Relay team made up of Claire Azzopardi, Janet Richard, Carla Scicluna and Charlotte Wingfield established a new National Record when they clocked a time of 45.59. The previous record stood at 45.80. Despite the impressive timing the...
Badminton duo Matthew Abela and Sam Cassar produced a fine showing in the first round of the Men’s doubles in the NEC Hall in Birmingham on Thursday evening, when they took on Uganda’s Friday Attama and Kenneth Mwambu. Abela and Cassar, who currently...
Charlotte Wingfield is through to the second round of the 200 metres at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The Maltese sprinter managed to book one of the qualifying berths to the semi-finals of the competition after qualifying as one of the six...
Team Malta continued with their commitments at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday. In athletics, it was Janet Richard’s turn to compete in the 400m heats. Richard finished sixth in her heat finishing 25th overall. Her time of 54.51...
Australian swim star Emma McKeon made Commonwealth Games history on Tuesday by winning her 19th medal as Jacob Kiplimo raced to victory in the 10,000m on the first day of track and field. McKeon pulled one ahead of shooters Michael Gault and Phil...
Katryna Esposito won Malta’s first medal at the Commonwealth Games when she won a bronze medal in the -48kg category on Monday. Esposito had the better of Mauritius judoka Priscilla Morand to place third in her category. It was a marvellous result for...
Team Malta’s commitments in Birmingham continued on Saturday with squash and lawn bowls. In Lawn Bowls, Men’s Triples team Peter Ellul, Troy Lorimer and Shaun Parnis gave a fine display of determination and mental strength when, despite being four...
Victor Kiplangat produced an impressive performance to give Uganda their first-ever Commonwealth Games marathon gold in Birmingham on Saturday. The 22-year-old timed 2hr 10min 55sec, coming home with a broad grin on his face more than a minute and a...
Lijana Sultana won a thrilling encounter to reach the Last 32 of the women’s singles squash competition on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Niall Engerer prevailed in a Maltese derby against Kijan Sultana to proceed...
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