MESA contingent taking part in Ghent Games

Clifton Grima, the new Parliamentary Secretary for Youth and Sport, promised the full support to the Maltese athletes participating in the 21st edition of the European Company Sport Games that will take place between 21 and 25 June in Ghent, Belgium.

He stated that it is important that employees keep themselves active through sports. He maintained that the government is committed to assist in the growth of participation and encouraged companies to join MESA so that more employees can participate in activities organised during the year.

Mark Cutajar, CEO of Sportmalta said that such initiatives are supported since these occasions contribute to a healthier and more active society that is in line with SportMalta’s mission.

He augured success to all participating athletes.

Twenty one different sports disciplines will be offered during the Games organised bi-annually by the European Federation for Company Sports (EFCS), namely:

Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Beach Volley, Bowling, Bridge, Chess, Cycling, Darts, Football (5-a-side, 7-a-side, 11-aside), Golf, Handball, Mini-Golf, Orienteering, Padel, Petanque, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis and Volleyball.

There are 39 European countries affiliated to the EFCS where Malta is represented by the Malta Employees Sport Association (MESA).

Malta took part for the first time in the 20th edition of the European Company Sport Games held in Riccione, Italy, in June 2015 achieving very positive results by winning two gold medals and one bronze medal in Darts, one silver medal in Football and one bronze medal in Badminton.

The Maltese contingent these Games is the following: Badminton Open (1): Matthew Abela, Samuel Cali, Nigel DeGaetano, Tiziana Mifsud, Fiorella Sadowski, Henrik Thomsen. Open (2): Edmond Abela, Klara Cali O’Berg, Dominique Francica, Owen Grech, Christopher Spiteri. 40+: Joanne Cassar, Catherine Dimech, Stephen Ferrante, Aldo Polidano, M.Carmela Spiteri, Sandra Spiteri, Kenneth Vella. Bowling BoV (Open): Alan Attard, Hubert Camilleri, James Grech, Josward Xuereb. MIA (Open): Aaron Belli, Stephen Cassar, Mario Ellul, Charles Farrugia, Charles Galea, Alfred Pulis. Table-Tennis (Men 40+): Kevin Zammit, Martin Zammit. Track and Field: Mario Grech – 5,000m, George Vella – 800m, 1,500m. for