Maltese contingent leaves for Iceland

The Maltese contingent taking part in the Games for European Small Nations this week (today to Saturday) in Iceland, left Malta yesterday afternoon.

Nine nations are taking part, that is, Andorra, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro and San Marino.

Malta is taking part in athletics, basketball, beach volleyball, golf, gymnastics, judo, shooting, swimming, table-tennis and tennis.

The contingent is headed by MOC president Julian Pace Bonallo. William Beck is Chef de Mission.

The Opening ceremony is to be held at the Laugardalsholl Sports Hall in Reykjavik today.

First in action tomorrow will be the gymnastics, athletics, basketball, beach volleyball, Shooting (air), swimming, table-tennis and tennis.

The contingent

Athletics: Charlotte Wingfield, Kevin Moore, Reece Dimech, Janet Richard, Francesca Borg, Matthew Crocker, Giselle Camilleri, Rebecca Camilleri, Rebecca Sare, Neal Brimmer, Ylenia Pace, Charlene Attard. Basketball: Rebecca Thorensen, Samantha Brincat, Elena Cassar, Stephanie De Martino, Martina De Martino, Christina Grima, Josephine Grima, Nicole Handreck, Gabriella Mifsud, Leanne Sciberras, Ashley Vella, Bever Lee Zammit. Beach Volleyball: Alison Borg, Gertrude Zarb Golf: Andrew Borg, Daniel Holland, John Junior ver Elst Micallef. Gymnastics: Sana Grillo, Peppijna Dalli, Kirsty Caruana, Claire Azzopardi, Suzanne Buttigieg. Judo: Jeremy Saywell, Georgi Atanasov, Murman Korchilava, Isaac Bezzina, Alice Gina Battistino, Joanna Camilleri, Marcon Bezzina. Shooting - air rifle and skeet: Gianluca Azzopardi Spiteri, William Vella, Clive Farrugia, Darren Vella, Eleanor Bezzina, Alison Formosa. Swimming: Matthew Galea, Andrew Chetcuti, Nicola Muscat, Julian Harding, Michael Umnov. Table-tennis: Victoria Lucenkova, Jessica Pace. Tennis: Matthew Asciak, Bradley Callus, Elaine Genovese, Katrina Sammut.