Competition gets under way today with the Maltese athletes being involved in the following programme:...

Athletics President Anthony Chircop also told me that he was expecting his athletes to be mostly successful as they have been in the past few editions, especially in Malta two years ago....

Malta Olympic Committee general secretary Joe Cassar will be contesting the post of general secretary of the International Committee of the Games for the European Small States....

Shooter William Chetcuti yesterday carried the Maltese flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Andorra Games, leading a 63-strong contingent from Malta....

Journalists from Cyprus, San Marino, Luxembourg and Andorra have all been saying that it will be difficult for any of the eight countries to match the perfect organisation of the Malta Games in 2003....

The Judo clan is also optimistic about its chances. After a hectic two month period during which five of the judokas were involved in intensive training abroad, it is now time to reap the desired fruit....

The eligible Boris Pazanski of Serbia and Montenegro is among the favourites to win the gold medal in the singles event at the Andorra Games....

Our swimmers are Angela Galea, Francesca Paolella, Roberta Callus and Davina Mangion....

Shooting Federation president Saviour Portelli is also confident that his shooters will be doing well, especially the young William Chetcuti who arrived in Andorra on Friday after having finished 13th in last week’s world championship in Rome....

Also in the cycling field, Malta also has high hopes of success in the time-trial where Jackie Schiavone and David Treacy are being considered among the favourites to win a medal, though not necessarily a gold....