Young shooter William Chetcuti (pictured) will be Malta’s flagbearer at tonight’s Opening Ceremony. He had won a bronze medal in the Double Trap competition at the last Games held in Manchester, England in 2002.

Malta is taking part with its largest contingent ever in these Games – 33 athletes.

During the march-past, the contingent, including the 33 athletes and the accompanying officials, will be headed by the Chef de Mission, Pippo Psaila, who is also the Malta Olympic Committee’s Director of Sport, and Marie Therese Zammit, Assistant Chef de Mission and secretary of the Lawn Bowls Federation.

The following is the list of athletes representing Malta in Melbourne:

Basketball (women’s team): Caroline Fenech, Kirsten Micallef, Doreen Parnis, S. Schembri Wismayer, Bever Lee Zammit, Dawn Aquilina, Antoinette Borg, Lucienne Bezzina, Fiona Schembri, Josephine Grima, Sara Pace, Rachel Camilleri. Official Leonard Falzon. Coaches: Santino Coppa and Carlo Farrugia.

Cycling (time trials, road race): Nick Formosa, David Treacey, Stephania Magri, Jack Schiavone, Etienne Bonello. Official John Zammit

Lawn Bowls (singles, doubles and triples): Joe Attard, Leonard Callus, Shaun J. Parnis, Victor A. Brincat, Alfred J. Vella, Francis M. Vella. Official Marie Therese Zammit

Shooting (target, trap and double trap): William Chetcuti, Rodney Micallef, Frans Pace, Stanley Cardona, Rebecca Madyson. Coach Jimmy Bugeja Official Saviour Portelli

Squash (singles men): Joe Desira. Official Paul Gerlad Wilson.

Swimming (50m butterfly, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly): Angela Galea. Coach Istvan Kormos.

Table-Tennis: (singles/doubles men): Simon Gerada, Wayne Gerada. Official Alex Anastasi

Weightlifting (75kg women): Lindsay Borg. Official Sevdalin Marinov.