The list of sportsmen and sportswomen and officials contesting the 36th National Sporting Contests (2006) have been announced by the Sportswriters Association (Ghaqda Kittieba Sport)

As can be seen from the lists below, shooter William Chetcuti and snooker champion Alex Borg have again made it to the list for the Sportsman of the Year contest.

Also included in the women’s section is Rebecca Madyson, the Maltese-Australian shooter who clinched a silver medal at last year’s Commonwealth Games.

One surprise is that the national football team failed to be among those nominated in the teams’ sector, despite their 2-1 victory over Hungary, considered by many sports enthusiasts in Malta, as one of the biggest feats of the sporting year!

The full list of nominees

Sportsman of the Year: D. Bezzina (snooker/pool), A. Borg (snooker), C. Camilleri (horse racing), W. Chetcuti (shooting), M. Cremona (table football), R. Falzon Reale (bowling), B. Farrugia (bowling), J. Pace (archery), A. Vassallo (wrestling), M. Zammit (triathlon).

Sportswoman of the Year: S. Abela (bowling), C. Attard (athletics), L.M. Bezzina (athletics), M. Bezzina (judo), L. Casha (bowling), Dorianne Galea (basketball), R. Madyson (shooting), D. Spiteri (triathlon), C. Walsh (athletics).

Official of the Year: J. Attard (badminton), T. Camilleri (snooker), T. Cilia Pisani (tennis), J. Giordemaina (wrestling), Antonio Mizzi (basketball), Julian Pace Bonello (bowling), B. Vassallo (basketball).

Team of the Year: bowls national team, tenpin bowling mixed national team, Team Chaudron (powerboats), Artie crew (sailing), karate seniors national team, pool national team, snooker national team, men’s table-tennis national team, triathlon national team, weightlifting national team.

U-17 Athlete of the Year: J. Attard (shooting), M. Asciak (tennis), D. Borg (athletics), N. Cremona (swimming), T. Griscti (snooker), D. Micallef (athletics), D. Pace (athletics), F. Xuereb (athletics), M. Xuereb (athletics).