Team Malta at the Liechtenstein Games will consist of 61 athletes.

Revealing the names of the athletes, Mark Cutajar, Chef de Mission, said he had made it clear to all athletes that only those who obtained the required Minimum Qualifying Standards will go to the Games.

He also made it clear that there will be one on holiday. “After two hard years of work, I can say we have a team ready to representing Malta competitively. It will not be an easy task to win medals considering the ever improving standards and the inclusion of an enormous number of foreigners in the other squads. We are sure that those selected will represent the country honourably.

He thanked all the officials who had helped him during the past two years. “Without their support and help, all this would not have been achieved.

The following is the list of 61 athletes to represent Malta at the forthcoming Games in Liechtenstein:

Athletics: Charlene Attard, Lisa Marie Bezzina, Diane Borg, Neil Brimmer, Giselle Camilleri, Owen Lee Camilleri, Rebecca Camilleri, Rachid Chouhal, James d’Alfonso, Karl Farrugia, Nicole Gatt, Andy Grech, Mark Herrera, Kevin Arthur Moore, Alessandra Pace, Celine Pace, Francesca Xuereb, Martina Xuereb. Officials: Edwin Attard, Anthony Chircop and Mario Micallef.

Cycling: Etienne Bonello, Maurice Formosa, David Galea, David Millar, Jason Vella. Officials: Charles Sammut, Jack Schiavone

Judo: Marcon Bezzina, Joanne Camilleri, Brent Law, Jeremy Saywell. Officials: Lamberto Raffi, Alexander Bezzina

Shooting (air pistol & air rifle): Eleonor Bezzina, Marianna Kisvardai, William Vella. Official: Istvan Kisvardai.

Squash: Theresa Brousson, Carl Camilleri, Dianne Desira, Joseph Desira, Nigel Dunkerley, Michael Fiteni, Bradley Hindle-Deguara, Mark Lupi, Annabelle Olivieri-Munroe, Johanna Rizzo, Colette Sultana, Daniel Zammit Lewis. Officials: Ivan Balzan, Liz Said.

Swimming: Andrea Agius, Neil Agius, Edward Caruana Dingli, Andrew Chetcuti, Davina Mangion, Melinda Sue Micallef, Nicola Muscat, Talisa Pace, Mark Sammut. Officials: Charis Agius, Andy Colbourn.

Table-Tennis: Daniel Bajada, Simon Gerada, Lu Peng Fei, Jessica Pace. Officials: Alex Anastasi, Andrei Makowski.

Tennis: Matthew Asciak, Nick Camilleri, Kimberley Cassar, Mark Gatt, Bena Jetcheva. Gordon Asciak, Godwin Borg.

Volleyball (Beach): Alison Borg, Gertrude Zarb. Official: Srojan Veckov

The MOC officials will be Mr Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco, president, Joseph Cassar, secretary general, Mark Cuajar, Chef de Mission, Julian Pace Bonello (Technical Commission), David Azzopardi, Director of Finance, Dr Lucienne Attard (Head medical team), Adele Muscat, Asst. Cheft Logistics, Vincent Scicluna, Asst, Chef transport and Charles Camenzuli, media relations.

Milos Stanislajevic and Annalise Cassar form part of the MOC medical team.