The Maltese squad, consisting of Jovan Reljic, Noel Coleiro and Matthew Muscat Inglott accompanied by coach Stephen Borg, took part in the Small Nations tournament held in Luxembourg the past weekend.

The team managed to clinch the silver medal being surpassed with just a few points by Luxembourg. The Maltese placed ahead of Cyprus, San Marino and Monaco.

The competition was held in two groups. Jovan competed in the first group and lifted a total of 206Kg, 11Kg more than his best results. This was also the first international experience for Jovan.

Coleiro and Inglott competed in the second group. They both had difficult starts in the snatch but were able to recover well and finished with a total of 227Kg each.

These were the best results ever achieved by Maltese athletes in this sport.