The Nationalist Party has launched a campaign to beat obesity and to introduce initiatives to entice more people into taking up sports and physical activities in their life.

Speaking during an online press conference, the Opposition spokesperson on sport, youth and the fight against obesity Robert Cutajar explained that the campaign, ‘#sportsforlife – let’s beat obesity together’ has 20 sports federations and 40 local athletes who have joined the campaign.

“The athletes, all coming from different spheres will be part of this campaign to highlight how a sport is a way of life and how one can balance sports, work and studies.”

During the conference a number of clips showed different athletes and them practicing their sport.

 One recognisable figure, Neil Agius, who recently swam from Sicily to Malta, explained that exercising is all about “motivation, dedication and time management.” “Sports means a lot to me”, he said.

Nicky Farrugia, another swimmer expressed that one can enjoy training and find a balance between life, work and sports.

“We believe that sports is one of the main ingredients to fight obesity and that we should believe in the values which sports gives back; sport helps you mature and respect one another, all strong points which help us invest in a stronger society,” Cutajar said.

Cutajar also pointed out that this year’s Independence Day celebrations will be different due to the current pandemic situation. He explained that the Independence Day singing competitions will be held live on Net Television on Friday and Saturday.

“This year each singer will have a card each, which will represent the 40 athletes who are taking part in this campaign, and each singer will have an athlete or sports representative who will also have a moment to share a message about the importance of sports.”

Paula Briffa and Robbie Ebejer,  who form part of Tim Sport Partit Nazzjonalista, both explained that throughout the month there will be a number of activities and sports events taking place.