Malta Weightlifting Official Website
Amazing results for our athletes in the European Youth Championships. Kim Camilleri Lagana, Tenisha Thornton and Rylee Borg together with their coach Jesmond Caruana represented Malta in the EWF championships that were organised in Raszyn in Poland. The first athlete in competition Kim Camilleri Lagana won the 40kg category Under 15, she lifted 49kg Snatch
At the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Andrea Caruana was selected as technical official for these games by the CWF and CGA. She was the only representative from Malta selected for such important games. On an other note Jesmond Caruana was re-elected Vice-President of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation
4 female athletes Tenishia Thornton, Yazmin Zammit Stevens, Roberta Tabone and Elisia Scicluna qualified on their own merit for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The Malta Olympic Committee confirmed their participation. For the first time in the MWA history Tenisha Thornton was selected flag bearer for the opening ceremony of these games after successful results
