Judoka Katryna Esposito secured Malta’s first and only medal of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, 31 July, claiming bronze in the women’s -48kg judo category. She sealed her place on the podium with a juji-gatame armlock against Scotland’s Eva Ewing, winning by ippon and earning a second successive Commonwealth bronze after Birmingham 2022. […]
Around 3,000 participants are taking part in this year’s edition of Let’s Move Malta, SportMalta’s summer programme aimed at promoting a more active and healthier lifestyle among children, young people and adults. Over the programme’s eight weeks, participants take part in a wide range of sporting activities, including swimming, athletics, football, gymnastics, fitness, dance, judo […]
Sportmalta Welcomes FIBA Europe President to Cottonera Sports Complex Malta’s growing standing within international sporting circles was again on display today as Jorge Garbajosa, President of FIBA Europe, visited the Cottonera Sports Complex, the latest stop in a continued pattern of engagement between SportMalta and the governing bodies that shape sport across the continent. The […]
Ahead of the launch of the Let’s Move Malta Summer Programme, coaches taking part in the initiative attended a seminar yesterday titled “Coach, You Matter!”, organised in collaboration with the Malta Sport Coaches Association. The session, held under the theme Unify – Empower – Elevate, brought together coaches for an afternoon of reflection, practical guidance […]
SportMalta’s flagship Let’s Move Malta Summer Programme gets underway tomorrow, launching another summer dedicated to promoting physical activity, healthy lifestyles and community engagement across the Maltese Islands. This year’s edition has attracted an impressive 3,000 participants, reflecting the programme’s continued popularity among children, teenagers and adults. The eight-week programme…
SportMalta attended the European Union Peer Learning Activity on sport tourism, held on 25 and 26 June 2026 in Salzburg City in Austria. The two-day event, co-funded by the European Union and organised under the Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport, brought together sport and tourism officials from across EU member […]
The COOP Services National Long Course Championships 2025/26 took place at the SportMalta Cottonera Sport Complex, Cospicua from Thursday 26 June to Sunday 29 June 2026, bringing together 373 athletes representing 17 clubs across four days of competitive long course swimming. The event served as one of the principal fixtures on the national aquatics calendar, […]
Coach education sits at the foundation of any well-functioning sporting system. Without qualified, knowledgeable coaches working at grassroots level, the pathway from first participation to sustained athletic development becomes harder to sustain. It was in this context that Malta hosted the in-person component of the inaugural European Aquatics Level 1 Swimming Coaches’ Course from 26 […]
The Malta Karate Federation National Championships 2026 took place at the Cottonera Sports Complex over the weekend, bringing together 202 athletes in a competition that celebrated the core values of the sport. Participants ranged in age from five to 45, competing across Kata and Kumite disciplines and representing a broad cross-section of the local karate […]
Minister for Education and Sport Hon. Byron Camilleri held an open discussion meeting at SportMalta headquarters with stakeholders involved in the traditional Regattas. The meeting formed part of a broader effort to maintain Government support for one of Malta’s long-established sporting traditions. Those present included representatives from SportMalta, regatta clubs and associations, and members…