Malta – Olympics – Tokyo 2020

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics had to be postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic. Finally, the Olympics kicked off and now we can enjoy watching the different sport activities.

Malta is also taking part in these Olympics and is being represent by Team Malta.

Team Malta took part in the opening ceremony, where target shooter Eleonor Bezzin and Andrew Chetcuti led the Maltese contingent.

Maltese participants

• Andrew Chetcuti (swimming – 100m)
• Eleonor Bezzina (shooting – air pistol & 25m Pistol)
• Yasmin Zammit Stevens (weightlifting – 64Kgs)
• Matthew Abela (badminton – single’s)
• Sasha Gatt (swimming – 400m & 1500m)
• Carla Scicluna (athletics – 100m)

Schedule for Maltese participants

This is the tentative schedule for competitions (Tokyo time) :-

Sunday 25^th July

Badminton

12:40          Men’s Singles                                 Matthew Abela vs Shi Yu Q (CHN)

Shooting

09:00         10m Air Pistol Qualifications     Eleanor Bezzina

Swimming

20:39         400m Heats                                    Sasha Gatt

Monday 26^th July

Swimming

20:32        1500m heats                                    Sasha Gatt

Tuesday 27^th July

Weightlifting

11:50          64kgs                                                Yazmin Zammit Stevens

Swimming       

19:00         100m heats                                      Andrew Chetcuti

Thursday 29^th July

Shooting

09:00        25m Pistol Qualifications             Eleanor Bezzina

Friday 30^th July

Athletics

09:00       100m Heats                                     Carla Scicluna

We wish luck to all Maltese participants.

Other Links – Places in Malta and Gozo

Malta

Ras il-Miġnuna, Malta (also known as Ras il-Ħamrija) with subtitles
Pixxina Naturali – Malta (natural inland sea pool)
Imġiebaħ Bay, Malta
Għar Lapsi – relaxing and beautiful sunset in October
Slugs Bay, Malta (Daħlet ix-Xilep in Maltese)
December Saturday morning in Valletta during COVID19 pandemic
Iconic places in Malta and Gozo
🌺 🌼 San Anton gardens, Malta 🌼 🌺
Sunsets as seen from Siġġiewi, Malta
🌧️ ☔ Malta – Before the first rain in September 2020 🌧️ ☔
Another Blue Lagoon – secluded beach in Malta
Sunset at St. Paul’s Bay, Malta
Dingli Cliffs – Rdum ta’ l-Iħfar and Rdum tal-Qaws
Għar Lapsi – restaurants, park, boathouses, police station and reverse osmosis.
The sea at Ghar Lapsi, Malta on 30 May 2020
Exploring iż-Żurrieq by day – Iż-Żurrieq, Malta
Sea waves at Ghar Lapsi, Malta
Exploring Siġġiewi by day – Siġġiewi, Malta
Rabat, Malta – A quick visit to Rabat
Buskett Gardens, Malta (no music in the first part of the video).
Off the beaten path from Dingli Cliffs to Fawwara, Malta

Gozo

Early morning in Marsalforn, Gozo – beautiful sunrise
Wied il-Għasri, Gozo
Walking the Għar Qawqla coast in Gozo
Cittadella, Gozo
Blue Hole, Dwejra, Gozo
Amazing sunrise in Marsalforn and Qbajjar, Gozo, Malta
Dwejra Inland Sea, Gozo, Malta
Xatt L-Aħmar, Gozo, Malta – Swimming with jellyfish (Mauve stinger and Fried Egg Jellyfish)
Xwejni bay and fortification, Gozo, Malta
Gozo Salt Pans
Ta’ Pinu National Shrine – Gozo, Malta
Xlendi Bay, Gozo, Malta
MV Nikolaos – Gozo Ferry
Snorkeling in Xwejni Bay and Qbajjar Bay, Gozo
Ċittadella by night, Gozo – The Citadel
Wied il-Għasri, Gozo
Mġarr harbour as seen from the ferry. Gozo.

Comino

Dreaming of Comino, Malta

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