Five million euros will go through the NDSF for Sport Malta in a move that is aimed at enabling the Maltese Olympic Committee to invest in Maltese athletes in preparation for the Small Countries Games that will be held in our country in 2023. Financial aid will be given to ten sports.
The agreement to transfer these funds was signed today by the chairman of Sport Malta Luciano Busuttil and the Chief Executive of the NDSF Raymond Ellul, in the presence of the Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Communities Alex Muscat and s -Parliamentary Secretary for Sport, Recreation and Voluntary Organizations Clifton Grima. Sport Malta will invest these funds in the Maltese Olympic Committee.
The Parliamentary Secretary responsible for citizenship, Alex Muscat, said that once again, our country must have a clear demonstration of how the wealth generated by Maltese residence and citizenship initiatives is being translated into wealth that is coming to the community. . While wishing the athletes well, he supported the commitment of the secretariat to continue to attract to Malta the foreign direct investment that is translating into so many benefits for Maltese talent.
Parliamentary Secretary Clifton Grima said that Sport Malta has already invested in new facilities including a basketball sports complex in Ta ‘Qali, a new squash center in Marsa, a new judo complex and a tennis center in Ta’ Qali. Pembroke, along with two swimming pools — one at Cottonera and the other at St. Paul’s Bay. The Parliamentary Secretary said that through this financial investment, which will serve as a boost and preparation for the Maltese athletes before the Games of the Small Countries in Malta in the year 2023, he will continue to confirm both the Government is a shoulder to shoulder for athletes and sports organizations and that the aspirations of so many athletes will be achievable.
