The Urban Sports Festival organised by the Malta Street Sports Alliance in collaboration with the Ministry for Youth, Welfare and the Implementation of the Electoral Programme and the Malta Trust Foundation, among others, has come to an end. The three-day festival took place at Birżebbuġa’s Pretty Bay.
This was the fifth consecutive year that this festival was organised and Maltese athletes participated together with others from Greece, Colombia, Latvia, the United States of America, Germany and France. The competitions organised during the three days of the festival were for athletes practicing BMX, skateboarding, scooter, roller skating, parkour, breaking, panna football and 3×3 basketball which all fall under the category of Urban Sports.
The main aim of the festival is to create opportunities for Maltese athletes who already participate in this sport and also to attract more young athletes to this sport. During the festival, Maltese families were able to enjoy the sporting spectacle provided by the athletes together with the activities that were organised with attractions for children including bouncy castles, entertainers and face painting for children, music and opportunities for Maltese athletes to participate in training sessions in this type of sport.
Minister for Youth, Welfare and the Implementation of the Electoral Programme Omar Farrugia visited the festival participants and presented the prizes to the winners at the end of an evening of sporting activities.
During a speech, Minister Farrugia thanked the Malta Trust Foundation and the organisers and congratulated them on the success they achieved in organising this year’s festival. “In this festival, children, young people and families came together in a spectacle of entertainment and competitive games. These are the activities we want to see for the whole family and we look forward to continuing to strengthen these initiatives year after year,” said the minister.
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