Team Malta for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris 2024 has been chosen – and the names of the athletes representing Malta announced.
Congratulations to UM student Beppe Grillo, and UM alumni Katryna Esposito and Gianluca Chetcuti for being among the chosen ones.
Beppe is a 21 year-old-athlete who has been involved in athletics since he was 14, and trained at semi-pro level for the past three years. He holds the titles of current 100m and 200m National Champion.
Katryna began practicing Judo in 2019 and has excelled, even winning gold at the European Games of Small States of Europe and the Commonwealth Championships that were held in Malta. She had also gotten a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Last year, she suffered an injury and had to be operated upon, but has since recovered and named Maltese Sportswoman of the Year in 2022.
Gianluca is one of Malta’s finest trap shooters. He has set and broken a number of records, also becoming the first Maltese shooter to reach a final in an ISSF Trap World event. He will be one of the two athletes carrying the Maltese flag at the Opening Ceremony on the River Seine.
This is what they will be competing in and at what time:
- Beppe will be competing in the male 100m athletics race on Saturday 3 August 2024, at 10:30
- Katryna will be competing in Judo (48kgs) on Saturday 27 July 2024, at 10:00
- Gianluca will be competing in Shooting – Trap on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 July at 09:00
