Yazmin Zammit Stevens was the first Maltese female athlete ever to compete in the Olympics in weightlifting !
Yazmin Zammit Stevens won bronze in the Commonwealth division at the IWF World Championships. In competition, finished rankink 13th in the world, the country’s greatest senior ranking ever !
Young Tenishia Thornton won “The Rising Stars of the Year” award and also won the Diamond Award for her exceptional results last year. Tenishia was also awarded for most national records broken in 2021. She has broken 83 records across the 49kg, 55kg and 59kg weight categories in the U17, U20, U23 and senior age groups.
Congratulations to Malta Weightlifting Association !