Maltese Olympic Committee Explained

Maltese Olympic Committee
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Country:	Malta
Code:	MLT
Created:	1928
Recognized:	1936
Association:	EOC
Headquarters:	Gzira, Malta
President:	Julian Pace Bonello
Secretary General:	Joseph Cassar
Website:	nocmalta.org

Maltese Olympic Committee (Maltese: Kumitat Olimpiku Malti) is the National Olympic Committee representing Malta. It is also the governing body responsible for Malta's representation at :

• the Olympic Games, Summer and Winter
• the Youth Olympic Games, Summer and Winter
• the Commonwealth Games,
• the European Games,
• the Mediterranean Games,
• the Games of the Small States of Europe and
• the European Youth Olympic Festival, Summer and Winter.

History

The Maltese Olympic Committee was founded on June 5, 1928 in Valletta and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1936.^[1]

List of presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the Malta Olympic Committee since its creation in 1928.^[2]

President	Term
Anthony Cassar Torregiani	1928–1938
Paul Giorgio	1946–1960
Alfred P. Briffa	1960–1967
Victor Pace	1968–1973
Laurence Xuereb	1973–1977
Carm A. Borg	1977–1989
Gino Camilleri	1989–1999
Lino Farrugia Sacco	1999–2013
Julian Pace Bonello	2013–present

Executive committee

The current executive committee of the MOC is represented by:^[3]

• President: Julian Pace Bonello
• Vice President: William Beck
• Secretary General: Joseph Cassar
• Finance Director: David Azzopardi
• Director of Sport: Ivan Balzan
• Directors: Lucienne Attard, Kirill Micallef Stafrace, Charlene Attard, Mario Micallef, Jonathan Vella, Paul Sultana, Maria Vella-Galea

Member federations

The Maltese National Federations are the organisations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 28 Olympic Summer Sport Federations in Malta.^[4]

National Federation	Summer or Winter	Headquarters
	Summer	Swieqi
	Summer	Marsa
	Summer	Gżira
	Summer	Valletta
	Summer	Marsa
	Summer	Ta' Qali
	Summer	St Julian's
	Summer	San Ġwann
	Summer	Pembroke
	Summer	Burmarrad
	Summer	Birkirkara
	Summer	Ta' Qali
	Summer	Marsa
	Summer	Buġibba
	Summer	Msida
	Summer	Balzan
	Summer	Ta' Xbiex
	Summer	Pembroke
	Summer	Marsa
	Summer	Naxxar
	Summer	Bidnija
	Summer	Valletta
	Summer	Valletta
	Summer	Valletta
	Summer	Gżira
	Summer	Sliema
	Summer	Cospicua
	Summer	Marsaskala

See also

• Malta at the Olympics
• Malta at the Commonwealth Games

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. https://nocmalta.org/about-us/history/ History
2. https://nocmalta.org/about-us/maltese-olympic-committee-presidents/ Presidents of the Maltese Olympic Committee
3. https://nocmalta.org/about-us/moc-executive-committee/ MOC Executive Committee
4. https://nocmalta.org/associations/ Associations