Andrei Fenech (Karting) and Kim Camilleri Laganà (Weightlifting) are the winners of the Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award for September.

Andrei Fenech who is still 7 years old, not only won the Rotax Micro national title with a total of 125 points but broke his own previous record when he set a new record of 44.76 seconds. This success makes Andrei Fenech a promising driver in the international scene of the Rotax Karting series.

Meanwhile, Kim Camilleri Laganà, aged 16, took part in the 49 kilogrammes B category and placed seventh at the International Weightlifting Federation’s WF Under 20 World Championships in Leon, Spain. Camilleri Laganà had a successful lift of 64 kilogrammes in the Snatch and 84 kilogrammes followed by 86 kilogrammes in the Clean and Jerk. The Maltese lifter ended her commitments in the competition with a total score of 150 kilogrammes.

The Atlas Youth Athlete of the Month Award was presented to the winners by Robert Micallef, Chief Commercial Officer at Atlas Insurance. The Malta Sports Journalists Association was represented by President Clinton Buhagiar, general Secretary Lorraine Cunningham and Administrator Stephen Azzopardi.

This award is a joint initiative of the Malta Sports Journalists Association and Atlas Insurance. The adjudicating panel of this award takes note of all the youths’ national and international achievements of the month under review, and at the same time, it invites local sport associations and federations to send in their nominations for consideration if they feel that any of their under-21 athletes have distinguished themselves during that month. All the monthly winners are eligible for the annual award.

Nominations for this award may be sent via email to [email protected]. The rules and regulations of this award can be viewed through the link https://www.maltasportsjournalists.com/atlas-youth-athlete-of-the-month-rules-and-regulations/