This coming weekend, between the 24th and 26th of April, a weekend of sports activities is taking place in Gozo, with the participation of various sports organisations.
The Minister for Gozo Dr Anton Refalo launched this new initiative, the first of its kind to be held in Gozo.
“Sport keeps the body healthy to help us carry out our daily work and live a healthy life. Therefore the Ministry for Gozo is working tirelessly with the Gozo Sports Board to encourage Gozitan people to take part in sport, in every possible type of discipline. We want Gozitans starting from childhood to be active in sports.”
The weekend of activities will be devoted to various types of sport where Gozitan athletes will meet with the Maltese in various sports. Football, horses, baseball, gymnastics, badminton, motorcycles, Spirit Combat, shooting, rugby and even model airplane flying, which promises to be spectacular, with large models of aircraft being flown from the heliport.
To keep up to date with the programme of events for the weekend please follow the Gozo Sports Board facebook page. [1]
The Ministry for Gozo, through the Directorate of Tourism, will help through financial means, various Malta sports associations to visit Gozo and share their experiences and talents with those in Gozo. This will encourage internal tourism by various Maltese and encourage them to spend a weekend in Gozo, the Minister said.
The Parliamentary Secretary for Sport Chris Agius said that this initiative should just be the beginning of a collaboration between the Minister for Gozo, the Secretary for Sports and the Malta Sports Council.