The Ministry for Gozo, through the Sports Complex of Gozo and the Health Promotion Unit within the Gozo General Hospital has participated in the Healthy Village Weekend that was organised by the Local Council of Victoria.

The activities that are usually held in the Sports Complex, including those of school sports, as well as other disciplines, were transferred to several places in the center of the city of Gozo.

More than 150 students from primary schools in Gozo gathered in the Sports Complex, from where they were then transported to Independence Square, where they did physical exercises before going on to practice various sporting disciplines. Among these there were Football Skills, Blitz Kids, gymnastics, basketball, cycling, abseiling, table tennis, break-dance and martial arts.

Meanwhile, fitness classes which are coordinated by the Health Promotion Unit and the Sports Complex of Gozo, and regularly held in the Sports Complex, took place on Friday evening in Independence Square. Other activities that will be taking place on on the streets and main squares in the city include the Martial Arts Show in St. George’s Square, on Sunday morning.

The Minister for Gozo, Giovanna Debono, visited Independence Square and the areas where the activities were taking place with the students of School Sports. She also visited the stand of the Ministry for Gozo which was there to promote the Eco-Gozo initiative.

Nurses and a physiotherapist from the Health Promotion Unit within the Gozo General Hospital, provided information on good practices that promote better quality of life. There was also information on services given by the Health Promotion Unit and the Sports Complex of Gozo for people who choose to follow different routines aimed to make life healthier, as well as sports activities and other disciplines to be held in this complex.

The Minister said that it had been on the initiative of the Ministry for Gozo, that the school sports lessons within the Sports Complex of Gozo had been taking place over the past 11 years, the attendance for these courses increased regularly. She also said the improvements made in facilities in the complex made it possible for a number of sports to be practiced there.

Minister Debono concluded by saying that Gozitans now have more opportunity to adopt a lifestyle that incorporates the enjoyment of sport. This is a good basis for what will become the procedure for reaching a goal that people recognise and that a lifestyle can be achieved in the context of the vision of eco-Gozo.

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