On Tuesday, Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri welcomed local athlete Maria Pia Saliba, who won a gold medal in the 50m backstroke competition during this year’s Special Olympics Malta Invitational Games.
The Gozo Minister said that on behalf of the Gozitan people, he presented Maria Pia with a memorial of this achievement, “which is an honour not only for our island but for our country.”
This is not the first time that Maria Pia has honoured the islands on an international level, having also won gold medals in Cyprus [1], and Abu Dubai [2]
Minister Camilleri said, “congratulations from the bottom of our hearts You made us proud.”