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Maltese Olympic Committee ( mt, Kumitat Olimpiku Malti) is the National Olympic Committee representing
Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
. It is also the governing body responsible for Malta's representation at the
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,
Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
,
European Games The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition contested by athletes from European nations and several transcontinental countries. The Games were envisioned and are governed by the European Olympic Committees ...
, Mediterranean Games,
Games of the Small States of Europe The Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) is a biennial multi-sport event, launched by the Republic of San Marino, organized by and featuring the National Olympic Committees of nine European small states since 1985. The Games are held at t ...
and
European Youth Olympic Festival The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fir ...
.


History

The Maltese Olympic Committee was founded on June 5, 1928 in
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and recognized by the
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in 1936.


List of presidents

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


Executive committee

The current executive committee of the MOC is represented by: * 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,
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, 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.Associations
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See also

* Malta at the Olympics * Malta at the Commonwealth Games


References


External links


Official website
Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...
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