THE HON> JESMOND MUGLIETT CONGRATULATES MALTA DARTS ASSOCIATION ON THEIR SUCCESS IN THE DARTS MEDITERRANEAN CUP COMPETITION

The Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education the Hon. Jesmond Mugliett expressed his satisfaction at the recent excellent results by the Malta Darts Association during the Darts Mediterranean Cup.

This was expressed following the return to Malta of the contingent from the Malta Darts Association, after successfully competing in the first edition of the Mediterranean Cup, which was held in Athens, between the 25^th and the 28^th May 2000.

Mr Mugliett remarked that the results obtained by the Maltese competitors were the best ever achieved by the Malta Darts Association in teams events and this augers well for the future.

The Parliamentary Secretary expressed his appreciation and satisfaction that the help which is being given by the Secretariat to the Sports Associations is reaping good results, both at local level and especially at international events. He augured the Malta Darts Association every success in the near future.

The Maltese team left this edition of the Darts Mediterranean Cup in Greece winning four silver medals and three bronze medals and winning second place in the overall country rankings. During the first day of the competition Malta won 9-3 against Greece, 9-5 against France and 9-0 against Bulgaria. The following day Malta won the semi-final against Cyprus 9-8. In the single event, Godfrey Abela reached the semi finals stage winning agianst France's P. Fontain 4-2, C. Pantazopoulos (Greece) 4-3, Luca Falsetti (Italy) 4-2. Emmanuel Ciantar reached the quarter final while Charles Ghiller and Vince Busuttil reached the semi finals after overcoming Gibraltar B and Cyprus A. The last and most awaited final saw Malta's strong efforts in resisting and stopping Italy's domain.