Government's contribution towards Malta Olympic Committee

Dr. Joe Cilia, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Sport, Culture and the Arts, contributed the sum of Lm55,000 to the Malta Olympic Committee for financial assistance by Government intended for upgrading of technical preparation of athletes, and in particular those taking part in the games for Small States of Europe to be held in Iceland, and the Mediterranean Games in Bari. The fact that there are thirty three National Federations or Associations affiliated to the Malta Olympic Committee was also taken into consideration.

The Government acknowledged with appreciation the role of the Malta Olympic Committe in its efforts to raise the technical level of local sport in Malta.

Dr. Cilia stated that the needs and priorities of the Associations and Federations are well known to the Malta Olympic Committee and knows that they are structured well enough to see and monitor that these funds are used for these purposes. He also stated that he should be kept abreast of all the plans of the technical programme for each Association/Federation to whom the Malta Olympic decides to distribute these funds.