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55 Sport maltatoday, SUNDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2013 WEIGHTLIFTING Positive results for Malta National Weightlifting Team THE Maltese National Weightlifting Team has just returned from the Swiss town of Tramelan, Bern, were it participated in the largest competition in the sport the country has ever seen. The competition, named Challenge 210 took place on 26th October. A total of 131 athletes from six different countries participated, including France, Germany, Monaco, Italy, Malta and host nation Switzerland. The Maltese team was composed of three lifters, including new comers Ryan Agius and Martin Pisani, with Jovan Reljic as the more experienced of the three. They were under the watchful eye of coach Charles Degorgio and managed by Malta Weightlifting Association officer Jesmond Vassalo. All three athletes secured a stellar performance amidst strong competition pressure - with personal bests all round. Martin Pisani secured a 94kg Snatch and a 110kg Clean and Jerk, while Ryan Agius secured a 80kg Snatch following up with a 100kg Clean and Jerk. Last to take the podium was Jovan Reljic, who after a somewhat shaky start with his first attempt, came back to Snatch a 100kg and Clean and Jerk 120kg, narrowly missing his final attempt at 125kg. With that, the final overall rankings, out of 131 athletes had Reljic at 20th place, Ryan Agius at 50th and Martin Pisani at 60th place. It is worthwhile mentioning that for Agius and Pisani, this was their first experience representing Malta at international competition. The Malta Weightlifting Association holds high hopes for these athletes as they continue to pursue personal bests. The competition was possible with the aid of the Malta Olympic Committee and the Federation of Switzerland. During this period, the recent merger-president of Jesmond Caruana was at Wroclaw, Poland with the prestigious role of acting as an international referee at the World Weightlifting Championships, even acting as head referee in the final category which was won by Super Heavy weights Albegov of Russia followed by Moulaei of Iran. Jovan Reljic Weather & Crosswords WEATHER: Partly cloudy locally partly to rather cloudy at first, becoming fine or locally partly cloudy. VISIBILITY: Good WIND: East to Northeast force 2 to 3 locally force 3 to 4 at first, becoming variable force 2 to 3 later. SEA: Slight. SWELL: Negligible. SEA TEMP.: 24 °C 28/180 26/180 PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY UV: 6 UV: 6 TODAY GOZO FERRIES DAILY OPERATION TIMES USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS Emergency,Police,Fire, Ambulance ...................... 112 Appogg 24hrs Supportline .179 Sedqa 24hrs Helpline.........151 Social policy info centre .... 159 Malta Red Cross ...... 21922645 St John Ambulance .. 21945740 Maltacom enquiries .........1182 Go Mobile enquiries......... 1187 Vodafone enquiries .........1189 Government info service ....153 Telephone faults ................133 Gozo ferry schedule ..................21915111 MEPA..................... 22900000 MIA flight enquiries ................ 21697800 MIA Weather forecast ................. 50043333 Enemalta faults report.....................80072224 Water Services Corporation Freephone .............. 80072222 www.gozochannel.com Chess TOMORROW PHARMACIES OPEN TODAY MALTA & GOZO: 9 A.M. – NOON COLLIS Williams Pharmacy, 15, Triq ir-Repubblika, Valletta DARWIN Pharmacy, 152, Triq il-Kbira San Guzepp, Ħamrun ANICI Pharmacy, Triq Anici, Qormi ST. Paul's Pharmacy, Triq Brared, Birkirkara ST. Anthony Pharmacy, 56, Triq San Gużepp, Gwardamanġa J.V.'S Pharmacy, Wied is-Swieqi, Swieqi CHEMIMART Ltd. Pharmacy, 4,5,6, Il-Piazzetta, Triq it-Torri, Sliema M4 Pharmacy, Triq il-Linja, Attard MEDICINE Chest Pharmacy, Triq Demitriju Farrugia, Għargħur PROMENADE Pharmacy, St Paul's Court, Pioneer Road, Buġibba FLEMING Pharmacy, 61, Triq Ħaż-Żabbar, Paola MILIA'S Pharmacy, 73, Triq il-Kottonera, Birgu CILIA'S Pharmacy, 303, Triq Haż-Żabbar, Fgura BLOSSOMS Pharmacy, Triq il-Gurgier, Birżebbuġa CENTRAL Pharmacy, 6, Triq San Ġużepp, Luqa SPIŻERIJA Ħal-Mula, Triq Dun Salv Ciappara, Żebbuġ SANTA Marija Pharmacy, Misraħ Frenċ Abela, Dingli ABELA'S Pharmacy, 42, Triq G.P.F. Agius De Soldanis, Victoria VELLA Pharmacy, 15, Triq 13 ta' Dicembru, Nadur Solution to last week's problem Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Sunday Across 1. Reduces speed 6. Personal 8. Hollowed inward 9. Acknowledgement of debt 10. Donations to the poor 12. Warmth 15. Permit 16. Drool Solution to last week's crossword 19. Pilfer Sudoku 8 8 Down 7 1. Eye-glasses 6 7 2. Not closed 5 6 4 3. Small fish 3 5 4. Fermented grape juices 2 4 1 3 18. Family name A B C D E F G 5. Steep-sided valley H 7. Near the equator 2 1 A B C D E F G H Mate in four or more moves Bc1 Nf5+ Nd6+ Bxf5+ f6 Kg6 f5 mate Last week's solution Sudoku rules are extremely easy: Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear once in each row, column and 9x9 box. 11. Measuring instruments 13. Academy award 14. Actor's parts 17. Bicycle