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58 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2016 Sport CANOEING Virtù Ferries MaltaToday and Virtù Ferries have teamed up to take one lucky winner and a companion every week to Sicily, with two tickets to be won every week in our photography competition. Already been on holiday? Good: we're sending you back if your best photograph from your holidays and travels makes the cut. That's right: send us a good quality image of your holidays and we'll send the best one to the gateway of Italy with Virtù Ferries. Malta - Sicily Express Ferries For more information visit www.virtuferries.com or contact by telephone 23491000 RULES OF THE COMPETITION maltatoday Conditions apply: 1. Tickets for each week's competition can only be won by one person who submits one entry of a high-res image with description. Entrants with more than one entry WILL NOT be considered. Entrants must send a description of photo. 2. 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Entrants are kindly reminded not to send in personal family pictures that might be unrelated to theme subjects unless expressly requested. If sending a photo by post, address it to: 'MaltaToday photo competition', Mediatoday, Vjal ir-Rihan, San Gwann, SGN9016 Please supply your daytime telephone number, your name, your home address, email address and Instagram name. Send the photo via email on info@mediatoday.com.mt [SUBJECT HEADING: MaltaToday photo competition] by next Friday at 9am. Themes may change from one week to the other This week's winner is JOANNE PISANI with the photo of their holiday to Fjords Malta Canoe Sports Festival THE Malta Federation of Canoeing yester- day launched the second edition of the Malta Canoe Sports Festival, with the main event being the Second Malta International Canoe Polo Open (tournament), which will be held at Dock 1, Cospicua over the coming week- end. During a press conference at the Bormla Regatta Club, Parliamentary Secretary for Sports Chris Agius expressed his apprecia- tion toward local athletes who dedicate sub- stantial time of their free time to the promo- tion of sports in Malta. "The result of such dedication can be clearly seen when one looks at the number of participating teams in this event, which has doubled over the course of a year. Whilst in last year's edition the tourna- ment was played by four teams, this year sees four foreign teams and three Maltese teams battling it out on the Cospicua waters." The parliamentary secretary further ex- plained how fitting it is that a tournament which is gaining momentum is held at such a spectacular site as the Dock 1. "As a resi- dent of Cospicua and as Maltese I am proud to host foreign athletes in this locality and I am sure the Maltese entourage will make us proud," he said. The press conference was also addressed by federation president Chris Camilleri, who explained how the Malta Open is gathering momentum with foreign teams, particularly those coming from neighbouring countries. "Whilst the game of Canoe Polo has been practised locally for several years, it was after last year's edition of the Canoe Sports Fes- tival that there was a large increase of fresh interest which also resulted in the birth of a new club." For this edition the island will host teams from Catania, Syracuse and Palermo whilst Malta's two clubs – the Malta Canoe Polo Club and the Cospicua Canoe Polo Club – will be fielding three teams. During this year's edition the spectators will also be treat- ed to a number of racing displays by the Malta Canoe Racing Club and those in the audience who would like to try out the different canoe disciplines can give it a try on site. It was through the help of the Parliamentary Secretary for Sport that Malta saw the birth of Malta's second Canoe Polo club, which will also be fielding a team for this tournament. Camilleri expressed his appreciation at the constant help and support given by the Par- liamentary Secretary for the organisation of this event. The Festival will kick off on Saturday 12th at 9am with the first game of the tournament seeing a local team face off one of the Italian clubs. The event will run all day Saturday and through Sunday with the highlight of the pro- gramme being the final of the tournament. Entrance for the tournament and trying of the various disciplines is completely free.