Nike Paralympic athlete Julian Bajada to undertake 28km rowing challenge

NIKE sponsored Paralympic Athlete Julian Bajada to take on 28km rowing challenge at Intersport Piazetta, SLIEMA

Jun 2 2022

Paralympic Athlete Julian Bajada will be taking on a 28km indoor rowing challenge in aid of Malta Paralympic Committee. This challenge will be the longest ever distance to be rowed by a Paralympic Athlete in Malta and the equivalent of rowing from Mellieha to Sliema.

The challenge, which is sponsored by NIKE through Intersport, will take place at the Intersport store in Piazetta on 28 June 2022 at 6pm onwards.

Julian Bajada, a 28-year-old Paralympic Athlete who was born without one hand and with multiple physical impairments in both his legs, is today the Secretary General of the Malta Paralympic Committee and has made it his mission to empower individuals with physical impairments to unlock their full potential through Paralympic Sport.

Through this challenge, Julian is aiming to raise €28,000 in funds to develop Malta’s first Paralympic Rowing Team. The funds raised will be invested in the necessary set-up to make this happen, including by purchasing Paralympic Rowing boats and adapted sports equipment, as well as supporting a Paralympic Rowing holistic sport development programme.

The challenge also aims to raise awareness on Paralympic Sport to encourage others to join the movement. In Julian’s own words: “Paralympic Sport has the power to change lives, not only for individuals with physical impairments to believe in their own abilities and reach new heights, but for society to embrace the Paralympic values of courage, determination, inspiration and equality.”

The challenge is being carried out in collaboration with Intersport and Siggiewi Rowing Club, Malta’s first all-inclusive rowing club to introduce Para Rowing. For more information about the challenge and how you can support, visit https://www.maltapara.com/rowingchallenge2022.

NIKE has made it a major priority to create a better world by championing disabled athletes and expanding sport for the next generation. This year, the brand celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) by acknowledging we are never done listening. Over 20 years ago, NIKE sought to lend an ear and gain insight through its disabled employees and the disability community, to better understand the importance of their needs and desires. Today, it continues to listen whilst its inclusive design and forward-thinking technology helps create accessible solutions to celebrate all athletes.

Learn more about what this looks like at Nike: https://lnkd.in/gkfjbuBX

Intersport and NIKE are represented in Malta by Hudson. Intersport has 7 stores spread across Malta whilst NIKE has a 350sqm store at The Point Shopping Complex in Sliema.

The first Nike shoe was sold in Malta in 1987 through Hudson’s then company Time International (Sport) Ltd. Since then, Hudson has extended this representation to Africa, through an official contract which was reconfirmed in 2019 making Hudson the official distributor of NIKE in over 30 countries in Africa.

This, it does through a state-of-the-art distribution centre in Hal Far, Malta which spans a total area of 5,000 sqm. The centre receives the product and distributes it to various corners of the African continent.

For more information about Hudson visit www.hudson.com.mt

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Argentina win first ever Finallisma title after easily beating Italy

Jun 1 2022

South American champions Argentina have beaten European champions Italy with a score of 3-0, to win the first ever Finalissima title.

The game was played under the iconic Wembley stadium arch which also hosted the final of Euro 2020 where the Italian team triumphed over England.

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This is not the first time that the champions of Europe and of South America have played a game for the iconic Artemio Franchi trophy. There were two other finals held in 1985 where France defeated Uruguay and in 1993 when Argentina overcame Denmark on penalties.

This time around the win was much easier for Argentina as they comfortably outplayed an out of sorts Italy side who haven’t looked the same since their magnificent summer almost a year ago now. La Albiceleste managed to score 3 goals against the Italians with the goals coming from Lautaro Martinez and Angel Di Maria in the first half and Paulo Dybala in the dying minutes of the game.

Argentina will now look to build on their impressive form ahead of the upcoming World Cup this winter in Qatar, whilst Italy will have to go through what seems like another rebuild after their disappointment in yet again not qualifying for the World Cup.

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Johnny Depp wins court case against Amber Heard

Jun 1 2022

After a build-up of several weeks, Johnny Depp has won the court case against Amber Heard.

Depp had sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamatory claims made in a Washington Post op-ed which he claimed damaged his career. In it, Heard claimed she was a victim of domestic abuse.

Depp sued Heard for defamation for $50 million, with Heard counter-suing for $100 million. In an unanimous verdict, Depp’s court case against Heard was deemed successful.

Therefore, the jury awards Johnny Depp $15 million in damages. The jury has found Heard guilty of defamation and ruled that Johnny Depp has been able to prove he was defamed.

The jury has found that Heard’s statements about her marriage were “false” and conveyed “a defamatory implication” to people other than Depp. They also found she acted with “actual malice”.

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4.5 trillion cigarette filters pollute the world’s environments each year

Jun 1 2022

World Health Organisation (WHO) senior official Rudiger Krech said that in a single year, 4.5 trillion cigarette filters end up in the world’s oceans, rivers, bays and other environmental spaces.

Speaking on World No Tobacco Day (31st May), Krech said that tobacco products are some of the most polluting items in the world, containing around 7,000 different toxic chemicals.

Apart from the damage done to the human body, tobacco products are part of an industry which WHO appeals to in order for more responsible measures to be taken to address the damage done.

More than 8 million people die every year due to health problems caused directly or indirectly by the tobacco industry and its products. The environmental impacts are just as devastating.

WHO’s ‘Tobacco: Poisoning Our Planet’ report finds that the industry costs the world up to 600 million trees, 22 billion tonnes of water and 84 million tonnes of carbon dioxide amongst others. The report also highlights that, despite industry marketing, there is no evidence that filters have any health benefits.

The costs of cleaning up littered tobacco products fall on taxpayers, rather than the industry which is creating the problem, WHO points out – adding to the cost.

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