WATCH: Malta’s finest athletes finally get the recognition they deserve

Feb 11 2022

After weeks of anticipation and a lot of hype within the fitness community, Bulletproof’s Roll of Honors was finally shared with the Maltese public and Malta’s thriving fitness community received the praise it truly deserved.

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The awards night celebrated some of the most hard-working, iconic and inspirational athletes in Malta’s fitness sphere, with a number of awards handed out to the worth recipients.Winners included record-holder Neil Agius for Most Bulletproof Individual of the Year, Yazmin Zammit Stevens for Athlete of the Year, Jake Vella for Most Inspiring Individual of the Year and Leanne Bartolo for Coach of the Year.

With regards to Rising Stars of the Year, Jeremy Zammit and Tenishia Thornton shared the prestigious award due to a tie while Liam Daly took home the title of Junior of the Year and Suzi Buttigieg claimed the title for Underrated Athlete of the Year. Jessica Borg Ghigo took home the gold for CrossFit Athlete of the Year while Rosalie Borg won the Most Improved Individual Award. Beyond the individuals, Bulletproof also celebrated Malta’s fitness communities, with Obstacle Course Academy voted Best Fitness Facility, The Grid Sprint voted Best Fitness Event and Silverback Netball voted Best Sports Team.

The award show also celebrated the life of the recently-departed and much beloved Victor Calvagna, who won Veteran of the Year, which also triggered a standing ovation amongst Malta’s fitness community during the award show.

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Hal Far race track could host up to 5 motorsport events every year

Feb 11 2022

Documents filed with the Environment and Resources Authority have revealed that the planned race circuit in Hal Far could host up to five motorsport event per year.

The Project Description Statement (PDS) filed with the ERA highlights certain details proposed by the Malta Motorsports Federation, with the document itself written by ADI consultants. The document outlines that together with the already-existing karting track and drag racing facility, the area will be converted into a national multi-purpose motorsports hub, hosting “a range of national and international motor sports events along with other sports, business, and recreational activities for the local motor sport and racing community, as well as for tourists and international visitors.”

The facility will be used for national, regional and international championships for cars and bikes, drifting events, test events and even try-outs for tracks and cars of the general public along with road safety tests conducted by Transport Malta, the Police and driving schools, amongst others.

The document also highlighted the plan for the race track to become a new destination for event tourism with conferences and exhibitions.

Amongst other suggestions, the PDS proposed that the Government of Malta considers the relocation of the various Refugee Centres, eliminating certain impacts brought upon by the race track.

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Adidas launch line of inclusive sports bras with tweet of 25 bare breasts

Feb 11 2022

Apparel giant Adidas have announced that they will launch a new line of inclusive sports bras, but the advertisement for them isn’t what you would expect. On Wednesday, the German brand tweeted a photo of 25 pairs of bare breasts as part of their inclusive campaign.

We believe women’s breasts in all shapes and sizes deserve support and comfort. Which is why our new sports bra range contains 43 styles, so everyone can find the right fit for them.

🔗 Explore the new adidas sports bra collection at https://t.co/fJZUEjvopQ #SupportIsEverything pic.twitter.com/CESqmsXOwI

— adidas (@adidas) February 9, 2022

While breast health and the relevant imagery remain somewhat of a taboo, Adidas jumped headfirst into such a topic by not only launching a reengineered line of sports bras but tweeting such a photo, which would be prohibited by most social media networks for violating nudity guidelines. Twitter does not have such guidelines, which make it the ideal social media platform for the announcement.

Industry equality advocate Cindy Gallop congratulated Adidas for such an initiative, encouraging Facebook and Instagram to allow such posts, with the current guidelines banning female founders from “any kind of open, healthy, educational advertising or content, let alone pics of nipples…”

The concept was designed by a team of all-female designers, testers and experts, with hopes of such a collection helping individuals who wear such apparel whilst stimulating mature and inclusive discourse.

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Kanye threatens to drop Coachella gig unless Billie Eilish apologises for ‘hurting’ Travis Scott

Feb 11 2022

In the latest instance of trials and tribulations fronted by the man formerly known as Kanye West, the rapper has issued an ultimatum to global superstar Billie Eilish after the 20-year-old said a comment which was interpreted by many as a diss towards Travis Scott.

West has stated that he will not perform at Coachella until Billie Eilish apologises to Travis Scott. “COME ON BILLIE WE LOVE YOU PLEASE APOLOGIZE TO TRAV AND TO THE FAMILIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES NO ONE INTENDED THIS TO HAPPEN TRAV DIDN’T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN HE WAS ON STAGE AND WAS VERY HURT BY WHAT HAPPENED AND YES TRAV WILL BE WITH ME AT COACHELLA BUT NOW I NEED BILLIE TO APOLOGIZE BEFORE I PERFORM,” West stated on a recent Instagram post caption.

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The back-and-forth between the two was triggered by Eilish recently offering an inhaler to a distressed fan in Atlanta, going on to stay that ‘she waits for people to be okay before she keeps going.’ This follows the recent global controversy surrounding Travis Scott’s deadly Astroworld festival in 2021, which left 10 attendees dead, 25 hospitalised and around 300 partially injured.

Since then, Billie has responded to West’s post via comment, saying that she “Literally never said a thing about Travis. Was just helping a fan.”

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