Thea Parnis Coleiro and Matthew Azzopardi went home with gold medals, with Rush AC’s Parnis Coleiro not only claiming gold in the 60-metre and silver in the long jump but was also awarded the honour of best performance of the games in her age group.

A similar result was achieved by De La Salle’s Matthew Azzopardi in the 2009 category after his gold medal in the 800-metre in the Under 14 competition, which he won in an age category record time.

Malta’s flag was well-honoured through other successful results including gold by Nick Bonett from Pembroke in the 150-metre race while Luca Gerarda from Rush AC won silver in the javelin and a bronze in the shot put.

In two exciting races, Malta was on the podium in both 4×60 metre relays, with the boys bringing home silver and the girls bronze.

The boys, hailing from Pembroke Athleta, also scored an age category record (Under 14). The 4×300 mixed group, hailing from Rush AC, achieved a category record in the Under 16.

A number of other Maltese youngsters reached the final of their respective competitions, with a few missing a podium place by a whisker. These included Thea Shoemake from Rush AC, Bianca Shoemake from Rush AC, Kristina Azzopardi from Pembroke, Zach Mansaray from Rush AC, Kayla Slack from Rush AC, Elya Azzopardi from Pembroke, Viola Pizzolato from Rush AC and  Mireya Bugeja from Żurrieq.