The first day of the Small Nations Games, which is being held in Montenegro, was quite a successful one for Team Malta - our athletes raked in six medals in various sporting disciplines!

The local team is currently in the Balkans taking part in the 18^th edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE). Expectations are high as these Maltese athletes could very well hit a record and surpass the haul of 29 medals won in San Marino two years ago. And, judging by yesterday’s performance, they really do stand a chance!

Here are the 6 medals that Malta won on the opening day of the 2019 Montenegro GSSE

1 Jeremy Saywell won the team’s first medal in Judo after claiming silver in the 66kg category. This was his fourth silver medal in a GSSE competition.

2 Swimmer Harry Stacey placed second in the 100m freestyle, winning silver.

3 Stacey later teamed up with Andrew Chetcuti, Matthew Galea and Dylan Cachia who came in second in the 4x100m freestyle race.

4 Mikhail Umnov took home the bronze in the 200m butterfly swim race.

5 Swimmer Mya Azzopardi placed third in the 200m Individual Medley, clocking in a new national record of 02:21:59, which was three seconds faster than the previous best.

6 Azzopardi was joined by Francesca Falzon Young, Martina Valletta, and Michelle Van Rooyen, who placed third in the women’s 4x100m relay.