Source: Malta Sports Journalists Association
<< The Malta Sports Journalists Association congratulates Thornton Tenishia for winning the Female Youth Athlete of the Year Award at the 62nd edition of the SPORTMALTA Awards Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali.
Tenishia Thornton is a weightlifter placed 6th in the IWF World Ranking. She won a Bronze Medal in the Commonwealth Senior Championships in Tashkent even though she was the youngest athlete in the competition. She registered two Commonwealth Records in the Snatch and Total and is the highest ranked overall athlete in Malta.
This was the second consecutive year that this Award was won by Tenishia in this category.>>