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Athletes from 16 sports disciplines affiliated and recognised by the Maltese Olympic Committee and who have distinguished themselves during the 2009 Year of Sport, will be heading for the major honours during the 8th Edition of the MOC Sports Awards scheduled for Sunday 6th December at the Excelsior Hotel, Floriana.

While organisational and Presentation Night details will be announced on Monday 30th November during the Media Conference, the Organising Committee, led by Mr. Norman Hamilton, for this 8th MOC Sports Awards, during the past months has worked on a high calibre gala night where both local and international entertainment, both local and international sports personalities will be in the limelight.

The 8th MOC Sports Awards Organising Committee moreover has reached agreement with MelitaCable whereas the event will be transmitted ‘live’ at 8pm. NetTV, OneTV and Education22 will be airing repetitions of the Awards Night.

This year’s event is once again sponsored by the Malta International Airport plc as part of its ‘Supporting Malta’s Sport’ policy that promotes a better and healthier lifestyle among the Maltese society, instills a greater sense of national pride and assists in the development of young talented athletes. In addition, this year the Platinum Award is sponsored by Coca Cola; the Gold Award is sponsored by Meli Group of Companies; the Silver Award by HSBC; the Bronze Award by the Malta Remote Gaming Council and the Local Council Award by Maltapost plc.

During the 8th MOC Sports Awards, six locals sports personalities either from the sporting, administrative or sport media sector will be inducted in the MOC Hall of Fame. Under the chairmanship of the Hon. Mr. Robert Arrigo, the adjudicating board has vetted a number of nominees with the final list of six new Hall of Fame members to be announced during the 2009 Edition of the MOC Sports Awards.