Dominic Schieda takes top honours at the 2013 IFBB-MALTA Bodybuilding and Fitness National Championships

In front of a record crowd of over 700 people, 27 athletes competed against each other in what would be a spectacular event at the Corinthia, San Gorg Hotel.

From left to right: Luke Debono, Blanche Coppola, Dominic Schieda, Ralph Decelis and Stephen Borg. Photo by Kimberly Cassar
From left to right: Luke Debono, Blanche Coppola, Dominic Schieda, Ralph Decelis and Stephen Borg. Photo by Kimberly Cassar

From the 27 athletes, five would be selected to represent Malta at the IFBB European Championships in Moldova, Spain in the coming weeks.

Competition was at the highest level and the judges had their hands full to decide who would win their respective categories.

The five athletes that will be representing Malta are:

Clive Sammut - Classic Bodybuilding category

Alison Matthews – Body Fitness category

Dominic Schieda, Luke Debono and Stephen Borg who were the top three overall in the bodybuilding category.

The finals results

Novices 1) Daniel Zammit 2) Clive Sammut 3)Etienne Hayman

Juniors 1)Luke Debono 2) Daniel Zammit 3) Clive Sammut

Masters Over 40 1) Dominic Schieda 2) Stephen Borg 3) Gilbert Zammit

Masters Over 50 1) Ray Cassar 2) Giuseppe Cali 3) Mario Pace

Body Fitness 1) Alison Matthews 2) Katya Vella 3) Charmaine Debono

Woman Bodybuilding Jacqueline Borg

Men’s Physique 1)Jonathan Seychell 2) Konrad Fenech 3) Patrick Attard

Classic Bodybuilding 1)Clive Sammut 2) Ray Cassar 3)Etienne Hayman

Bodybuilding-75kgs 1) Daniel Zammit 2) Roderick Schembri 3) Steven Batram

Bodybuilding-80kgs 1) Pierre Debono 20 Richard Galea 3) Jason Farrugia

Bodybuilding- 90kgs 1) Dominic Schieda 2) Luke Debono 3) Stephen Borg

Bodybuilding 90+kgs 1) Gilbert Zammit 2) Oliver Giordano 3) Alessandro Balsamo

Mixed Pairs 1) Giordano Oliver/ Debono Charmaine 2) Borg Stephen/Jacqueline

Bodybuilding Overall 1)Dominic Schieda 2) Luke Debono 3) Stephen Borg

Appreciation Award Ray Cassar

Hall of Fame Lorry Fabri

For more information about the IFBB-MALTA and how to become a member can be found on www.ifbb-malta.com or view the Facebook group page IFBB Malta.