Mar 18 - Special Olympics Gibraltar Receives Four Gold Medals Two Days Into Summer Games

Special Olympics Gibraltar are on their second day of the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2019.

 

Adam Stewart won gold in the no wet suit category, 1 mile open water swim.

 

Earlier in the day long distance runner Francis Mauro ran a personal best of 1 hour, 44 minutes and 29 seconds and came 4th place. 

 

Coach Kellianne Peliza said: "Francis is a true inspiration for all with his hard work and dedication to the sport."

 

Dorian Zammit won gold playing bocce in the men's singles event with Malcolm Miel coming 5th. 

 

Marvin Zammit won gold in the men's singles bowling event with Samyr Anakkar claiming a bronze and Shane Martinez 5th place.

 

 

J.J Buttigieg won two silver medals in the equitation jumping and English working trails events. Whilst teammate Glen Wimbledon 3rd in the jumping event and a 5th place in the working trails.

Miguel Rubio then won a gold medal in the 200m athletics event.

 

A spokesperson said: "The golfing event kicked off in earnest with Julian de las Heras winning his round in divisioning with a score of 53 against 59 and 64 for his Hong Kong and Spanish opponents. Nicholas Payas scored 56 in his skills competition divisioning which compared very favourably with the 53 he scored in the same round in Los Angeles four years ago.

 

"Earlier in the day in athletics Mark Dos Santos competed in his first 1,500m event. In his contagious, cheerful spirit he reminded everyone of the true spirit of sportsmanship, a positive attitude that made his challenge achievable, crossing the finishing line with a cheering crowd. He came in 6th place but during his run he was the life of the stands, with the race being televised live in Dubai TV. He faces another challenge ahead with the 3,000m. The games continue with more medals up for grabs until the closing ceremony on Thursday. "