Citius, Altius, Fortius

The motto of the Olympic Games is Faster, Higher, Stronger (Citius, Altius, Fortius.) When the modern games started in 1896, Pierre de Coubertin, the father of modern Olympics coined a phrase that is repeated often during the games’ duration...” The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle, the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” This will be beautiful phrase for those who will not win any medals, that is the majority of the athletes. But truly with only a limited number of gold, silver and bronze medals to be awarded, the best thing that most of the athletes are hoping for is a good performance. There are countries which are expected to win medals, like the USA, Brazil, Germany, England, Canada, Australia and many other big countries. 

William Chetcuti, double trap shooter from Malta

Yet there are those who are hoping to win the first ever medal in their history. Among them is Malta. Our hope is that a young double-trap shooter will eventually give us at least a bronze medal. He is our best hope and has won many other tournaments, including the 2011 World Cup event in Beijing and the 2004 European Junior Championship where he set what is still a world record. William Chetcuti, we wish you all the best! Let the games begin! And may fairness, joy, competitiveness, goodwill and safety always reign in the next few weeks in Rio de Janeiro.