The third day of the European Youth Olympic Festival saw Maltese athletes competing in athletics, artistic gymnastics, and taekwondo. In taekwondo—making its debut at these Games—Michela Scerri won her first-round bout against Austria’s Mei Hui Liu (AUT) with a score of 2-0. She then faced Turkey’s Nur Yilmaz,a much stronger opponent, resulting in a 2-0 loss for Malta. At the National Stadium Todor Proeski, Thea Parnis Coleiro competed in the 200m heats, finishing second in her heat. Her time of 24.15 seconds marked a personal best and set a new national age group record. She now advances to the semi-final, scheduled for today, 24th July at 11 a.m. Meanwhile, in Osijek, Croatia, Sophie St. John took part in the Girls’ Artistic Gymnastics All-Around competition. https://youtu.be/YEGV80xTCNM?si=IRViIoPsADC42l7j This included the Uneven Bars (9.800) , Balance Beam (12.550), Floor Exercise (12.050), and Vault (12.650).  St John finished in 26th place with an overall score of 47.050, and in the process qualified for the final round in the Balance Beam, which will take place on the 26th July. Team Malta can be watched live, on https://eoctv.org/live/