After another successful year, the Malta Marathon distributed the usual €8,000 in cash and vouchers for the 2023/4 Eurosport Hall Of Fame amongst teams and indiduals. We should be doing the same for the 2024/5 Eurosport Hall Of Fame, unless for some reason or another it gets disrupted by a pandemic or somethine else as it got disrupted in 2019/20.

The races that form the 2024/5 Eurosport Hall Of Fame are the Attard 5K, the LRC 10K, the ZHM & 10K, the M2S, the Attard 10K, the Malta Marathon & Malta Half Marathon.

We shall again be having the 2024/5 Eurosport Kids Hall Of Fame, which has its own set of awards.

The races for the 2024/5 Eurosport Kids Hall Of Fame are the Attard 5K, the LRC 10K, the ZHM & 10K, the Attard 10K and we will possibly even have the Malta Marathon Kids race. Each of these races will have a kids race with different distances.

Races may be excluded or other races may be included during any athletic season at the discretion at the organiser.

Apart from gaining points for the Hall Of Fame those that finish at least any 4 of the Attard 5K, the LRC 10K, the ZHM & 10K, the M2S and the Attard 10K races as well as the Malta Marathon or Malta Half Marathon will be able to form the 2024/5 combined medal.

This year, if teh Malta Marathon kids race is held, then the kids may form the 2024/5 combined medal if they finish all of their races, which would be the Attard 5K, the LRC 10K, the ZHM & 10K, the Attard 10K and the Malta Marathon.

It is of utmost importance that when one fills an application form for all races, the correct ID number is inserted each time, including any letters. The ID number is the only identifier for the system to know that the applicant in each race is the same one, otherwise the system will treat the applicant as a different person and points gained will not be added to the same individual account and this may not be possible to rectify.

When applying for a kids race, the kids ID is to be inserted and not that of the parent/guardian.

Entitlement to an award is based on the points achieved when finishing each of the races.

An example as to how points are awarded is as follows:

If a female or male athlete finishes in 250th position in a race that has 500 finishers, the athlete will be awarded 251 points, the 1st athlete will be awarded 500points and the 500th finisher 1 point.

The points awarded for the Zurrieq Half Marathon and the Malta Marathon will be multiplied in proportion to the number of finishers in the Zurrieq 10K and the Malta Half Marathon respectively. The multipliers based on history would be in the region of x 1.7 for the Zurrieq Haf Marathon and x 2.7 for the Malta Marathon. This is because of the difference in the number of finishers between the ZHM and the Z10K and the MM and the MHM. Same principle applies to any other event in the Hall Of Fame that has more than 1 race.

1 point will be given to a club or team per race for every finisher that represents that club or team.

After each race the HOF results will be updated as follows:

The first 10 teams with the most points

The first 10 males with the most points

The first 10 females with the most points

The first 5 male and female O40, O45, O50, O55, O60, O65, O70 and O75 with the most points.

The first 5 male and female O7, O10 and O13 with the most points.

Since athletes may cross over from one age category to another over the course of the races that pertain to the Leaderboard Hall Of Fame, such athletes will remain in the category that they start in and will keep on getting points from their new category.

The organisers reserve the right to change the point system either for all races or for individual races at any time during the athletic season.

The final race which will decide the 2024/2025 Eurosport Hall Of Fame awards will be the Malta Marathon races.

The final race which will decide the 2024/2025 Eurosport Kids Hall Of Fame awards will be the Attard 10K unless the Malta Marathon will be added.

No points will be awarded for any cancelled races and the final classifation will be based on the points obtained from the races held. If due to the cancellation of races or due to very low participation the awards are not sustainable, some or all of the awards may not be awarded.

The awards for the 2024/2025 Eurosport Hall Of Fame are as follows:

1st team €1,000 2nd team €800, 3rd team €600, 4th team €400 and 5th team €200.

1st Male, €300 in cash and €400 in vouchers, 2nd Male €200 in cash and €300 in vouchers, 3rd Male €100 in cash and €200 in vouchers.

1st Female, €300 in cash and €400 in vouchers, 2nd Female €200 in cash and €300 in vouchers, 3rd Female €100 in cash and €200 in vouchers.

1st Male and Female in each of the following Age Categories: O40, O45, O50, O55, O60, O65, O70 and O75 – €75 in vouchers.

2nd Male and Female in each of the following Age Categories: O40, O45, O50, O55, O60, O65, O70 and O75 – €50 in vouchers.

The awards for the 2024/2025 Eurosport Kids Hall Of Fame are as follows:

1st and 2nd Male and Female 05, O7, O10 and O13.

There will also be team awards for the 1st 3 teams with the most participants at the end of the series. 1 point will be given to a club or team per race for every finisher that represents that club or team.

The 1st 3 teams will each get an award. they will also receive €2 in cash for every point achieved at the end of the series.

A HOF awards ceremony wil be held a few weeks after the Malta Marathon. The awards winners wil be advised of the venue, date an time by email.

Only participants who have finished at least 2 races of the relevant athletic season will be eligible for any individual awards. In case of a tie, then the athlete with the most number of participations will be awarded the higher position. If there is still a tie, then the athlete who obtained the highest points in any of the races participated in will be awarded the higher position.