ASA president still hopeful of staging summer season

The Aquatic Sports Association (ASA) is hopeful of being given the green light by the authorities to have the National Pool open during the summer so the National Waterpolo Championship can be staged, albeit on a shorter format.  The waterpolo pre-season was cut short last month when all sporting activities were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time of interruption, the Enemed Cup was drawing to a conclusion while the Winter League was just a few weeks a way from getting under way. Joe Caruana Curran, president of the ASA, told the Sunday Times of Malta that local governing body of aquatic sport is still in the dark on when the association’s activities can resume but is keeping his fingers crossed that the COVID-19 situation in Malta will improve in the coming weeks which would lead sports venues being reopened for the athletes. “At the moment, we are a bit in the dark of what will happen this summer,” Caruana Curran said. “I meet with the waterpolo club presidents every week to discuss the situation and we are hoping that by mid-May we can be given a clearer indication of what will happen.” The ASA president said that having so much uncertainty on the situation, it’s...