Veteran sports broadcaster Colin Cauchi passed away suddenly today. He was 71.

Mr Cauchi was one of the pioneers of sports broadcasting in Malta and had a career of some 50 years in sports journalism.

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He also served as general secretary of the National Sports Board, president of the Sportsmen of the Year Awards, secretary of the Football Federation within the MFA, president of the Federazzjoni Klabbs tal-Bocci and vice president of the Ghaqda Kittieba Sports.

He was also a very active official of the Labour Party.

He is survived by, among others, his son Labour MP Gino Cauchi, who followed him in the broadcasting scene.

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