63-year-old power lifter Frans Spiteri, was this morning visited by Health Parliamentary Secretary Mario Galea.

Mr Spiteri participated in 10 competitions in recent years.

Last May, he took part in the power lifting competition of the World Drug Free Power Lifting Federation. He placed first in Europe in the Master 5 class.

In October, he took part in another competition in Boston of the World Drug Free Power Lifting Federation and obtained gold after he came first in his respective class.

This month, Mr Spiteri broke his own European record at a World Drug Free Power Lifting Federation competition in Malta.

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