Maltese squash player Colette Sultana has struck gold at the 2019 Arafura Games in Darwin, Australia on Wednesday.

The 23-year-old was Malta’s only representative at the Games which hosted over 1,500 athletes from 40 countries in 17 different sports.

Sultana started with a bye in the first round then went on to win her next three rounds without dropping a single game.

The Maltese faced Australian qualifier Ashley Eckford in the second round, winning comfortably 11-2 11-5 11-4.

In the semi final, Sultana was up against another Australian Rachel Lewis and after a tight first game 14-12 Sultana went on to close the match 11-3 11-7.

In the final Colette took on talented Malaysian player Chloe Chieng who had made a few upsets throughout the tournament.

Sultana maintained very high focus and played an outstanding game of squash to win the final 11-8 11-5 11-8.

This is Sultana’s maiden PSA professional satellite title showcasing the hard work that the Maltese athlete has been putting in following her move to Brisbane, Australia to train squash professionally last September. 

Sultana has some more singles professional events coming up in the next few months and is also training hard for the World Doubles Open in June 2019 in Gold Coast, Australia. 

Sultana is coached at Daisy Hill Squash Club by Bradley Hindle and is supported by Harrow Sports, Malta Squash, MOC, Sport Malta and the Malta Sport Scholarships Scheme.