Nick Mercieca Makes History at Para Powerlifting European Championships

When BMIT announced its sponsorship of Nick Mercieca, we said we believed in an athlete with the potential to do something special for Maltese sport. In Tbilisi, Georgia, he delivered on exactly that promise.

At the Para Powerlifting European Championships, Nick became the first Maltese athlete ever to represent Malta at the competition, and he marked the occasion with a personal best of 114kg in the men's up to 59kg category, a 4kg improvement on his previous best set at the Para Powerlifting World Championships in October 2025. He recorded a clean sweep of nine white lights across all three rounds, lifting 106kg, 111kg and 114kg in succession. That kind of consistency under championship conditions does not happen by chance. It is the product of months of disciplined preparation.

In the Next Generation category for athletes aged 18 to 20, Nick claimed silver for best lift and gold for total lift.

The Malta Paralympic Committee described Nick as someone who "remains calm and composed, and has grown to enjoy the moment to showcase the hard work and commitment he put in over months and months of training." We recognise that quality. It is the same mindset we value in everything we do.

The European Championships are a key milestone on the qualification pathway toward the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games, and that is where Nick's sights are firmly set. This is just the beginning, and BMIT will be with him every step of the way.