Charles Degiorgio sets three new National Records at the 2013 MDFPA Team Powerlifting Championships

Degiorgio also won the individual competition on points with 379 points setting 3 national records in the 75kg class in the process. Degiorgio squatted 205 and deadlifted 245 beating the 2 previous records by 5kg each, he also increased the total record by 10kg making it 565kg.  Also in the team was Ryan Agius with a very convincing performance, he placed 3^rd  in the individual rankings with a 165kg squat, 92.5kg bench press and a 210kg deadlift with a total of 467.5kg at a bodyweight of 72.9kg. The third lifter in the winner's team was the first timer Justin Said who weighing only 65kg totalled a very respectable 355kg.

Battling it out with Fitness Planet was Kris Mintoff's team the Iron Gladiators who were only narrowly beaten by 64 points. Although Mintoff was dealing with a hip injury he still managed to register a solid performance consisting of a 205kg Squat, 140kg Bench and a 260kg Deadlift. His team mates were Sean Micallef who totalled 452.5kg with a 190kg Deadlift being his most impressive lift and Hermann Mula who returned to the platform with a good performance, he lifted 160, 105, 200 kg in the Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift respectively. For sure with Mintoff at his best the battle would have been even harsher between the 2 top teams.

Other notable performances were that of Sean Galea who returned to the sport after a long injury, Neil Micallef, Aleksander Atanasov and Cleaven Cutajar.