Buhagiar is a former indoor and outdoor national champion in Malta and competed for the country on the international stage.

He became a World Archery international judge in 2003 and has officiated at a number of high profile events since, including the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games as well as World Championships in Madrid, Spain in 2005 and Ulsan, South Korea in 2009.

After officiating at the Indoor World Championships in Izmir, Turkey in 2009 he was appointed as the World Archery Federation's Technical Delegate at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games and was chairman of the Judges' Commission officiating at archery events for the Olympic Games in London in 2012.

Buhagiar was elected as President of the Archery Association of Malta following the resignation of John Schembri last month.

Schembri, along with treasurer Brian Micallef and membership secretary Edgar Formosa, all stood down from their positions following an internal dispute.

That led to the MOC calling for a general meeting with the objective of electing a new Executive Committee and Council at its headquarters at the University Sports Complex in Gzira last Wednesday (September 10).

Aurelio Theuma was elected to replace Micallef as treasurer, while Simon Vassallo was elected to the position of membership secretary.

The other members forming part of the new Executive Committee are John Aquilina for scores and records, while Adrian Abela is the new range officer.

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