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22 maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 22 JULY 2015 Sport TRIATHLON BOXING Keith Galea and Hannah Pace dominate first race of the BSJ Sprint Triathlon Series 2015 Keith Galea (Birkirkara St. Joseph) and Hannah Pace (Pembroke Athleta) emerged winners of the first race of the Birkirkara St. Joseph Sprint Triathlon Series held in hot sweltering conditions OVER sixty five athletes braved the tough conditions to under- take a 750m swim, a 20km cy- cle and a 5k run in Birzebbuga which saw the first sprint tria- thlon of the 2015 season take place. In the males category it was Keith Galea who exited the wa- ter first after covering the 750- metre course in 10 minutes 20 seconds, followed by Graham Borg in 10 minutes 34 seconds. Third out of water was young triathlete Shaun Galea (Birkirka- ra St. Joseph) who exited after 11 minutes 33 seconds. Galea's lead in the race was brief ly under threat by team-mate Graham Borg who completed the 20km undulating bike course in 31 minutes 37 seconds, twelve sec- onds faster than Galea's split. In the run segment it was Fabio Spiteri that edged close to Galea, however in the end Galea's fast transition and run saw him complete the course in 1 hours 1 minute and 21 seconds securing first place and a course record in the process. Graham Borg completed the course in 1 hour 2 minutes and 42 seconds whilst Spiteri completed the course in 1 hour 3 minutes 48 seconds to complete the males' podium in third place. Under 23 triathlete Hannah Pace fresh from her bronze medal winning performance in the European Triathlon Age Group Championships exited third out the 750-metre swim course in a time of 10 minutes 51 seconds followed by Marga- ret Seguna (Mellieha AC) and Michelle Vella Wood (Birkirka- ra St. Joseph) who finished the swim segment in 11 minutes 3 seconds and 12 minutes 35 sec- onds respectively. Vella Wood showed her strength in the cy- cling segment to cover the 20 kilometres six seconds faster than Pace. Vella Wood continued to show her determination in the run but was no match to catch up with Pace who completed the course in 1 hour 8 minutes 23 seconds. Vella Wood came in second in 1 hour 10 minutes 14 seconds. Both Pace and Vella Wood registered personal best times on the course. Margaret Seguna came in third place cov- ering the distance in 1 hour 13 minutes and 23 seconds. In the relay teams competition Jean Claude Cutajar (Swim), Steve Sciberras (Bike) and An- drew Grech (Run) completed the course in an overall time of 59 minutes 37 seconds. Birkirkara St. Joseph is grate- ful for the assistance provided by the authorities, namely Transport Malta, the Police Corps and the Birzebbuga Local Council as well as the officials, marshals and volunteers who assisted throughout the race making this event possible. The next race of the Birkirka- ra St. Joseph Sprint Triath- lon Series will take place in Birzebbuga on Sunday 9th August. More information on the Series can be found on w w w.bkarastjoseph.com Left to Right - 2nd Place - Graham Borg, 1st Place - Keith Galea, 3rd Place - Fabio Spiteri Left to Right - 2nd Place - Michelle Vella Wood, 1st Place - Hannah Pace, 3rd Place - Margaret Seguna Five more fights for Wladimir Klitschko World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has at least five more fights in him, according to his manager KLITSCHKO will defend his three major world titles against Briton Tyson Fury in October, less than a month before he turns 40. It will be Klitschko's 68th professional fight and his 28th world-title showdown but man- ager Bernd Boente has made it clear there is no chance of him calling it a day. "We will announce the exten- sion of our RTL contract, our German TV partners, for an- other five more fights," he told Sky Sports News HQ. Klitschko will go head-to- head with Fury for the first time at the official announcement at ESPRIT Arena in Düsseldorf yesterday And Boente prom- ised that even a man known for his press conference antics as much as Fury is not going to unsettle the WBO, IBF and WBA heav y weight champion. "Fury has always said 'Wladimir will avoid me', but you'll see what happens," said Boente. "Wladimir takes it easy. He has so many different types of opponents and they've all talked the fight up and some were calmer. "But don't forget four years ago he had David Haye, who talked a huge fight, so let's see what Tyson brings to the ta- ble." Wladimir Klitschko