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21 DANICA Bonello Spiteri (St. Patrick 's A.C.) and Keith Galea (B' Kara St. Joseph S.C.) con- firmed their adaptation to any kind of multisport event when they claimed the top honours in the National Aquathlon Cham- pionship, organised by the Mal- ta Triathlon Federation in Mar- saxlokk. The National Aquathlon Chmapionship was raced on the Standard Aquathlon distances, that is 2.5KM run, a 1000 metre swim and finishes of in a 2.5KM run. A total of 56 triathletes took part in the race, making it a record for this particular event in the multisport season. In the Male category, it was Keith Galea who went out full trottle since the very instances, and covered Run 1 in just 8:36, followed by Steve Chet- cuti, Fabio Spiteri and youngster Shaun Galea. But it was in the swim where Galea build up his fort and he put almost a minute between him and follower Gra- ham Borg. Galea went strong all the way and finished unchal- lenged in a time of 33 minutes 52 seconds, a 48 seconds im- provement over last year's per- formance over the same course. Borg held tight to his second place, improving his overall standing from last year, while Chetcuti finished in a very posi- tive third place to complete the podium standings. In the Female Category, Mar- garet Seguna entered Transition 1 in first place, trailing behind her Bonello Spiteri, Michelle Vella Wood and Hannah Pace. Bonello Spiteri 's prowess in the swimming segment gave her the lead and her last finish home confirmed her as the winner with an almost 2 minutes im- provement over last year. Mar- garet held on to her second place overall as she did last year, while Pace obtained the third step on the podium. In the Age Category, it was Shaun Galea and Nina Zammit who won the Youth Under 23 Years Category, while Fabio Spi- teri trumped the Over 40 Years bracket. Senior Categories of the Over 50 Years was claimed by Suzanne Farrugia and Gaetano Catania. The race had an emotional moment when James Cutajar, who was a victim of a very seri- ous cycling accidents a couple of months returned to competitive racing and crossed the finish line, with friends and other fel- low athletes cheering him and welcoming him back to triath- lon family. This was the second National Multisport Championship or- ganised by the Malta Triath- lon Federation for the season, which will be concluded by the Grand Finale National Triath- lon Championships on 11 Octo- ber in Mellieha. The Malta Triathlon Federa- tion express its gratitude to all volunteers, helpers, and mar- shalls, as well as to Simons Far- sons Cisk plc, suppliers of San Michel and Gatorade, Go&Fun Malta, Birkirkara St. Joseph Sports Club, Joseph F. Spiteri & Co (1927) Ltd., the Marsaxlokk and Birzebbuga Local Councils, Transport Malta and the Malta Police Force for their support and assistance. Sport maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2015 ATHLETICS Virtù Ferries Last week's winner was MARIE CLAIRE FORMOSA AND PUPPY LEXI who collected her two tickets from Virtù Ferries Malta - Sicily Express Ferries For more information visit www.virtuferries.com or contact by telephone 23491000 maltatoday PHOTO COMPETITION Keith Galea and Danica Bonello Spiteri confirmed as National Aquathlon Champions (L-R) Graham Borg, Keith Galea and third Steve Chetcuti (L-R) Margaret Seguna, Danica Bonello Spiteri and Hannah Pace