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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2016 23 Sport Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday WEATHER: Partly cloudy VISIBILITY: Good WIND: Southeast force 3 to 4 locally force 4 to 5, becoming force 4 to 5, locally force 5 to 6 SEA: Moderate becoming moderate to rough SWELL: Low Easterly Sea Temp.: 21°C A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 White to play and mate in four moves A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Last week's solution Sudoku rules are extremely easy: Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear once in each row, column and 9x9 box. PARTLY CLOUDY 21 º C / 16 º C UV INDEX: 3 Today's Weather Chess Sudoku Pursuits Across 1. Carry on a legal prosecution 8. Summed 9. Growl angrily 10. Evening meal 12. Duct for smoke 14. Additional 15. Intense dislike 17. Language 18. Pertaining to a particular place 20. Carry Down 2. Slender bar 3. Capital of New South Wales 4. Snug 5. Film excerpt 6. Fax 7. Northumberland town 11. Associate 13. Ride at full speed 16. Before long 19. Automobile Qd8 d4 (Rc7 or Rd7) Rb6# (or Qd6#) .... Rc7 cxxd5# (or Qd6# or Qxd5#) .... Rd7 Qb6# ATHLETICS Increased participation at Eurosport Malta International Challenge Marathon New routes being introduced this year TWO hundred fifteen athletes will be at the starting line of the 26th edition of the Eurosport Malta International Challenge Marathon and the 3rd Edition of the Gatorade 3rd Gatorade Team Challenge Relay kicks off this weekend. Race organisers Birkirkara St. Joseph, who took over the race organisation baton from race founder Barry Whitmore, expressed their satisfaction at response that they received not- withstanding the changes that the race underwent. Whilst the overall distance, that of a full marathon distance spread over three days remains the same, the race organis- ing team took the decision to change the individual distances to ref lect IAAF and AIMS regu- lations. The first stage will be a 10 mile route starting and fin- ishing at the Dar Tal-Providenza Residential Homes in Siggiewi. This location was chosen since these Homes were chosen as the official charity by the Club. The second leg will take place in Marsascala and will be a 5k route whilst the last leg of the Challenge will take place in Bu- gibba consisting of a 21km sce- nic route along Qawra and the Salina Coast Road. "Although a number of the regular athletes felt a bit wary of the new route, this year's race has seen the largest number of participants since 2001 which is very encouraging – we've seen also a good number of countries represented – Hungary, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Russia and the Czech Republic" remarked Euchar Camilleri, Secretary General, Birkirkara St. Joseph Sports Club. This year's Male and Female titles remain up for grabs, with both 2015 winners Andrew Grech and Roberta Schembri out of the fray. Six-time winner Jonathan Balzan will be on the starting line however this time he will be joining a relay team. For more information about the Eurosport Malta International Challenge Marathon please visit - http://www.maltachallenge- marathon.com