Maltese Paralympian Thomas Borg completed the national team’s commitments in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games by setting a new national record. Competing in the 400 T47 class sprint heats at the National Stadium, he competed in the second heat of the event, speeding around the track with his personal best time of 55.34 seconds.
Finishing the race in sixth place, Borg was able to cut off two seconds off his previous best time of 57.73 seconds to set the new national record in his respective class. This was also Borg’s second personal best at the 2020 games as he had managed to improve his time in the men’s 100m T47 heats with a time of 12.01 seconds. Led by chief Julian Bajada, the Maltese delegation will now participate in Sunday’s closing ceremony before their voyage home. The race was won by Brazil’s Thomas Ruen de Moraes in 49.95 seconds, followed by American Tanner Wright at 50.10 seconds.
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