Isaura Camilleri and Gabriel Farrugia secure National 5k Road Running title

Two Żurrieq Wolves athletes, Isaura Camilleri and Gabriel Farrugia, secured the National 5k Road Running title in their respective races.

Isaura Camilleri claimed her maiden 5k national title with a superb performance in the Athletics Malta National Championship held around Ta’ Qali. The Żurrieq Wolves athlete registered a strong time of 17:37, ahead of Pembroke’s Ritianne Zammit (17:44) while Evolve's Roberta Schembri took the third spot on the podium in 18:01.

In the men’s category, Gabriel Farrugia made sure of double glory on the day, winning not only the 5k Championship, but securing the National Road Running League title for the first time in his career. For the 21-year-old Żurrieq athlete, this was his fifth consecutive win this season, and his 14:26 timing goes into the record books as a senior and Under 23 record on this distance.

With the men’s title already secured by Farrugia, Aidan Tanti, Charlton Debono, Tommy Wallbank and Isaac Leo Attard will battle it out in the final race for second and third place.

Conversely, it is all to play for in the women’s league, where Ritienne Zammit, Isaura Camilleri, Roberta Schembri and Rosalie Borg remain in contention. The decisive 5K to be held on the 3rd of May, will determine who claims the women’s individual crown.

In the club competition, Żurrieq Wolves consolidated the win at the top, while Mellieħa AC strengthened their grip on second place, ahead of Evolve Endurance Club. Among the women, Pembroke look set to retain their title, maintaining a healthy lead on Evolve.

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Photo source: James Azzopardi