Five athletes, under the charge of coach Ivan Rozhnov, will be representing Malta at the 30th World Mountain Running Championships which will be held in Casette di Massa, Italy, on September 14.
Charles Cilia (Agones), Melvin Mifsud (Zurrieq Wolves) and Gerald Grech (AS Libertas) will be competing in the men’s race, an 11.7km challenge with an 11km uphill trek.
Angele Sammut and Carmen Hili (both St Patrick’s AC) will be running in the women’s race in Tuscany, which is 8.4km long.
The group is supported by the sponsorship of Perskindol.