Renowned Frenchman Laurent Vicente will be taking part in the fourth Perskindol National Mountain Running Champion-ships on May 21, the local race organisers announced.

Vicente is the current short trail champion in France and placed 17th in the Eiffel Tower Vertical Race, in Paris, (1,665 steps D+280m).

In Malta, he will be aiming to break the course record set by Italy’s Vincenzo Scuro in 2014 of 19 minutes and 53 seconds.

The Malta Mountain Running Association thanked sponsors Perskindol, Cavalieri Art Hotel and Saracino’s Café for their support.

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