Watch: Historic day on track as Team Malta set new standards

Team Malta enjoyed a highly-positive afternoon at the 2019 GSSE as the final athletics programme provided two gold and two silver medals to take the country’s tally to 25 medals – six gold medals, 11 silver and eight bronze.

After the heroics of shooters Gianluca Chetcuti and William Chetcuti in double trap it was the turn of the track and field athletes to end Day Four in the best possible way.

In fact, Lisa Marie Bezzina and Jordan Gusman rewrote the athletics history books yesterday after completing an impressive double in the long-distance racing when topping the 10,000m races on the final day of the athletics programme.

Bezzina, who on Tuesday had clinched gold in the 5,000m race, was in control right from the outset. As the laps passed, Bezzina and her Cypriot rival Anna Dagnara Handzlik distanced themselves from their rivals as it looked clear that they would battle for the gold medal.

With just 300m to go, Bezzina sped clear of the Cypriot and gradually opened a commanding lead which she kept till the end to cross the finish line in 35 minutes 39.01 seconds.

Dagnara was second ahead of Montenegro’s Sladana Perunovic.

Roberta Schembri finished the race in sixth place with...