Nine youngsters from Gozo-Greyhounds Youth Athletic Club participated in Sunday’s 2km running race, which took place in Sannat.

Louis Debattista of the Gozo-Greyhounds said that “it was a well-organised event put on by the Sannat Local council- they did a great job with the event and the police motorcycle escorts and marshals were also very good.”

“The 20km mountain bike race started at 8.00am – we all lined up for the start, there were about 12 of us- I wish there were more people in Gozo who would get into riding,” said Louis, adding that he would “be happy to help to do rides with them.”

Louis said that he and 2 others managed to break away from the pack early on and stayed together for 20K, working together. Louis achieved first over-all by sprinting up to the line, ing 37:24 seconds.

Following the race, Louis then picked up the 9 young Gozo-Greyhounds competitors for the start of their race at 11.00am. “I am proud of them- they all did well and managed to take some trophies home. One thing I’d like to say is that the Gozo schools should come up with competitions and encourage more kids to stay fit and do these events,” Louis said.

“Also the Local Councils in Gozo should be encouraged to hold similar events to those held by Sannat, Xewkijja and Qala this year to get more youths, kids, and adults exercising and racing,” Louis commented.

“There is a lot of enthusiasm for these events, so I hope the Minister for Gozo, schools, and local councils work together to make more racing events happen in Gozo,” concluded. Louis.

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