The Maltese athletics season has started with a bang at the Matthew Micallef St John Athletics Stadium last weekend.

Three national records and a range of category records were broken by both elite and up and coming athletes. That being said, the spotlight was on Jeremy Zammit, who broke the long-standing senior national record, with a 7.73m jump!

The previous record, which stood at 7.71m, was held by Rachid Chouhal. Chouhal set a mark, too, as he attained a new category landmark at 6.34m among the male over 45, a great performance in view of his preparations for the European Masters indoor championships.