The Maltese athletics season got off to a flying start with a memorable day at the Matthew Micallef St John Athletics Stadium last weekend.

Three national records and a host of category records were broken in a number of fantastic displays by both elite and upcoming athletes.

The day belonged to Jeremy Zammit (Pembroke) in the long jump breaking the long-standing senior national record with a 7.73m jump.

The previous record, which stood at 7.71m, was held by Rachid Chouhal.

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