Thomas Borg completed Team Malta’s commitments in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in style when setting a new national record in the 400 T47 class sprint heats at the National Stadium.

Competing in the second heat of the event, the Maltese Paralympian sped around track in a new personal best time of 55.34 seconds.

Borg’s time was impressive as he shaved over two seconds off his previous best time of 57.73 seconds to set a new national record in his class.

Borg finished the race in sixth place.

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