August 24 is an important date for Birkirkara St Joseph and triathlete Graham Borg who will be taking part in Ironman Copenhagen.

Around 2,500 participants are expected to enter this Ironman event which consists of a 3.8km swim, a 180km bike segment and a 42.2km run.

Borg has been following an intensive training programme under the guidance of coach David Galea. The Birkirkara SJ triathlete has also attended a training camp in France.

This will be Borg’s second tilt at the Ironman distance, having made his debut in Sweden’s Ironman Kalmar last year, finishing 66th among 330 participants in his age-group.

Borg is supported by Western Union Business Solu-tions, MZ investments, Malta Nutrition.com and www.cfragrances.com.

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