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Photo Set #2: NatWest Island Games Triathlon
The 2013 NatWest Island Games triathlon event took place on Sunday [July 14] at Clearwater in St. David’s. The event consisted of male and female individual and team divisions, with competitors doing a 1,500m swim, 40k bike and 10k run. The men’s triathlon saw Bobby Oag of Orkney win the gold, Gudmundur Joensen of the Faroe Islands winning silver... Read more of this article
Slideshow: Bermuda Shooters Win Silver Medal
Bermuda’s Carl Reid and Ross Roberts combined to claim the island’s 7th medal of these Games, winning a silver in the 50m Prone Smallbore Rifle team event on Sunday [July 14]. Gotland took the gold and Menorca claimed the bronze. Shooting events being contested in these Games include ISSF 10m Air Pistol, 10m Air Rifle, ISSF 50m Free Pistol,... Read more of this article
Photos: Island Games Sailboarding Kicks Off
[Updated with video] Athletes from six different islands took to the waters off the Spanish Point Boat Club on Sunday [July 14] as the NatWest Island Games sailboarding contest got underway. The visiting islands competing in sailboarding are Alderney, Menorca, Jersey, Guernsey and the Cayman Islands, while Alex Jones and Scott Mello are in action for... Read more of this article
Slideshow: Island Games Sailing Gets Underway
The sailing portion of the 2013 NatWest Island Games kicked off on Sunday [July 14] at the Spanish Point Boat Club, with sailors from over 10 islands taking to the waters. Islands competing in sailing include Cayman Islands, Orkney, Shetland Islands, Menorca, Isle of Man, Åland, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Wight, Jersey, Ynys Môn, and the sailors... Read more of this article
Photos: Men’s Football Bermuda vs Greenland
Crowds of people lined the pitch at the north field of the National Sports Centre on Sunday [July 14] to watch the Bermuda mens and womens football teams take on Greenland. The Bermuda women’s team romped to a 5-1 victory in the first game of the night, and the men’s team followed suit with a 3-0 victory in the second game. The Bermuda... Read more of this article
Photos/Results: Bermuda Gymnasts Win Silver
The Bermuda women’s gymnastics team — Gabby Vincent, Tabytha Hofheins, Sydney Mason, Zantae Dill, Danielle Wall and Sadia Wilson — won silver in the 2013 Island Games team event this afternoon [July 14], with Isle of Man taking the gold and Faroe Islands winning the bronze. The Isle of Man finished with 101.500 points, Bermuda with 98.650... Read more of this article
Photos: Island Games Male & Female Triathlon
The 2013 NatWest Island Games triathlon event took place this morning [July 14] at Clearwater in St. David’s, with Bermuda claiming two of the 12 medals. The event consisted of male and female individual and team divisions, with competitors doing a 1,500m swim, 40k bike and 10k run. Bermuda’s Laurie Orchard claimed a bronze in the women’s... Read more of this article
Photo Set #3: Island Games Opening Ceremony
Marking the first time the NatWest Island Games has been held outside of Europe, over 1,000 athletes from 22 different islands around the world made their way to Bermuda for this year’s Island Games, which officially got underway last night [July 13] with the Opening Ceremony. You can view the 1st set of photos here, the 2nd set here & the... Read more of this article
Photo Set #2: Island Games Opening Ceremony
Fireworks and the Gombeys ended off this evening’s 2013 NatWest Island Games Opening Ceremony, which saw over 1,000 athletes from some 22 different islands enter the stadium. Athletes from Aland, Alderney, Cayman, Falklands, Faroe Islands, Froya, Gibraltar, Gotland, Greenland, Guernsey, Hitra, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Jersey, Menorca, Orkney,... Read more of this article
Photo Set #1: Island Games Opening Ceremony
[Updated with photos] The 2013 NatWest Island Games officially got underway this evening [July 13] with the opening ceremonies at the National Sports Centre taking place, with over 1,000 athletes from some 22 different islands entering the stadium. The evening started with the arrival of Premier Craig Cannonier and the Governor George Fergusson. Immediately... Read more of this article
