First gold for Shetland as MacKay defends title
Athletics star Seumas MacKay has defended the 800 metres Island Games title he won in Gotland two years ago. MacKay’s gold is Shetland’s first of…
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Swimmers add to Island Games medal tally
Team Shetland added to its medal tally on Monday as the isles’ swimmers enjoyed success in the pool. Four-time gold medallist Felix Gifford won Shetland’s…
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Sprinter Dinwoodie earns Island Games bronze
Sprinter Katie Dinwoodie has won Shetland’s second medal of the 2019 NatWest International Island Games. Dinwoodie came third in the 100 metres on Monday afternoon…
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First medal for Team Shetland
Two Shetland triathletes bagged top ten finishes as Shetland recorded its first medal of the 2019 Island Games. Louise Parr came eight overall with a…
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Island games and Tall Ships bids get backing from councillors
Councillors have backed plans for Shetland to bid to host the NatWest Island Games in 2027 and the Tall Ships Races in 2023.
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WATCH: Medal rush in dramatic finish to Gotland 2017
A medal rush at the track saw three top-three finished in quick succession for Team Shetland, taking their games total to 14 in Gotland. Shooter…
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WATCH: Jasmin’s games just keep getting better as Team Shetland makes it eight
The island games just keeps getting better for teen swimmer Jasmin Smith, breaking a Shetland record in the pool on Tuesday and following it up…
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Council backs £5,000 grant for island games association
The council has agreed to grant £5,000 to the Shetland Island Games Association.
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WATCH: Jousting knights take Team Shetland back in time for opening ceremony
Jousting knights and fire throwing gymnasts welcomed Team Shetland at tonight’s opening ceremony in Visby ready for the start of the Gotland 2017 island games….
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WATCH: Cyclists saddle up for island games challenge
Shetland’s cyclists will have their endurance tested when they hit the roads in Gotland, with each member of the squad participating in three events.
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WATCH: Blues prepare to face-off against gold medal winning Guernsey
“It’s going to be tough,” says Shetland football coach Niall Bristow as he rallies his troops for a demanding fixture list in Gotland.
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WATCH: Young guns hit the track after winter of hard work
Heavy downpours and sodden tracksuits rained off the first attempt at interviewing the athletics team at the Clickimin. Despite this reporter getting nothing but a…
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Delay in decision over island games funding request
Shetland Islands Council has kicked an 11th hour £5,000 funding application for the island games into the long grass – just as competitors in the…
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Island games countdown begins
About 130 members of Team Shetland are only days away from Gotland, ready and raring to go for this year’s NatWest Island Games. Athletes from…
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