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. (more…) Read more...
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Councillors have backed plans for Shetland to bid to host the NatWest Island Games in 2027 and the Tall Ships Races in 2023. (more…) Read more...
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 Magnus Laurenson bagged gold in the Olympic Skeet individual event earlier on today, finishing in third place overnight. The competition went right to ... Read more...
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 with a bronze medal today.Team Shetland is now up to eight medals, and Smith showed age is no barrier when it comes to taking to the podium.At 15 ye... Read more...
The council has agreed to grant £5,000 to the Shetland Island Games Association, money which will go towards the substantial costs of competing in the games. (more…) Read more...
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.Thousands gathered around the town's towering medieval wall, with bursts of blues, reds and yellows snaking through the cobbled streets a... Read more...
Thor Holt speaks to Shetland Island Games secretary Bob Kerr of @TeamShetland ahead of next week's games in Gotland.A team of 129 competitors, coaches and backroom staff have made the journey to the Swedish isle. And Shetland Times reporter Adam Guest has made the trip, too.He will be doing ... Read more...
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.Strength and tactical riding will also be a must with each event requiring a different approach from the competitors. In the town centre, criteri... Read more...
“It's going to be tough,” says Shetland football coach Niall Bristow as he rallies his troops for a demanding fixture list in Gotland.Shetland face Saaremaa, Åland and Guernsey in the group stages, with the latter going on to win the gold medal two years ago in Jersey.Bristow's men fini... Read more...
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 soggy notepad, members of the 24-strong team were hard at work putting together the final preparations for the competition in Sweden.... Read more...
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 flagship event are preparing to head off to Gotland.Councillors were asked to consider the last minute request at this morning's policy and resourc... Read more...