Gymnasts impress as they make national debut in Perth
Shetland Gymnastics Club entered its first ever national event on Saturday when four young members travelled to Perth to compete in a beginners/intermediate competition at…
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Simm comes a cropper again
Brae bobsleigh driver Kenny Simm and his brakeman Chris Woolley from Warrington had a huge crash at St Moritz in Switzerland during practice for a…
READ FULL STORYAll-rounder Victoria has Olympic hopes
BY JIM TAIT A Whalsay teenager has made it through to the second stage of a programme designed to identify potential female British medallists for…
READ FULL STORYSetback for Simm as bobsleigh crashes at 115mph in Germany
Bobsleigh driver Kenny Simm was in Konigssee, Germany, at the weekend taking part in the Junior World Championships. Teamed with Kenny was brakeman Jamie Devlin,…
READ FULL STORYGifford finishes top as radio cars finish winter racing session
THE FINAL round of the radio model car winter championship was held on Saturday at the Gilbertson Park games hall. Touring car, 19-turn (qualifying): 1…
READ FULL STORYBobsleigh man trains for heavy schedule
BRITISH bobsleigh team member Kenny Simm is progressing steadily as the top development driver in the Great Britain squad. He is currently in Edinburgh training…
READ FULL STORYAtkinson wins hill climb
SHETLAND Wheelers’ annual hill climb competition was held on Saturday at Wormadale. Originally organised for the summer but cancelled due to fog it was agreed…
READ FULL STORYAwards for the year’s exploits
By JIM TAIT CYLIST Christine McLean was named sportsperson of the year on Friday in the second annual Shetland Sports Awards. In what was a…
READ FULL STORYBobsleigh boys fifth
THE British Bobsleigh Championships took place in Italy last Friday at the Cesana Pariol track near Turin and among those competing was Shetlander Kenny Simm….
READ FULL STORYGymmasts do well at Inverness
GYMNASTS from Shetland took part in the fifth Highlands and Islands Floor Vaulting Competition on Sunday. They joined male and female competitors from Elgin, Forres,…
READ FULL STORYAspiring Olympic athlete garners support for bobsleigh ambitions
By NEIL RIDDELL THE MAN who hopes to become Shetland’s first ever Olympic athlete made a short visit to the isles as he completed final…
READ FULL STORYLast chance to nominate your sports people, teams and coach of the year
FOLLOWING the success of last year’s inaugural sports awards, The Shetland Times and Shetland Recreational Trust are once again teaming up to stage a special…
READ FULL STORYBobsleigh team to visit backers
ONE of the GB bobsleigh teams arrives in Shetland on Sunday to complete their preparations for what will be a very busy and exciting winter…
READ FULL STORYGood turnout for first climbing contest
ON TUESDAY night 21 climbers turned out at Clickimin for the first ever indoor climbing competition run by Climb Shetland. Climbers of all ages and…
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