This Is Guernsey » Island Games http://www.thisisguernsey.com Island News, Sport, Community & Lifestyle Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:57:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Giga trio freshen up look for Aland trip http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/06/26/giga-trio-freshen-up-look-for-aland-trip/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/06/26/giga-trio-freshen-up-look-for-aland-trip/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:29:41 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/06/26/giga-trio-freshen-up-look-for-aland-trip/ DYNAMISM and freshness are key elements of the new Guernsey Island Games Association logo. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/06/26/giga-trio-freshen-up-look-for-aland-trip/feed/ A stick or twist choice for ‘tri’ star http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/02/16/a-stick-or-twist-choice-for-tri-star/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/02/16/a-stick-or-twist-choice-for-tri-star/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/02/16/a-stick-or-twist-choice-for-tri-star/ TRIATHLETE Sam Herridge makes no bones about it, she wants to go the whole hog and chase the dream of representing Great Britain on the world stage. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/02/16/a-stick-or-twist-choice-for-tri-star/feed/ Aland to stage biggest event yet http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/02/14/aland-to-stage-biggest-event-yet/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/02/14/aland-to-stage-biggest-event-yet/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/02/14/aland-to-stage-biggest-event-yet/ A RECORD number of 3,200 competitors are expected to head to Aland for the NatWest Island Games in 2009. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2008/02/14/aland-to-stage-biggest-event-yet/feed/ Martel post filled by quartet http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/12/01/martel-post-filled-by-quartet/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/12/01/martel-post-filled-by-quartet/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/12/01/martel-post-filled-by-quartet/ THE Guernsey Island Games Association have undergone a radical shake-up following the retirement of Roy Martel. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/12/01/martel-post-filled-by-quartet/feed/ Former world record-holder comes strictly for the talking http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/12/01/former-world-record-holder-comes-strictly-for-the-talking/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/12/01/former-world-record-holder-comes-strictly-for-the-talking/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/12/01/former-world-record-holder-comes-strictly-for-the-talking/ COLIN JACKSON, one of the greatest ever athletes in the history of British athletics, will be in Guernsey as the star guest at the Sportingbet Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2007 in January. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/12/01/former-world-record-holder-comes-strictly-for-the-talking/feed/ Island Games ‘came too soon’ for Rhodes http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/09/island-games-came-too-soon-for-rhodes/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/09/island-games-came-too-soon-for-rhodes/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/09/island-games-came-too-soon-for-rhodes/ RHODES’ lack of Island Games experience has been blamed for problems which occurred last week.

And it has prompted a call from the Guernsey association for future bids to be looked at more closely. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/09/island-games-came-too-soon-for-rhodes/feed/ Sunshine Games see Martel out on a high http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/09/sunshine-games-see-martel-out-on-a-high/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/09/sunshine-games-see-martel-out-on-a-high/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/09/sunshine-games-see-martel-out-on-a-high/ GUERNSEY Island Games team manager Roy Martel has left his important managerial role on a high. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/09/sunshine-games-see-martel-out-on-a-high/feed/ Final day gold rush http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/07/final-day-gold-rush/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/07/final-day-gold-rush/#comments Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/07/final-day-gold-rush/ WITH just the triathlon to come, Guernsey had pushed up to fourth in the medals table with a real chance of overhauling Gotland in third. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/07/final-day-gold-rush/feed/ Agony and ecstasy of Alice and Ruth http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/agony-and-ecstasy-of-alice-and-ruth/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/agony-and-ecstasy-of-alice-and-ruth/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/agony-and-ecstasy-of-alice-and-ruth/ IT WAS agony and ecstasy yesterday for Guernsey’s youngest and oldest Island Games competitors. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/agony-and-ecstasy-of-alice-and-ruth/feed/ Cycling farce sums up an average day http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/cycling-farce-sums-up-an-average-day/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/cycling-farce-sums-up-an-average-day/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/cycling-farce-sums-up-an-average-day/ LEE MERRIEN and Erica Bodman defended their titles from Shetland to lift the gloom on Guernsey’s worst day for medals at the Island Games for many years. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/cycling-farce-sums-up-an-average-day/feed/ Dom is downed http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/dom-is-downed/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/dom-is-downed/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/dom-is-downed/ DOM MCLUSKEY crashed back to earth yesterday when he had to retire hurt in his opening match of the singles. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/dom-is-downed/feed/ Games across the ocean http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/games-across-the-ocean/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/games-across-the-ocean/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/games-across-the-ocean/ THE Island Games will be held across the Atlantic for the first time in 2013. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/games-across-the-ocean/feed/ Kerr leads way again as women move into semis http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/kerr-leads-way-again-as-women-move-into-semis/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/kerr-leads-way-again-as-women-move-into-semis/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/kerr-leads-way-again-as-women-move-into-semis/ GUERNSEY did what they could to ensure progression to the women’s play-off yesterday morning. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/04/kerr-leads-way-again-as-women-move-into-semis/feed/ Bichard victory typifies spirit http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/03/bichard-victory-typifies-spirit/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/03/bichard-victory-typifies-spirit/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/03/bichard-victory-typifies-spirit/ GUERNSEY hit the golden trail across Rhodes yesterday with five gold medals lifting them to within striking distance of Jersey after two of the six days of competition. (more…)

]]> http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/03/bichard-victory-typifies-spirit/feed/ Chapple’s costly mistake http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/03/chapples-costly-mistake/ http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/03/chapples-costly-mistake/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Thisisguernsey http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2007/07/03/chapples-costly-mistake/ GUERNSEY’S sailors have made a good start, but it is a different story for the sailboarders. (more…)

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