It happened last time…

There have been many references on the blog so far to the most recent Island Games, held in Rhodes in 2007. It may be of interest to look back at the reports that were done at the time from those of us in Rhodes.

Regular reports on the Manx Athletics forum appeared here (probably best to switch to ‘board’ style to read them all):

http://pub38.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3219660836&frmid=54&msgid=628932&cmd=show


Phil Riley, who set a new IOM record in the Long Jump in Rhodes, was blogging regularly – his page is here:

http://iomathletes.blogspot.com/


Ian Astin was only in Rhodes for the first 3 days of competition, but took well over 200 photographs. I have used several of these to go with this blog – thanks Ian. These are at:

http://www.ianastin.fotopic.net/c1319066.html (Day 1)

http://www.ianastin.fotopic.net/c1319086.html (Day 2)

http://www.ianastin.fotopic.net/c1319106.html (Day 3)


As far as the 2009 event is concerned, Caroline and Anthony Brand will have their camera in Aland and plan to upload photos regularly, and I will be reporting at least once a day on the blog. Add in the Manx Radio and IOM Newspapers coverage, together with the results on the official Games website, and hopefully our athletes will get plenty of publicity throughout the Games. I’m sure Murray Lambden will link all these through www.manxathletics.com during the Games – assuming he’s recovered from covering the Parish Walk by then!

If I had a little more technical expertise (I have approximately none!) I would consider uploading some video footage each day, but that’s not going to happen this time. I will be filming most of the events, which will go onto a DVD when I have time to edit it all when I get home. Perhaps later in the summer we can arrange a get-together to watch the ‘premiere’?

Over the next week or so the blog will feature the 5 ‘old timers’ in the team who have already competed in 2 or more Island Games. These are 19 year old Harriet Pryke, 20 year old Ben Brand, and over-21s Darren Gray, Sarah Dowling and Hollie Bass!