Island Games dates clash

Saturday 27th November 2010, 3:00PM GMT.

Jersey's gold medal-winning 4x100m women's relay team. From left: Hazel Le Cornu, Sophie Twinam, Gemma Dawkins and Katie Silva

Jersey's gold medal-winning 4x100m women's relay team in the 2009 Island Games in Aland. From left: Hazel Le Cornu, Sophie Twinam, Gemma Dawkins and Katie Silva

JERSEY could miss out on athletics medals at next year’s NatWest Island Games in the Isle of Wight as the dates of the competition clash with three other events.

The Games take place from 25 June to 1 July, conflicting with the national under-23 and U20 Atheletics Championships on 25-26 June and the English Schools Championships on 1-2 July.

Athletics coach Andrew Winnie said that around eight athletes would be affected by the fixtures ‘crush’. As a result some will be forced to miss the start or finish of the Games if they are to feature in both.

The situation has occurred in the build up to the 2012 Olympics because work is being done to upgrade tracks for countries to use them as training facilities ahead of the London event.

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jsybean

November 27, 2010 at 7:45 pm

Oh dear what a shame at least they have the choice which is more then can be said for our gymnasts who have to do their own inter island games as they are not part of the wonderful Island Games

Gymnastics dont have any choice so not fair. We have a wealth of talented gymnasts but alas they cant show this

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