IOM - FIOGA press release 1

Team Falkland Islands ready for Youth Games

25 AUGUST 2011

In two weeks time the 4^th Commonwealth Youth Games begin. This year’s games are being held on the Isle of Man from September 8^th to 12^th 2011.

Representing the Falkland Islands will be 5 athletes and 4 officials:

Stephen Dent, FIOGA vice chair is attending as the games team manager. Assisting Steve with administration and coaching swimming will be FIOGA Capacity Support Officer Natalie Brett. Overseas coach Rebecca Pantaney and senior competitor and coach Doug Clark will be coaching the badminton team.

Mike Summers, FIOGA chair will be attending to support the team and assist in any administrative duties. Steve Fowmes will also be joining the team as the media representative from FITV.

The athletes have been training very hard over the past couple of months to prepare for the high level of competition they will face. Representing the Falklands are 14 year old swimmer Sorrel Pompert-Robertson, who competed in her first international competition this past June in the NatWest Island Games on the Isle of Wight; and badminton players Laura Minto, Jordan Phillips, Sofia Arkhipkina, and Dominic Jaffray, the latter two also competed in the Isle of Wight in June. This will be the first Commonwealth Youth Games for all five athletes and they are excited to be representing the Falklands.

The Youth Games opening ceremony will take place on September 8^th in Douglas, followed by three days of competition and ending with a cultural day in Castletown and the closing ceremony on the 12^th of September.

For more information on the games visit http://www.cyg2011.com/

For more information on FIOGA visit http://www.fioga.co.fk/