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The Isle of Wight Badminton Team will be travelling to Orkney hoping for their first Island Games medal since the home games of 2011. Team IOW consists of; Mathew Honnor, Jacob Honnor, Tom Philips and Sam Gray (Men) and Anna...
Read moreDetailsA trio of determined triathletes will take on a gruelling swim, cycle and run at Stromness Harbour in Orkney next week. The Isle of Wight Triathlon team consists of just 3 members; Chris Trill, Henry Morgan and Darren Cole. Simon...
Read moreDetailsA competitive team of 9 swimmers will aim to make a splash at the 2025 Island Games in Orkney next week. Team Isle of Wight will be made up of the following athletes; Will Davidson, Ben Van der Helstraete, George...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight will take a team of 10 cyclists to the Island Games in Orkney next week. Team Isle of Wight had never won a Gold medal in Cycling at the Island Games until Guernsey 2023 when Kev...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight will only be represented by the women's team in this year's football tournament at the 2025 Orkney Island Games. The men's team - which have a proud Island Games record, taking gold in 1995 and 2011...
Read moreDetailsThe Isle of Wight Golf team will be looking to bring a gold medal back home when they take to the green in the Orkney Islands. The men’s team comprises of Chris Hayward, George Foreman, Conner Knight and Nat Riddett....
Read moreDetailsIsland Echo is taking a look at the Isle of Wight teams participating in each sport at this year's Island Games in Orkney, which get underway on Saturday 12th July The Isle of Wight is taking a team of 16...
Read moreDetailsThe countdown is on marking 6 months until Orkney hosts the 20th International Island Games. From 12th to 18th July 2025, Orkney will welcome around 2,000 athletes from 24 island groups across the globe to compete in 12 sports: Archery,...
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