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Half-marathon IOM magic on Island Games' final day
Manx athletes are celebrating at the Island Games after claiming 19 medals on the final day of action, including gold in both the men's and women's half-marathons. Christa Cain dominated the 13.1m (21.1km) road race to take her third victory in three races while Corrin Leeming won the men's race. Gymnast Amara Brogan also secured gold in Orkney to take the Isle of Man's medal haul to 80 and fourth place in the overall standings. There was heartbreak for the Manx women's football team, however, with them losing to Bermuda on penalties after their opponents equalised late in extra-time. Cain, who won the 10,000m and 5,000m events earlier in the week, said the "half-marathon is my bag so I was looking forward to this one, I'm much more comfortable on the road". Finishing more than six minutes clear of Jersey's Jess Troy, Cain said she had "a great time out there and the crowd were really supportive, so that helped get me round". She said the support from back home had also been a "big help - my family have been messaging me flat out because it's not been so easy for supporters to travel". Cain added: "I really can't wait to get back and give everyone a big hug." Cain also added a bronze medal in the women's team half-marathon category, alongside Dawn Atherton and Emily Mylchreest. Securing his second gold of the games by posting a time of one hour and seven minutes, Leeming said the course had been "really hard" because "it's literally all up or down, so it wasn't the fastest of days". He said he had been nervous before the race but gold had always been his goal. "I wanted it quite badly today," Leeming said, "so it's really nice to get there." As for his immediate plans, he said they would include "quite a bit of sleeping, because I'm quite tired and quite sore!" In gymnastics, Brogan topped the podium in the beam event, with Lacey Jackson coming a close second. Fraser McKenna takes home a silver from the parallel bars contest, while Harry Eyres claimed second spot in the high bar category and a bronze in the floor event. In vaulting, Elise Pease was awarded bronze, as was Aine Matthews on the asymmetric bars, which means the gymnastics squad flies home with 22 medals. Manager of the women's football team Wayne Lisy said he "really thought the team had done it" when Milly Dawson put the team 1-0 up in the second half of extra-time. He said losing on penalties had been "hard to take". But he said the squad, who very nearly missed out on the contest after being picked as third reserve in the initial draw, deserved their silver medal. While the result was not what the team had set out for, captain Becky Corkish said "the girls dug deep and left everything out on that pitch". "I couldn't be prouder of them," she added. The men's football team picked up a bronze medal, beating Jersey 3-2 after a last-minute penalty in their third place play-off. Elsewhere, cyclist Tyler Hannay added a silver medal to his collection in the town centre criterium, which means he takes home six medals - two of each colour from his first Island Games. The men's team were also awarded silver at the event held in Kirkwall. In badminton, Kim Clague missed out on claiming gold in the women's doubles for the sixth consecutive time when she and her partner Jess Li lost in the final to their opponents from the Faroe Islands. On the athletics track, Samuel Perry claimed silver in the 800m to add to the 1,500m bronze he secured on Tuesday. He was also part of the 4x400m relay team that came third on the last day of the contest, alongside team-mates Ben Sinclair and brothers Regan and Ryan Corrin. Manx runners also claimed bronze in the men's 4x100m event to take the number of medals won by the athletics squad to 15 across the week. While the Isle of Man matched the final team position achieved in Guernsey in 2023, Manx athletes picked up an 17 extra medals in Orkney, which only hosted 12 sports compared to 14 two years ago. The Games will end with a closing ceremony at The Pickaquoy Centre, which played host to five of the 12 sports, later on Friday. The next Island Games will be held in the Faroe Islands in 2027. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X. More on this story Double gold in golf adds to Manx games medal tally Isle of Man's Island Games medal tally rises to 45 Record-breaking swimmers add to Manx medal tally Manx athletes break records at Orkney Island Games Cain smashes record to win gold at Island Games 'Running for my adopted home at games feels right' Island Games fever takes hold in transformed Orkney Manx gymnast to be games' youngest competitor at 13 Dad and daughter 'rooting for each other' at games Footballers 'determined' to go for gold at games Team 'ready to make Isle of Man proud' at games Related internet links Orkney Island Games 2025
BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
Half-marathon joy for Team Isle of Man on Island Games' final day
Manx athletes are celebrating at the Island Games after claiming 19 medals on the final day of action, including gold in both the men's and women's Cain dominated the 13.1m (21.1km) road race to take her third victory in three races while Corrin Leeming won the men's Amara Brogan also secured gold in Orkney to take the Isle of Man's medal haul to 80 and fourth place in the overall was heartbreak for the Manx women's football team, however, with them losing to Bermuda on penalties after their opponents equalised late in extra-time. Cain, who won the 10,000m and 5,000m events earlier in the week, said the "half-marathon is my bag so I was looking forward to this one, I'm much more comfortable on the road".Finishing more than six minutes clear of Jersey's Jess Troy, Cain said she had "a great time out there and the crowd were really supportive, so that helped get me round".She said the support from back home had also been a "big help - my family have been messaging me flat out because it's not been so easy for supporters to travel".Cain added: "I really can't wait to get back and give everyone a big hug."Cain also added a bronze medal in the women's team half-marathon category, alongside Dawn Atherton and Emily Mylchreest. Securing his second gold of the games by posting a time of one hour and seven minutes, Leeming said the course had been "really hard" because "it's literally all up or down, so it wasn't the fastest of days".He said he had been nervous before the race but gold had always been his goal."I wanted it quite badly today," Leeming said, "so it's really nice to get there."As for his immediate plans, he said they would include "quite a bit of sleeping, because I'm quite tired and quite sore!" In gymnastics, Brogan topped the podium in the beam event, with Lacey Jackson coming a close McKenna takes home a silver from the parallel bars contest, while Harry Eyres claimed second spot in the high bar category and a bronze in the floor vaulting, Elise Pease was awarded bronze, as was Aine Matthews on the asymmetric bars, which means the gymnastics squad flies home with 22 medals. Manager of the women's football team Wayne Lisy said he "really thought the team had done it" when Milly Dawson put the team 1-0 up in the second half of said losing on penalties had been "hard to take".But he said the squad, who very nearly missed out on the contest after being picked as third reserve in the initial draw, deserved their silver the result was not what the team had set out for, captain Becky Corkish said "the girls dug deep and left everything out on that pitch". "I couldn't be prouder of them," she men's football team picked up a bronze medal, beating Jersey 3-2 after a last-minute penalty in their third place play-off. Elsewhere, cyclist Tyler Hannay added a silver medal to his collection in the town centre criterium, which means he takes home six medals - two of each colour from his first Island Games. The men's team were also awarded silver at the event held in badminton, Kim Clague missed out on claiming gold in the women's doubles for the sixth consecutive time when she and her partner Jess Li lost in the final to their opponents from the Faroe the athletics track, Samuel Perry claimed silver in the 800m to add to the 1,500m bronze he secured on was also part of the 4x400m relay team that came third on the last day of the contest, alongside team-mates Ben Sinclair and brothers Regan and Ryan runners also claimed bronze in the men's 4x100m event to take the number of medals won by the athletics squad to 15 across the the Isle of Man matched the final team position achieved in Guernsey in 2023, Manx athletes picked up an 17 extra medals in Orkney, which only hosted 12 sports compared to 14 two years Games will end with a closing ceremony at The Pickaquoy Centre, which played host to five of the 12 sports, later on next Island Games will be held in the Faroe Islands in 2027. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
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4 days ago
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- BBC News
Double gold in golf adds to Manx medal tally at Island Games
The Isle of Man has secured another 16 medals on the penultimate day of the Island Games, with Manx athletes topping the podium in golf, gymnastics and Thursday Golfer Daryl Callister took gold in the individual event, while the men's team also came first in the competition held at the Orkney Golf Club in was also double gold for swimmer Joel Watterson who was fastest on the night in the 50m butterfly and was part of the victorious 4x100m freestyle relay Amara Brogan secured gold in the women's all around competition, adding to the total of 61 medals, which put the island in fourth position overall going into the final day of action. Callister said preparation for the gold event had been key as the team had "done their homework on the course", and a strong first round had set them up for the to Manx Radio Sport, he said he had then "managed to hang on for dearest life" during the windy conditions in the subsequent rounds to clinch the individual spot went to Manxman Rob Noon, who alongside Callister, Liam Cowin and Chris Kneen also came away with the men's team gold. "I don't think you could ask for a better week to be honest," Callister said. On the final night of action at the 2025 competition in the pool at the Pickaquoy Centre, the swimming squad took their overall haul to an impressive 19 Bellhouse, Magnus Kelly and Harry Robinson joined Watterson at the top of the podium in the 4x100m freestyle and Robinson joined also Chloe Batty and Laura Kinley to claim silver in the mixed 4x50m medley relay competition. The evening also saw Robinson secure bronze in both the 100m backstroke and 50m butterfly events, bringing his personal medal tally at the 2025 games to 10. There was more success for Manx gymnasts after scoring 10 medals on said while she felt her performance on the vault had not been what she had hoped for, she had "managed to pick it up" on the other pieces of equipment, so it "felt great" to take gold in the all around also felt "amazing" to represent the Isle of Man at her first games, she Aine Matthews also collected bronze in the women's contest, while Harry Eyres and Fraser McKenna were awarded second and third places respectively in the men's all around. Elsewhere, 18-year old Regan Corrin claimed silver in the triple jump, and the men's cycling team came in second in the mountain bike cross country badminton, Matthew Nicholson and Jess Li claimed bronze the mixed doubles event, retaining the third place position they secured in up their 2025 campaign, the mixed archery team became bronze medallists in the compound head to head Moore, who contributed to all five medals won by the archery squad, said the results across the week had been "beyond his expectations". Reflecting on the performance, he said: "I'd had couple of disappointing games before, and I've trained as hard as I could. I think it's paid off and I'm ecstatic."As a team we've also been very strong, we've been right in there, right in the mix."The squad were "very much looking forward" to the next games in the Faroe Islands in 2027, he the last day of action Manx athletes will be looking to boost their medal tally in the half marathon, the cycling criterium and the women's football team will play for gold against Bermuda. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
