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7 days ago
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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
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7 days ago
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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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18-07-2025
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Half marathon medal 'not meant to happen'
Jersey's Jess Troy says she cannot believe she won an Island Games silver medal in the half marathon. Troy ran a personal best of one hour 23 minutes 58 seconds to finish runner-up behind Isle of Man's Christa Cain in Orkney. The medal was even more remarkable as Troy has been working 15-hour shifts as part of the team filming the Island Games for local media. "I came into this race injured and I'd been working filming the races for TV for the whole week," Troy told BBC Jersey. "I was just looking to have fun, enjoy it and represent Jersey one last time - that was not meant to happen, getting a medal." It was a second Island Games medal for the Jersey runner who won bronze at the 2019 Island Games in Gibraltar. "I started out far too fast," she added. "I was up with the lead pack and I shouted to my team manager 'I've really messed this up'. "He was like 'just keep going, just see how long you can hold it' and even the girls who were with me were like 'just stick with us and see what you can do'. "So I did that, expecting to be dropped by them, but they kept peeling back and I'm apparently better at running hills than I realised. "I didn't even think I'd finish this race today because of injury, so to come home with a medal I'm so immensely proud of myself, I can't put it into words."
BBC News
18-07-2025
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Half marathon medal 'not meant to happen'
Jersey's Jess Troy says she cannot believe she won an Island Games silver medal in the half ran a personal best of 1:23:58 to finish second behind Isle of Man's Christa Cain in Orkney. The medal was even more remarkable as Troy has been working 15-hour shifts as part of the team filming the Island Games for local media. "I came into this race injured, I'd been working filming the races for TV for the whole week," Troy told BBC Jersey."I was just looking to have fun, enjoy it and just represent Jersey one last time - that was not meant to happen getting a medal." It was a second Island Games medal for the Jersey runner who won bronze at the 2019 Island Games in Gibraltar. "I started out far too fast," she added."I was up with the lead pack and I shouted to my team manager 'I've really messed this up'."He was like 'just keep going, just see how long you can hold it' and even the girls who were with me were like 'just stick with us and see what yo can do'."So I did that, expecting to be dropped by them, but they kept peeling back and I'm apparently better at running hills than I realised."I didn't even think I'd finish this race today because of injury, so to come home with a medal I'm so immensely proud of myself, I can't put it into words."
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17-07-2025
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Isle of Man's Island Games medal tally rises to 45
Another 13 medals were added to team Isle of Man's tally at the Island Games in Orkney, with almost half being being picked up in the pool on day four of the action. Medals were also secured in archery, cycling, badminton and athletics, bringing the total medal haul to 45 and putting the Manx team in fourth position overall. The island's swimmers added to their collection by clinching first place in the 4x50m mixed medley relay, narrowly beating the Faroe Islands into second place. Meanwhile, Christa Cain secured her second gold in two events at the games by fending off Orkney's Anna Tait to top the podium in the 5,000m event in Kirkwall. Cain said she "ran hard" when she secured the top spot in the 10,000m on Sunday, and "wasn't planning on running such a hard race again". But, after hearing the "roar of the home crowd for Anna", she decided to use it as "ammunition. "Luckily I had a bit of speed up my sleeve to push on through," she added. Crossing the finish line in 16 minutes and 43 seconds, the runner said her results so far had been "absolutely crazy, I can't believe it". Following her success on the track, the Manx athlete said she was "excited" to pull on her road shoes for Friday's half-marathon in Stromness - an event that she has more experience in. She said the "support and the camaraderie" among the squad at her debut games had been "phenomenal". The "really strong men and women's teams" would be "giving it their best shot" on the final day of the competition, she said. Adding to the high jump gold he secured at the start of the week, Regan Corrin claimed silver during Wednesday's long jump final. Recording a distance of 7.29m, he told Manx Radio Sport he was "dead happy" with the result after he had "cramped up" in the second round so had not been sure if he would be able to continue. The 18-year-old said the atmosphere at the Pickaquoy Centre has been "amazing". "You can feel the support, the adrenaline it gives you is mental. It gives you an extra gear that you didn't think you had," he said. In the pool, Manx swimmers were regulars on the podium on Wednesday, with Harry Robinson adding silver in the 100m individual medley and the 50m butterfly to his record-breaking achievements the previous day. Teammate Joel Watterson finished a whisker behind in the latter contest to take third place, as well as scoring second position in the 100m freestyle. Laura Kinley took silver in the 100m breaststroke contest, before being joined by Libby Curphey and Watterson and Robinson to make up the triumphant 4x50m mixed medley relay team. It was three bronze medals in three days for Manx archer Ethan Moore when he took third spot in the men's compound head to head knockout event. In cycling Tyler Hannay picked up a bronze medal in the individual road race contest, with the men's team also securing third place on the podium. On the badminton courts in Kirkwall's Pickaquoy Centre, Jessica Li and Alex Buck became singles bronze medallists , taking team Isle of Man's total on the forth day of action to 13. Thursday's penultimate day of action sees the Manx football teams compete in the semi-finals of the competition, and the golf, swimming and sailing teams will wrap up their campaigns. 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 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
