After successes at both the Shetland and Rhodes Games, the Western Isles Squad will depart
for Aland on 27th June buzzing with high hopes and soaring
enthusiasm.
It’s an exciting time for the Western Isles squad, with
the pressure on to improve on the impressive cache of medals they took home from Rhodes,
the hardest Games we’ve attended so far, given the scorching heat and the distracting
beaches, swimming pools and the sights and sounds of the Faliraki nightlife!
Our squad did us proud and we hope that this year will be no different!
Flying direct by Charter on 27th June from Stornoway to Mariehamn will be a total squad of
78 (including Team Managers and General Officials). On arrival we will take part in the
Official Opening Ceremony where over 3000 competitors from all over the world will March
through the streets of Mariehamn.
The squad returns home on 5th July, hopefully with their bags loaded with medals! I’m sure
that they will have enjoyed the experience and will have embraced the idea of the event—the
Friendly Games. |
An deìdh cho soirbheachail sa bha Geamannan Shealltainn agus Rhodes, that Sgioba nan
Eilean Siar a’ siubhal gu Aland air 27 Ògmhios Iàn dòchais agus aig àirde dealasachd.
Le còrr air 3,200 lùth-chleasaiche bho 25 coinhearsnachd bho thimcheall an t-saoghail a
gabhail pàirt ann an 25 diofar spòrs, se àm togarrach a tha seo do Sgioba nan Eilean Siar.
Ach, that impidh orra tilleadh dhachaigh le fiù barrachd bhuinn nan ultach a thug iad
dhachaigh à Rhodes—agus cha b’e geamaichean furasta a bha sin, bha an teas sàraichte,
na tràighean agus amaran snàmh cho tarraingeach, agus sin gun guth a thoirt air na bha
gabhail àite gach feasgar ann an Faliraki!
Tha sinn pròiseil as ar sgioba agus tha sinn cinnteach gu soirbhich leotha a cheart cho math
am bliadhna.
Sgèithidh an sgioba iomlan de 78 neach (Manaidseirean Sgioba agus Luchd-oifigeil nam
measg), dìreach à Steònabhagh gu Marihamn. Nuair a ruigeas sinn, gabhaidh a h-uile duine
pàirt ann am Fàilteachas Fosgladh Oifigeil far am bi còrr air 3000 farpaiseach bho air
feadh an t-saoghail a caismeachd tro shràidean Mariehamn. Se an fhèileadh a bhios air
mòran de la gillean—tha sinn an dòchas nach fhairich iad fuachd!!
Tha an sgioba a’tilleadh dhachaigh air 5 Iuchar, le màileidean Iàn bhuinn, that sinn an
dòchas! Tha sinn cinnteach gu còrd an turas riutha agus bi aid air ghabhail ri spiorad an
tachartais—Na Geamannan Càirdeil. |
July 4 2009
