Machine-translated from Faroese and not yet reviewed. Read the original.
It seems such a short time since the Island Games in Bermuda were held. But time moves on with giant strides, and the men and women have started preparing in earnest for the Island Games in Jersey in 2015. The indoor season is just ahead, and several athletes intend to secure an Island Games standard straight away. Next weekend is the IR Stórmót in Reykjavík, where athletes from Hvirlan, Bragdið and Treysti will all take part. After that come the Danish Championships and DM-U indoors, where there will no doubt be several attempts at reaching a standard.
Most participants usually meet their standards in the year before the Games, and that is no surprise. The final deadline for achieving a standard is 1 May 2015, and by then the outdoor season has barely got going. So it is above all summer 2014 that will give the best indication of how big the squad will be in 2015.
Some of the standards have changed compared with two years ago, in both directions. The selection committee has moved away from sticking strictly to 750 IAAF points, and instead looks at the level at the Island Games, as well as the top level in the Faroe Islands. In addition, the committee has wanted to use rounder numbers.
These are only the hard standards for the result itself. This table will be placed under qualification standards in the menu bar on the front page, where it will also say what other factors are taken into account for selection.
The standards for the elite group and the talent group are also on the way, and will be announced by the weekend.
| Men | Event | Women |
| 11.40 | 100m | 13.50 |
| 23.30 | 200m | 27.30 |
| 52.00 | 400m | 61.00 |
| 2:00.00 | 800m | 2:20.00 |
| 4:08.00 | 1500m | 4:55.00 |
| 10:10.00 | 3000 m steeplechase | 12:30.00 |
| 16:00.00 | 5000m | 18:45.00 |
| 33:20.00 | 10000m | 39:00.00 |
| 1:15:00 | Half marathon | 1:27:00 |
| 16.50 | 110/100 m hurdles | 17.50 |
| 60.00 | 400 m hurdles | 70.00 |
| 6.30 | Long jump | 4.80 |
| 13.30 | Triple jump | 10.00 |
| 1.85 | High jump | 1.55 |
| 4.00 | Pole vault | 3.20 |
| 13.00 | Shot put | 10.50 |
| 55.00 | Javelin | 35.00 |
| 42.00 | Discus | 35.00 |
| 45.00 | Hammer | 39.00 |
The 2013 Island Games team. All of them are expected to compete again in 2015. In addition, several more are knocking on the door, so the squad will no doubt be big next time – probably the biggest ever.
