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From 1 to 3 July, Vårlds Ungdomsspelen will be held for the 21st time. This competition, which is now the largest of its kind, began with around 1,800 starts in 1996. VU Spelen, as we usually call the competition, has since grown to 3,300 participants and more than 8,000 starts.
The Faroese youth national team took part for the first time in 2005, and in total this is the tenth time FÍF has been represented at this big meet, which could easily have been even bigger. Practically every event is sold out. Even before the registration deadline on 10 June, around half of all the events were closed to further entries. There is no room for more athletes.
The strong 2002 and ’03 age groups are well represented this year. Here we see, from left: Andrea K, Birita, Bára and Hervør in 2015.
Competition will take place in 10 different areas. High jump is at both ends of the track, long jump is inside the track, and two long jump runways are in an area outside the track. The hammer and discus are also outside the track. And sprints will be run on both straights at the same time. So there is an enormous amount of activity from early Friday morning to late Sunday evening.
We have 23 athletes, seven of whom already belong to the Island Games squad for next year. Together, ours have a good 60 events. Most have one event each day. Those of ours with the most events have four, while some have only one.
We depart on Thursday 30 June
- 09:00 by chartered bus from TÓRSBREYT – those from the northern islands with Garðataxi
- 11:15 the plane takes off
- 14:20 land at Kastrup – eat packed lunches when we come out!
- 15:30 – or thereabouts, by chartered bus to Gothenburg
- 19:00 – arrive in Gothenburg, where we will stay at Hotel Scandic Europa (right by Nordstan)
- 19:30 dinner at the hotel
Then we will compete on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We will have breakfast and a hot evening meal at the hotel. We will have food for all the athletes at the FÍF camp in the spectator area.
Early on Monday morning, 4 July, the journey home begins:
- 07:00 by chartered bus from the hotel to Kastrup
- 12:55 the plane with the first half of the group takes off
- 14:05 the plane with the first half lands in Vágar – FÍF will arrange transport to Tórshavn and Klaksvík
- 18:50 the plane with the second half takes off
- 20:00 the plane with the second half lands in Vágar – FÍF will arrange transport to Tórshavn
Our group looks like this:
Rebekka Fuglø, Oddvør Josephsen, Óluva A. Joensen, Birita Ryan, Edna Maria Debes, Alda S. Lamhauge, Julian Gregersen, Tórur Mortensen, Tummas N. Arge, Heri Ziska, coach, Guttorm Sørensen, coach, Niels Jákup Jakobsen, team leader, and Rigmor N. Arge, team leader – these travel home on the first plane.
Elisabet Holm Simonsen, Andrea K. Møller, Bára J. Glerfoss, Kristianna S. Joensen, Jana Mittún, Erna K. Hansen, Jan Elmar Sørensen, Miso Buha, Duruta á Lofti, coach, Jógvan Glerfoss, coach, Hallur Holm, team leader, and Regin Thomsen, team leader – these travel home on the second plane.
Margit W. Fríðmundsdóttir, Maria Biskopstø, Hervør Niclasen, Elin Niclasen, Hans Erland Thomsen and Rúni Jacobsen are arranging their own flights.
The personal contribution for all athletes is DKK 1,500 and must be paid into account 9865 – 102.597.4 at Norðoya Sparikassi.
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