The action gets under way in Visby

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After the Island Games were opened so beautifully this evening, our athletes are back at the Visby Lågenhetshotel, resting and recharging for the first competitions, which begin tomorrow.

Five of our athletes will compete on the first day of competition, which starts at 17:00. Alda Sigurðsdóttir Lamhauge and Elisabet Holm Simonsen will be the first to compete. This will be in the 100 metres, which will be run in four heats, starting at 17:00.

At 18:00 the women’s 400 metres gets under way, and Oddvør Josephsen will run for the Faroe Islands in heat 4, which starts at 18:15. There will also be four heats here.

Elisabet, Oddvør, Alda and Margit are all at the Island Games for the first time, and will all be thrown in at the deep end on the very first day.

The women’s long jump starts at 18:20, where Margit Weihe Fríðmundsdóttir will compete, and while that competition is under way, the first round of the men’s 800 metres will be held, where Julian Gregersen will run in heat two of three. That starts at 18:30.

The last event tomorrow evening (Sunday evening) will be the men’s 10,000 m, where we have Jan Elmar Sørensen taking part. This race starts at 19:10.

Rúni Jacobsen was also meant to run the 200 m, but due to an unfortunate back injury he is not in Gotland.

As can be seen from the schedule, the gaps between events are shorter than usual. This is because the stadium is also being used for the football tournament, and a match is played late each evening.

• 17:00: 100 m women – Alda S. Lamhauge and Elisabet H. Simonse
• 18:00: 400 m women – Oddvør Josephsen
• 18:20: long jump women – Margit W. Fríðmundsdóttir
• 18:30: 800 m men – Julian Gregersen
• 19:10: 10,000 m men – Jan Elmar Sørensen (he is doubtful)

We wish everyone the very best of luck. Come on, Faroe Islands!!