National team compete in Malmö this weekend

Machine-translated from Faroese and not yet reviewed. Read the original.

It was a rather depleted national team that left Vágar on Friday morning. Originally, 10 athletes had been selected for the strong Pallas Spelen meet in Malmö, where all the best athletes from Sweden and Denmark usually meet. First came two withdrawals because of school commitments, and then both Tórur Mortensen and Margit W. Fríðmundsdóttir were injured and had to withdraw. Just before departure Oddvør Josephsen fell ill, so she could not take part either.

So in the end there were only five athletes in the squad. Spirits are high, though, and the five will do their very best in the competitions on Saturday and Sunday. They each have one event per day.

Our schedule on Saturday:

• 11:55 Elisabet Holm Simonsen 60 m (Girls 17)
• 12:55 Tummas Napoleon Arge, 60 m (men)
• 13:25 Alda Sigurðsdóttir Lamhauge, 60 m (women)
• 15:55 Rebekka Fuglø, 1,500 m (women)
• 18:10 Teresa Fríðriksdóttir Bláhamar, high jump (Girls 17)

And our schedule on Sunday:

• 14:15 Elisabet Holm Simonsen, 200 m (Girls 17)
• 14:15 Teresa Fríðriksdóttir Bláhamar, 200 m (Girls 17)
• 15:35 Tummas Napoleon Arge, 200 m (men)
• 16:15 Alda Sigurðsdóttir Lamhauge, 200 m (women)
• 16:55 Rebekka Fuglø, 800 m (women)

The national team for Pallas Spelen 2018. From left: Teresa, Alda, Tummas Napoleon, Elisabeth and Rebekka. School, injuries and illness left half the team behind in the Faroe Islands.

Information on start lists, results etc. at this link

FÍF wishes our athletes the very best of luck in the competitions.