Bragdið return home with superb results

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

Last weekend Bragdið made their annual trip to Tårnby Games on Amager. This is one of the really big track meets in Denmark, and most of the strongest young athletes in Denmark make their way here to kick off the competition season. Bragdið’s young athletes have done the same for a number of years now, and many an age-group record has fallen on the track in Tårnby. Bragdið’s youngsters have also always brought plenty of medals home to the Faroe Islands.

Several of Bragdið’s best athletes of recent years were not on the trip, but that didn’t show when they came to count the medals once the competition was over. When one drops out, another steps in, as the saying goes, and so it was in this case too, because there were even more medals than usual. On top of that there were several age-group records and a whole host of personal bests, which is, after all, what matters most.

Part of the group pictured on the track. The sun shone gloriously on both days and put pale Faroese skin to the test

Rógvi Róin was one of the team leaders, and he has written a little about both days and compiled all the results. Over to Rógvi:

15 PERSONAL BESTS, 1 GOLD AND 5 SILVERS
A super day in the fine weather in Tårnby is over. Since midday our young athletes have been competing and having fun – together with athletes their own age from all over Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany.

As far as results go, the day was also pretty decent – or a little better than that. 15 personal bests were set today, 1 gold medal (Jónas Isaksen in the 800 m) and 5 silver medals (Andreas in the 100 m and high jump, Brá in the 400 m and Eiri in the 80 m hurdles and 800 m). Several of the youngest participants had not taken part in officially recorded competitions before, so five of the youngsters got their first results recorded; 18 in total (Heiða Jacobsen 3, Jógvan í Lon 5, Óðin J. Glerfoss 4, Róaldur Marjunarson 4 and Rúni S. Vang 2)

All of today’s results can be seen below.

Green = new personal best

Orange = first time a result has been recorded

Now we are going to relax and get ready to go out to eat at the bowling alley, which is right next to the hotel.

Once we have eaten, I expect everyone will be worn out and tired after this day. From competing and cheering – and from the sun, which has been beating down here on the flatlands.

A bit cocky, but both feet on the ground. And two silver medals on the first day. Andreas also set a good personal best in the 100 metres, and is probably the third-fastest Faroe Islander at the moment

ANOTHER GOOD DAY IN TÅRNBY
If Saturday was good, this day has been no less good. The sun has been beating down all day and most of the white Faroese bodies have changed colour; one or two have smelt a little burnt as well, but nothing serious.

Things have also gone well on the track. Bragdið’s youngsters have had a tremendous time, and they have also done well competing against the young athletes from abroad. Today it came to 13 personal bests, as well as 20 newly recorded personal bests. We won three golds (William Helmsdal long jump, Andreas Antoft 200 m and Jónas Isaksen in the 1,500 m), 5 silvers (Axel Holm Simonsen 4, ball throw, long jump, 60 m and 400 m, and Eiri J. Glerfoss, 200 m) and 3 bronzes (Brá 1 in the 800 m, Jónas 1 in the high jump and Unna Ró 1 in the long jump).

All of today’s results can be seen below.

Green = new personal best

Orange = newly recorded personal bests

William Helmsdal took everyone by surprise when he jumped beyond six metres. Suddenly he is one of those who will be fighting for a place on the Island Games team. In Tårnby it turned into gold!!

Unna Ró secured a bronze medal in the long jump

Eiri’s speciality. Once again he cuts a big chunk off his time and sets an age-group record. That was enough for silver.

Brisk and energetic Brá battled her way to a bronze medal in the 800 metres

They can grit their teeth, they can grimace and all sorts. But they can’t touch Jónas. Jónas won gold in both the 600 and 1,500 metres as well as bronze in the high jump

The SS4 and SS5 rockets of the general in Gamla Hoyvík had been dismantled in Tårnby. Instead the general sent this long-range SS20 rocket, in the form of Axel the Terrible, out onto the battlefield. He won no fewer than four silver medals in his four events.