All the clubs represented at the first Grand Prix meet

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On Saturday, the first of the three Grand Prix meets organised jointly by the clubs and FÍF takes place. Now that the registration deadline has passed, participation looks slightly better than in the last two years.

Hvistan taking part
It is very encouraging to see that the club from Suðuroy, Hvistan, will be represented at the Grand Prix meet for the first time. Hvistan Ung is a new initiative down there, and they are now trying to revive athletics. Read more about the good news HERE. Four girls and two boys are coming north to compete, which is why the competition starts at 12:30. We welcome Hvistan and wish the children the best of luck.

The sun shines on Hvistan, pictured here after a training session for both adults and children

Treysti the biggest
A few years ago, we remember Treysti’s big yellow group on the Tórsbreyt track whenever the Grand Prix meets were held. However, we have also watched this group dwindle year after year. But children’s and youth training in Klaksvík has picked up again, and with 26 athletes Treysti is by far the best-represented club on Saturday.

Treysti have brought in Gunnar Sivertsen to take charge of training, and this has proved to work extremely well, with the results showing in the big yellow group on Saturday.

Treysti and Gunnar Sivertsen have breathed new life into youth training

Roysnið are not quite as well represented as they were in the previous two years, but they turn up with six athletes. Frælsi from Vágar will also be at Tórsbreyt, with four participants. Bragdið and Hvirlan have 16 athletes each.

Training is going well
Around 80 will compete on the Tórsbreyt track on Saturday. Although this is the first Grand Prix meet of the year, several of the participants have already been to many competitions this year, both indoors and outdoors. At Stórmót IR, Pallas Spelen, DM Ung and DM Vaksin there were many Faroese entries. Since then there have been a few open competitions at Tórsbreyt, and the weekend before last saw the first real outdoor meet, Tårnby Games, where a great many Faroese competed.

The results so far this year have been outstanding. The records and youth records have now been updated, and given the efforts our young athletes have put in, this was no small task. Already this year close to 100 age-group records have been set, which is a clear sign that hard work is being done in the clubs. This is probably because several are going to the Island Games in July. This year the Faroe Islands have their largest athletics squad ever. On Saturday we will see seven of the fifteen who are going to Gibraltar.

The timetable and start lists will be posted on the site on Friday.