Jul 14 - Team Gibraltar Sets Off For The Commonwealth Youth Games
Team Gibraltar will once again be participating in the Commonwealth Youth Games.
The sixth edition of the Games will be held in Nassau, Bahamas next week (from the 18th to the 23rd July).
After a very successful Island Games the best of local youth talent in Swimming and Athletics will embark on a further wonderful sporting experience in the Caribbean.
The team is made up of six athletes: swimmers Aidan Carroll, Mat Savitz, John-Paul Balloqui, Elijah Cruz and David Hitchcock, and runner Abdullah Ahammad, Linda Alvarez (CGAG) will act as Team Manager with Mellissa Hollands (Swimming) and Roy Torres (Athletics) accompanying her as representatives of their different associations. The team will depart on Saturday 15th July and return on Tuesday 25th July.
This is the fourth time Gibraltar will attend having been present in Pune (India) in 2008, Douglas (Isle of Man) in 2011 and Apia (Samoa) in 2015.
Almost all events will be held in the same sporting precinct, the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, which includes the world-class 15,000-seat Thomas A Robinson stadium, host to the opening and closing ceremonies and athletics.
The sporting action will also reach out to the communities and streets of the island.
As part of the Federation's commitment to partner and support peaceful, sustainable and prosperous Commonwealth communities, it will be the second edition of the Youth Games to be held on a small island developing state, following the hugely successful Samoa 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games.
Both Harry Murphy (President) and Joe Schembri (Sec General) will be in attendance throughout, both to support the boys and also attend a series of Commonwealth Games Federation important meetings.
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