June 20 - “We Make It Happen” – 28th Special Olympics Games
Special Olympics Gibraltar will hold the 28th Summer Games this year on 25th, 26th and 27th June. The organization welcomes teams from the Isle of Man, Andorra, Barbate and Algeciras.
The Opening Ceremony will take place at the Victoria Stadium on the 25th at 6pm and this will include entertainment by various dance groups and singers who all generously volunteer their time.
The football events will be held at the Victoria Stadium 5-a-side pitch opposite the boathouse on the 26th commencing at 9am. With five teams participating this should prove exciting and challenging for the athletes.
The Gibraltar H20 Linamar spearfishing team this week won the III Quedada Pescasub Puerto De La Alcaidesa competition, held in La Linea last weekend.
A series of drug awareness talks with the theme “Drugs, your choice of life.” delivered to Year 7 children by the RGP’s School Liaison Officers and Mr John Montegriffo of the Care Agency have culminated in an inter-school football tournament. Yesterday the Year 7 girls took to the field at the Hargreaves five-a-side pitch.
The Gibraltar Target Shooting Association this weekend held their Gibraltar Open Championship 2013. Overall winner of the Open was David Phelps of Wales, who proved to be the most consistent over the three days and racked up the most 100s.
On Saturday 8th June, the Juan Chipol 5 Aside Women’s Tournament will be held at the Tercentenary Sports Hall from 10:30 am to 2pm. The five teams taking part will include Manchester Red, who will play Manchester White, College Cosmos who will play College White and College Back, who are set to play against Manchester Red later that morning.
