For one week in July, Gibraltar played host to athletes from across the globe for the 2019 NatWest International Island Games. Teams from 22 islands competed in 14 different sports from Athletics to Triathlon and Beach Volleyball to Sailing. It was the biggest sporting event ever to be held on the Rock and Gibraltarians took the games to their hearts.
In this, the first of two special Island Games episodes, you can hear from athletes who were involved in the games as well as the Chair of the Organising Committee and hopefully you will get a sense of the amazing atmosphere at some of the various sporting events. Look out for Part 2 coming out next week.
To find out more about this summer’s games here: https://www.gibraltar2019.com/
To find out more about Gibraltar Stories and listen to all the other episodes, please check out gibraltarstories.com
Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds
Gibraltar Stories is produced, edited and presented by Lindsay Weston
Above: A few images from the Opening Ceremony for the Gibraltar 2019 NatWest International Island Games (Linda Alvarez who features in this podcast is pictured addressing the crowd) Photo Credit: Gibraltar 2019 photographers (L-R Top Row: D Rodriguez, D M Parody, D M Parody, D Rodriguez Bottom Row: J M Piris, J M Piris, J M Piris, D M Parody).
Below: The Guernsey Beach Volleyball team of Jennifer Lindfield and Gemma Nicolle and Team Gibraltar’s only female triathlete Bethan Perera in action. All photos taken by David M Parody Gibraltar 2019.
