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Team Isle of Man set to depart for Gold Coast

Fri, 16 Mar 2018

The countdown is on for the 33 athletes that will represent the Isle of Man in Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

The team is set to depart the Island next week, Monday 19 March at 15:10, for a week of acclimatisation in the Sunshine Coast before moving to the athletes’ village in Gold Coast.

The Games will take place over 12 days, between April 4 and 15, and temporarily be home to more than 6,600 athletes and officials from 70 Commonwealth nations and territories.

His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Sir Richard Gozney, Patron of Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association, will be at Ronaldsway Airport to wave the athletes off and wish them the best of luck.

Basil Bielich, IOM CGA President, said: ‘It is astonishing how quick the past few months have gone since announcing the team in January. The athletes have been working incredibly hard in preparation, fully committed to their intense and varied training schedules, both on-Island and across the waters.

‘I am sure that the team will do the Island proud next month, and I hope the whole of the Isle of Man is behind them!’

Leonie Cooil, Chef de Mission at IOM CGA, added: ‘After years of planning and preparation it is finally time for Team Isle of Man to fly to Australia to represent our Island. We are so proud of how hard the athletes, team managers and coaches have worked, and are looking forward to settling into the Sunshine Coast ahead of the Games.’

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