Seafoodies back gymnasts
TRADE body Seafood Shetland is sponsoring local gymnasts’ kit as they travel to Wales for their own island games competition.
The Shetland Gymnastics Club is sending women’s senior and junior teams to Ynys Mon to compete against Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gotland, Isle of Man and Jersey.
The competition was set up after gymnastics was left out of last month’s NatWest Islands Games.
The team has been training hard over the past year, with members making several trips to a purpose built gymnastics facility in Aberdeen to reach the necessary skill level.
They will be competing in a floor routine to music on a sprung floor, and two vaults.
Travelling from Shetland by ferry on Sunday, they will then be taking the seven hour drive to Anglesey.
The team will have a training day ahead of the competition, which starts on 23 July.
Seafood Shetland chief executive Ruth Henderson said: “We are delighted to be helping the Shetland gymnastics team with this exciting trip and wish those participating all the very best.”
Keep Shetland’s news open to everyone
Your membership helps us report the stories that matter to Shetland — and keep them free for everyone to read.
Already a member? Sign in.