Shadine Duquemin won the discus with a throw over 35 metres and Felicity Johnson-Deeley took first place in the 1500 metres, winning by a margin of over 200 metres.
Johnson-Deeley went into an early lead and extended the advantage with each lap to leave the opposition trailing in her wake. Her time of 4 minutes 41 seconds was just a second-and-a-half outside the British Cup qualification mark she and coach Andrew Winnie were hoping for.
Sam Dawkins finished seventh in the 400 metres and Molly Jehan also placed seventh in the 100 metres. Andrew Winnie said he was delighted for two of his squad to pick up gold medals.
The success of the athletes at the Principes de Espana Stadium leaves the girls currently in third position overall.
Table tennis
There were mixed results at the table tennis venue in a full day of team matches. Jersey’s boys beat Sardinia 3-2 and Corsica 3-0 but lost to Sicily, Majorca and Cyprus to finish fourth in their group. In the second phase they beat the Azores but lost again to Sicily.
The girls also finished fourth in their group beating Martinique 3-2 and Corsica 3-1 but losing to Sardinia, Cyprus and Majorca. In their next phase they beat Guadaloupe 3-0 but then lost to Majorca. Both table tennis teams finished in mid-table.
Tennis
The tennis teams have completed their Games. In a reduced programme this year which was effectively a straight knock out tournament Scott Clayton and Daniel Harrison lost on a tie-break doubles decider to No 1 seeded Sicily going out 2-1. Scott Clayton had earlier won his singles comfortably.
The girls were in the Plate event but also lost in the quarter-finals to Martinique 2-1, Audrey Bois winning her singles.
Sailing
In sailing there were six races yesterday, Lily Carter was best placed with an eighth but overall is currently in 18th from 23 competitors. Elizabeth Ellison is 20th and in the boys event Laurence Carter is 15th from 24 entries.
Swimming
Swimming with the 25 metre pool’s retractable roof off was a new experience for the Jersey trio. Best performances were to be fifth positions for Natasha Stuttard in the 400m freestyle, Leila Osman in the 200m breaststroke and Becky Lowe at 800m freestyle.
GymnasticsAlso for the first time gymnastics have achieved a place in the finals today with Lisa Day standing fifth in the vault.
With the normal Jeux des Isles four-day event being crammed into just two days this year and temperatures in Majorca soaring past the 30 degree mark it was an very busy itinerary yesterday in extremely testing conditions for Jersey’s squad and it will be the same again today.
The Jersey team, who are competing against 18 other islands, are being sponsored this year by Lloyds TSB Offshore.
• Words: Richard Collinson
• Pictures: Morag Obarska and David Carter
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