With excitement steadily growing over the last nine months, since the ‘one-year’ milestone passed in June, Islanders have been preparing for what is set to be the biggest and best of the biennial Games to date, and the latest landmark was celebrated at the Pomme d’Or Hotel this morning.
Jersey 2015 officials held a breakfast presentation in St Helier to outline the plans for the next 100 days, and details of the sporting schedules for the week-long event, for some 24 competing islands in 15 sports, were also unveiled.
Spectators will no doubt begin to plan their week of the 16th Games – the second time Jersey have hosted the event – well in advance of the opening ceremony on 27 June, and there is likely to be a bustling atmosphere at venues across the Island.
Sunday 28 June
Men’s football: Jsy v Alderney – Springfield, 1 pm
Women’s football: Jsy v Greenland – Springfield, 5 pm
Half marathon: FB Fields, 8.30 am
Triathlon: Les Jardins De La Mer, 4.15 pm (men) and 4.30 pm (women)
Monday 29 June
Athletics: Women’s 100 metre final – FB, 6.50 pm
Swimming: Finals – Les Quennevais, 6 pm (Mon-Thur)
Thursday 2 July
Athletics: Men’s 100m final – FB, 7.30 pm
Cycling: Town Crits – 1 pm (women) and 6.30 pm (men)
Friday 3 July
Athletics: 4x100m and 4x400m finals
Badminton: Individual finals, New Gilson Hall, from 9 am
Football finals: 10.30 am (women) and 2 pm (men)
Table tennis: Singles & doubles finals, FB Fields, from 2 pm
Tennis: Singles & doubles finals, Caesarean TC, from 9 am
Also taking centre stage in St Helier will be the beach volleyballers, who are in action at the Weighbridge each day from the Sunday to Friday, while their indoor colleagues will be busy everyday at Fort Regent, in what is expected to be a ten-team competition.
