Jersey grabs three gold on first day of Orkney Island Games

Monday, 14 July 2025 07:57

Jersey's men triathlon team took gold in Orkney. Credit: IGAJ

Jersey top the medals table after the first day of competition at the Orkney Island Games.

There were three golds, for the men's triathlon team, for Tom Atkinson in the individual race and for Zara Asante in the triple jump.

Atkinson's victory - in a time of 01:52:47 - helped the Jersey's men's team retain the team gold medal they won at Guernsey 2023.

Asante jumped 11.61m to take glory in the triple jump.

The Islands Games' action got underway on Sunday (13 July) following the opening ceremony the previous afternoon in the presence of HRH Princess Anne.

Across this week, 2,000 athletes from 24 islands will compete in 12 sports.

Jersey women's footballers suffered a 3-1 defeat to reigning champions Bermuda.

They're bottom of the group after Shetland and Isle of Wight drew 2-2.

Full time: Bermuda 3-1 Jersey.

A brilliant effort from the ladies but Tavares' first half goal wasn't enough as Bermuda scored three in the second half to win the game.

Our ladies will look to bounce back against Shetland tomorrow, 3:30pm kick off! 🇯🇪@IngramAdvocates pic.twitter.com/PXiBM75R5M
— Jersey Football Association 🇯🇪 (@JerseyFA) July 13, 2025

Monday programme includes medals in gymnastics, cycling's time trial, badminton and athletics.

Events from Orkney are being livestreamed via the Orkney2025 website, where you will also find the full results service and competition schedule.

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