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New facilities on target. |
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Sports selected for 2001. |
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Meet the team. |
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Sports co-ordinators onboard. |
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Talking to us. |
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ISSUE 1, SEPTEMBER 98
NEW FACILITIES ON TARGET
The hub of the 2001 Games will be the £20million National Sports
Centre complex in Douglas. Phase 2A of the project, incorporating an 8 lane x 25 metre
single depth competition pool, opened to the public in January 1998 and the next phase,
including a 44 metre international sports hall, was handed over in late May almost two
months ahead of schedule. Mike Ball, the Island's Director of Leisure, explained:
"These
facilities meet the commitment given in our Island Games Bid documents
and ensure that we have the level of facilities required to stage the
Games. However, before 2001 we have a further phase planned. This will
incorporate a second sports hall and will mean that more sports can be
staged within the central venue."
NatWest Offshore - Official sponsor to the IGA and the NatWest Island Games