‘Mindblowing’ Orkney shows what it has to offer at Island Games: Sports, history and the welcoming island mentality
Men’s football match in Kirkwall: Orkney – Isle of Man. In the background St Magnus Cathedral. Orkney’s flag is everywhere.
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8,000 miles away from home, yet the Island Games feel like home
Islanders always have to cover distances. Literally across the water, otherwise you’d never get anywhere else. At the 2025 Island
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Goalball: listening to the bell in the ball
‘Quiet please’. The phrase is known for umpires to use during a tennis match. But in the sport goalball the
European Para Championships: beginning a new life as an elite athlete
Wheelchair basketball player Camilo van Trijp and hand biker Mischa Hielkema are both paralyzed after an accident. Thanks to recovery
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Virgin Islands dream big after historic victory at Central American and Caribbean Games
The phrase, ‘Dream team’ carries a lot of weight in international sports. It represents the prestige, dominance and awe-inspiring power
No foes at World Military Championship, just football and friendship
Three parachutists hover above football complex De Westmaat in Spakenburg, the Netherlands. Moments later, they land with extreme precision on
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The engine of kickboxing runs full steam ahead towards the Olympics
On one side of the Myslenice Arena point fighters are competing in their tactical battle on the tatami. On the
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Dance, culture and sport: the route of breakdancing in four Games
Breakdancing is on our radar for quite some time. Since the IOC saw potential in the dance- and art form
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Basketball player Carlo Mischiatti: unofficial ambassador for Special Olympics
With the closing ceremony fresh in mind, the athletes will look back at the Berlin Special Olympics with a smile
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Suddenly young cyclo-crosser Puck Pieterse is the one to beat on a mountain bike
Since entering the pro circuit on a mountain bike in May, she has been riding everyone to pieces. World champions,
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