Aland Island Games 09

The official book called "Öspelen- ögonblicken och segervrålen från
folkfesten 2009" is written in Swedish and does not contain English text,
however the quality of the photographic material is such that the book can
be of interest even for non-Swedish speakers. The book which has been
supported by the main sponsors, NatWest, Paf, Viking Line, Ålandsbanken and
Ålandstidningen will be given as a Xmas present and "thank-you" to all
officials and volunteers who were engaged in making the NatWest Island Games
2009 such a fantastic success.

 

Not just a gold medal

Apart from the gold medal, every gold medallist is also presented with his or her very own stamps produced by the Åland Post. The stamp booklet holds 8 self-adhesive stamps, which are valid as postage on postcards to any destination in the world.

A big, big, big thank you!
We did it and we did it together. The Games are over and what a fantastic week it was.

This could not have been possible without every single one of you that participated; athletes, volunteers, sponsors, organisers, spectators, friends and families. Every single one of you has been such an important piece of the puzzle! And together we have created memories and friendships that will last forever, bonds between islands that will only grow stronger over the years and a vision of what we can be looking forward to when the next Games will take place - on the carnival island of Isle of Wight!

Thank you all for your participation and all of your smiles! Luckily it is only two years time until we all meet again on Isle of Wight for the NatWest Island Games XIV 2011.

Take care and again - Thank you!!
 

The Games explode into life
The Natwest Island Games opened yesterday to a fanfare of music, dancing and fireworks. There were 7000 people in the Wiklöf Holding Arena to witness the teams marching in, the raising of the flag and the water ceremony. And after it was all over the the athletes all threw their seats in the air in celebration... now let the competition begin! All photographs © ROB WATKINS now available in book form