{"id":15669,"date":"2023-05-23T16:40:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/cape-verde-takes-20-athletes-to-the-islands-games-corsica-2023"},"modified":"2023-05-23T16:53:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:53:09","slug":"cape-verde-takes-20-athletes-to-the-islands-games-corsica-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/cape-verde\/all-news\/cape-verde-takes-20-athletes-to-the-islands-games-corsica-2023","title":{"rendered":"Cape Verde takes 20 athletes to the Islands Games \u2013 Corsica 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Cape verde. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Verde takes 20 athletes, all from athletics and 3\u00d73 basketball, to the 25th Edition of the Islands Games, which starts this Tuesday, 23rd, in Corsica, France and runs until 28th May. In total, the delegation is made up of 26 elements .<\/p>\n

Our country’s participation in this event boils down, according to the IDJ, to two modalities, athletics and 3\u00d73 basketball, male and female, both present in the first edition of the School Sports Olympics.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that the said competition admits individuals in the sub-16 age group, adjusting exactly with the ODE \u2013 Praia ’23, where there were sports competitions at a national level, contemplating the regional and\/or inter-class phases on certain<\/p>\n

islands and\/or municipality, which motivated the connection of the winners of the aforementioned sporting event with the XXV edition of the Ilhas Games.<\/p>\n

As already mentioned, the delegation, headed by the Director of Infrastructure of the Institute of Sports and Youth, the institution responsible for Cape Verde’s participation, is made up of 26 members, 20 athletes (10 female and 10 male), 1 head of delegation, 1 deputy chef, 3 trainers and 1 physiotherapist.<\/p>\n

In addition to Cape Verde, athletes from countries such as Corsica, Guyana, Martinique, Malta, Sardinia, Sa\u0303o Martinho (Caribbean) and Ischia (Italy) are expected to be represented.<\/p>\n

History of the Island Games<\/p>\n

It should be recalled that the 1st edition of the Games on the Islands took place in 1997. Since then, they have been held annually, under the aegis of the Comite\u0301 d’ Organization de Jeux des Iles (COJI), in which young people from various European islands or with strong links to this continent.<\/p>\n

The main objective of the Islands Games is to create a spirit of European citizenship, in the context of the Olympic ideal, which allows passing on to youth, through Sport, a sports message based on \u201cfair play\u201d and respect for others.<\/p>\n

It also aims to make it possible for young people from different origins to meet, but who have insularity as a common denominator.<\/p>\n

Check out the list of athletes by discipline:<\/p>\n

Men’s athletics \u2013 Joel Balde; Josimar Lopes; Edmar Lopes; William Lopes; Patrick Cabral; Women’s Athletics \u2013 Da\u0301ira dos Santos; Shaila Gonc\u0327alves; Jeisilene de Carvalho Monteiro; Emely Tavares; Marina Cybelle.<\/p>\n

Men’s 3\u00d73 Basketball \u2013 Ricardo Correia; Carlos Morais; Leandro Monteiro; Joa\u0303o Pinto; Leonardo Almeida.<\/p>\n

Women’s 3\u00d73 Basketball \u2013 Lara Rodrigues; Djara Andrade; Eliana Vaz; Shaila Conceic\u0327a\u0303o and Juceila Cabral.<\/p>\n

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