Local athletes get down to competition at youth games

(CNS): Competition is now underway on the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Youth Games which officially opened on Thursday night. Among the young athletes from the 63 participating nations are four athletes from Cayman. Alexander Pascalwill be competing in the men’s Javlin on Sunday while Lauren Hill competed in the gymnastics competition on Friday and finished 12th. Geoffrey Butler and Tori Alden Flowers have begun their various events in the swimming pool. So far Butler was 6th in the Men's 400m Individual Medley final and 8th in the 1500 metre freestyle while Flowers managed 14th overall in the 400 and 800 metre freestyle, but both swimmers face more races tomorrow.

For all the results from the Cayman team go to the games website here