27 More Medals Up For Grabs On 'Fantastic Friday'

Jersey go into the last day of the Island Games chasing 27 medals to add to their haul of 104.

Team Jersey remain second  in the medals table with 35 gold , 32 silver and 37 bronze.

They added another 9 gold to the tally on day 5 of the competition in Guernsey.

The first of the day was won in the Team Compound Archery - making five for Lucy O'Sullivan who told us afterwards 'archery in Jersey is on fire!'

 Archer Lucy O'Sullivan 

In athletics,  Evan Campbell  - who won bronze in the shot put earlier in the week - took gold in the hurdles.

Zane Duquemin followed his sister Shadine's gold-medal success with a silver in the discus.

Cyclist Rhys Hidrio won gold in the mountain bike cross country, with Jersey also getting the team gold in that event.

Emily Bridson took bronze in the women's race.

In the pool there were further golds for Issac Dodds in the 400m freestyle.  That makes seven gold for the Jersey swimmer.

It was a Jersey silver too for Matthew Deffains in that race.

There were also top-of-the-podium finishes for Robbie Jones in the 100m backstroke title and Gemma Atherley in the 100m freestyle.

Among the highlights on the last day of the Games will be half marathon, the cycling road criteriums and the mixed relay triathlon, with plenty of spectators expected along the St Peter Port seafront.

One of Jersey's gold medal hopes will be in the football final where Jersey play Ynys Mon at 3.30pm

Jersey beat Isle of Wight 3-2 in the semi-final.

🇯🇪⚽️THEY’VE ONLY GONE AND DONE IT⚽️🇯🇪 The Jersey men are through to the final! The boys beat the Isle of Wight 3-2

Posted by Channel 103 on Thursday, July 13, 2023

There's interest in the tennis too where Natasha Forrest is guaranteed at least silver when she faces Guernsey player Lauren Watson-Steele for first in the women's singles.

There's another shot at gold in the men's final as Stuart Parker also plays this morning.  He faces Menorca’s Oscar Richard Mesquida Berg

You can follow all the action with updates at 8.30am,1.30pm, 5.30pm and 9pm and on Channel103.com.

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