High schools praised by Manx Youth Games organisers

Saturday, 30 January 2016 00:00

High schools on the Island are being praised for hosting the Manx Youth Games:

That's senior sport development officer Gianni Epifani - children will take part in 13 sports on May 7th.

The games can't take place at the NSC this year due to the damage caused by flooding in December.

Education Minister Tim Crookall says 15-years later the event's become a real success story:

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