Team IOM en-route to Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Friday, 18 July 2014 00:00

Team Isle of Man are on the boat and on their way to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games!

The squad are travelling to Heysham and will then make the journey to Scotland by road.

Team IOM will be represented in nine sports at the Games which begin with the opening ceremony at Celtic Park on Wednesday.

We caught up with some of the athletes prior to boarding:

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