Island Games Day Four: More medals as tournament reaches halfway point

Another record for team Isle of Man

After a sensational day three at the Island Games for Team Isle of Man, where they took 21 medals, day four was a little more subdued. 

Seven was the number for the team in Orkney as archery, athletics, cycling and swimming events all produced honours. 

The only gold of the day came in the pool with the men's team, who won the 4x50m Freestyle Relay and set a new record in the process - the fourth for the Island so far. 

Their time of 1:30:93 beat Guernsey's 1:31:54, set in 2013. 

Joel Watterson collected his first prize of the tournament as he took silver in the men's 200m Freestyle

And swimming's final medal of the day went to Alex Turnbull, who took his second bronze of the competition in the men's 50m Breaststroke.

The start of the day began with archery and produced a third-place prize in the Mixed Compound Head-to-Head Team Knockout for Ethan Moore and Aalin George.

Cycling also produced a bronze medal in the men's Mountain Bike Criterium Team Award with Owen Collins, Mark Horsthuis, Eric Kelly and Ross Thorley all contributing. 

Finally, there were two more awards in athletics. 

Samuel Perry took part in the men's 1,500m and came third, only two seconds short of winner Ted Chamberlain from Jersey. 

Meanwhile, Aimee Christian also collected a bronze in the women's 400m hurdles, less than a second behind Guernsey's Darcy Hodgson in second place. 

Elsewhere, the men and women football teams have qualified for the tournament's semi-finals. 

Both sides topped their groups - the men won all three of their games with a plus 14 goal difference and will take on Ynys Môn on Thursday 17 July at 5pm. 

Jersey face Bermuda in the other tie.

The women's side only had a slight blemish on their record with two wins and a draw, but with 13 goals scored and none conceded, they made it through to the last four on goal difference. 

They will play the Western Isles at 12pm on Thursday 17 July, with a potential final against Bermuda or Gozo.