Here’s a short profile on one of the younger members of the Isle of Wight squad at the Natwest Island Games – Ed
Carla Plowden-Roberts, 15, of Newport, is one of the members of the Isle of Wight athletics team taking part at the Natwest Island Games, having competed in many long-distance track events over the last few years.
Only last month Carla went to Sicily to compete in the Island Youth Games, where she was entered into the 1500m and the 3000m track events, winning a bronze medal for the 1500m.
There she had a good chance in her race after coming third place in a competition with the rest of Europe in 2009 and winning many other long distance and cross country events.
Island Games
Carla was selected to run for the Isle of Wight in the 800m, which she ran on Wednesday morning.
She came a commendable fifth place out of ten competitors and achieved a Personal Best (PB), given that she was younger than the other athletes and possibly had less experience, she did amazingly!
Putting in a performance like that will do her no harm in desire to be a contender for the next Island Games, in Bermuda.
