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Thank you for a fantastic weekend

Sunday, 22 January 2012 22:33

The 2012 Reykjavik International Games where a great success. Athletes from sixteen different sports competed in Reykjavik this weekend. The number of participants was around 2.400, thereof about 400 from abroad. Tens of records were set in a hard and exiting competition. Thank you athletes, coaches, organizers and other guests for a fantastic weekend.

At the closing ceremony tonight one male and one female athlete from each sport got a special award. Below is a list of the award winners.

Archery – Bogfimi
Rakul Dam, Tambar the Faroe Islands
Kristmann Einarsson, ÍFR

Athletics – Frjálsar íþróttir
Aníta Hinriksdóttir, ÍR
Alexander Brorsson, Sweden

Badminton
Margrét Jóhannsdóttir, TBR
Ólafur Örn Guðmundsson, BH

Bowling – Keila
Rebecka Larsen, Sweden
Robert Andersson, Sweden

Dance – Dans
Hanna Rún Óladóttir, DÍK
Sigurður Sigurðsson, DÍK

Fencing – Skylmingar
Noemie Kiefer, Luxemborg
Hilmar Örn Jónsson, Skylmingafélagi Rvk

Figure skating – Listhlaup á skautum
Ivana Reitmerova, Slovakia

Judo – Júdó
Sigrún Elísa Magnúsdóttir, JR
Ljubisa Kovacevic, Serbia

Olympic Weightlifting – Ólympískar lyftingar
Christina Trier Ejstrup, Denmark
Gísli Kristjánsson, LR

Powerlifting – Kraftlyftingar
Kathrine Bak, Denmark
Carl Yngvar Christhensen, Norway

Swimming – Sund
Mie Östergaard Nielsen, Denmark
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson, Sundfélaginu Ægi

Swimming disabled – Sund fatlaðra
Kolbrún Alda Stefánsdóttir, Firði
Jón Margeir Sverrisson, Fjölnir

Squash – Skvass
Dagný Ívarsdóttir, Skvassfélagi Rvk
Róbert Fannar Halldórsson, Skvassfélagi Rvk

Table tennis - Borðtennis
Eva Jósteinsdóttir, Víking
Guðmundur E. Stephensen, Víking

Triathlon – Þríþraut
Karen Axelsdóttir, Ægir þríþraut
Hákon Hrafn Sigurðsson, 3-SH

The atheletes with their awards. Photo Helgi Olgeirsson

Photos from the 2012 Reykjavik International Games are now available at our Facebook site. More photos will be added in few days.

Last Updated on Monday, 23 January 2012 10:40

Closing Ceremony tonight

Sunday, 22 January 2012 13:53

The closing ceremony of the 2012 Reykjavik International Games will take place in Laugardalsholl Sports Hall tonight.

At 19:00 dinner will be served for those who have bought tickets from their event managers. At 20:00 the closing ceremony starts where everybody with the Games wristband can join. First the best athletes in each sport will get an award and then there will be a disco with the most popular Icelandic musician Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson. The disco ends at 23:00.

We hope to see you all at the disco!

Last Updated on Sunday, 22 January 2012 14:13

Updated schedule

Tuesday, 17 January 2012 10:33

Although the Reykjavik International Games 2012 has not officially started yet with an opening ceremony the Games have partly started. Last weekend the competition in Fencing was held in Laugardalur with participants from nine different nations. Many swimmers also took part in a training camp last weekend.

The next event of the Games is a conference about elite training that will take place on Thursday at Reykjavik University. Further information can be found here.

The Opening Ceremony of the Reykjavik International Games 2012 will take place in Laugardalshöll sports hall on Friday January 20th. Light dinner will be served at 19:00 and the ceremony itself will start about 30 minutes later.

Click on the photo to see updated schedule of the Reykjavik International Games 2012.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 10:40

The Games have begun

Saturday, 21 January 2012 10:50

The 2012 Reykjavik International Games officially started last night with a fantastic opening ceremony where athletes from all sports took part. The opening ceremony ended with the singer Regina Osk singing the song of the Games.

Photos from the opening ceremony and Friday´s competitions are now available on our Facebook site. Click here to visit the site. More photos will be added over the weekend.

Click here to view the schedule of the Games. If you are not competing we recommend that you visit some of the competitions.

Tonight all participants and guests are invited to join the Pool party. The party takes place in Laugardalslaug from 19-22. Click here for further information.

Pool party on Saturday

Tuesday, 17 January 2012 07:21

The 2012 RIG Pool Party will take place in Laugardalslaug swimming pool on Saturday January 21st. The fun starts at 19:00 and ends at 21:00.

There will be a lot of fun at the Pool Party, both music and fun competitions. From 20:30 a known Icelandic artists, Friðrik Dór and DJ Birgiss, will be blasting the music. The competitions you can take part in are among other things tug of war and pillow fight.

Last year the Pool Party was a big success with about 1.000 people joining the fun.

See you on Saturday!

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 10:27

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