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Island's athletes head out to CWG in Australia

Going for Gold Coast

Many of the Island's top athletes are on their way to Australia ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

They're flying to Manchester today, before flying onwards to the Gold Coast of Australia tomorrow.

The Games get underway on 4th April with a total of 6,600 athletes from 70 nations taking part.

Speaking at Ronalsway this lunchtime, (Mon) Shooter Rachel Glover says after months of training, everything is now becoming real.

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