Thursday, 26 May 2011
Kelly on the Isle of Man
Dame Kelly Holmes addresses the Isle of Man athletics squad at the IOM Sports Institute this afternoon It was a really memorable day for the Isle of Man athletes, as they got to meet and train with one of the greatest Olympians of all time this afternoon. Dame Kelly Holmes has spent the day on the Isle of Man, where she is guest speaker at a black tie dinner organised by the IOM Children's Centre at the Mount Murray Hotel. This afternoon she spent an hour and a half with the Isle of Man athletics squad. She gave a motivational talk at the IOM Sports Institute which focussed on her career in athletics, especially her double Olympic success in 2004 when she won the 800m and 1500m events. At the end of this she passed her two Olympic gold medals round the room for everyone to see. Following an excellent question and answer session, it was then over to the NSC Sports Hall where she led a very enjoyable gym session for the squad.
It's not every day you get your h ands on an Olympic gold medal!! Like Roger Black and Steve Backley who visited the island a couple of weeks ago, Kelly has great charisma and is a fine motivational speaker. She also demonstrated during the gym session that she has lost little of her fitness and is still in fantastic shape at the age of 41!