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CWG: Manx athletes begin to arrive in Birmingham

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Plane captain wishes them luck at the Games

Many of the Island's Commonwealth Games hopefuls have begun their journey to Birmingham.

There are 34 athletes going in total - the Isle of Man's biggest ever squad.

They're competing in a range of sports, including swimming, cycling and boxing.

On this morning's flight to Birmingham, the captain had this message for the athletes:

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