Watch : Aberdeen's Golden Games 2017 are underway !

Published 8th Jun 2017
Last updated 13th Jun 2017

The Golden Games, Aberdeen's largest sports and activities festival for over 65s, has begun.

The award-winning free event will feature almost 85 different activities at more than 30 venues across the city, through to June 16th and looks set to be the most popular yet.

All are welcome. So far, several hundred people have booked around 1,800 activities.

To view the entire programme of events, please click the link : http://www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/assets/Be-Active/GG-Programme-New.pdf

Our Sports Editor Dave Galloway's been to the official launch at Aberdeen Sports Village.

Duncan Sinclair from Active Aberdeen Partnership says the event's gone from strength to strength.

Dave also caught up with Games Ambassadors Kath and Bob McHaffie, who're both in their 70s.

Here are some of the participants being put through their paces at Aberdeen Sports Village, with a spot of aerobics....