Island Games
The Island Games are a sports competition between autonomous islands or archipelagos held every two years by the International Island Games Association (IIGA) . The participating territories compete in a wide variety of sports . Independent island states have not been permitted for this event since 1999, as that would not correspond to the purpose of the event.
history
The IIGA and thus the Island Games were founded in 1985 on the Isle of Man , Great Britain . As a result of sponsorship from the National Westminster Bank , the full name of the games has been NatWest Island Games since 1999 . The following members have taken part so far (in brackets, year of first or last participation):
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Prince Edward Island left the IIGA in 2009 for financial reasons.
Special features of the participants
As a peninsula, Gibraltar is the only participant with a direct connection to the mainland ( Spain ). Anglesey, Hitra and Prince Edward Island are connected to their respective mainland by bridges or tunnels. Greenland is by far the largest of all islands, ahead of Iceland and the Falkland Islands, while Sark is the smallest after Alderney and Gibraltar. Before Iceland, Malta was the participant with the most inhabitants, currently this is the Isle of Wight. After the Falkland Islands and Alderney, Sark also has the fewest inhabitants.
host
Below is an overview of the previous games:
| year | host | sports | Participating islands | Participating athletes | Winner island according to medal table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Isle of Man | 7th | 15th | 700 | Isle of Man |
| 1987 | guernsey | 9 | 18th | 1049 | Isle of Man |
| 1989 | Faroe Islands | 11 | 15th | 800 | Isle of Man |
| 1991 | Åland | 13 | 17th | 1500 | Åland |
| 1993 | Isle of Wight | 14th | 19th | 1448 | jersey |
| 1995 | Gibraltar | 14th | 18th | 1214 | jersey |
| 1997 | jersey | 14th | 20th | 2000 | jersey |
| 1999 | Gotland | 14th | 22nd | 1858 | Gotland |
| 2001 | Isle of Man | 15th | 22nd | 2020 | jersey |
| 2003 | guernsey | 16 1 | 23 | 2129 | guernsey |
| 2005 | Shetland Islands | 15th | 24 | 1658 | guernsey |
| 2007 | Rhodes | 15 1 | 25th | 2343 | jersey |
| 2009 | Åland | 15 1 | 24 | 2286 | Faroe Islands |
| 2011 | Isle of Wight | 15 1 | 24 | 2311 | guernsey |
| 2013 | Bermuda | 15th | 22nd | 1127 | Isle of Man |
| 2015 | jersey | 14th | 24 | > 4000 | jersey |
| 2017 | Gotland | 14th | 24 | > 3000 | Isle of Man |
| 2019 | Gibraltar | 14th | 24 | 1,700 | jersey |
| 2021 | Guernsey 2 |
sports
The host must select 12 to 14 disciplines from the following list:
- Badminton ( details )
- basketball
- Archery
- Bowls / bowling
- Football ( details )
- golf
- Judo
- athletics
- Motorsport
- Cycling
- shoot
- Swimming
- Sailing / windsurfing
- squash
- tennis
- Table tennis
- Triathlon
- do gymnastics
- volleyball
Eternal medal table
The following list contains all medals including the games from 2017.
| island | gold | silver | bronze | total |
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 jersey
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520 | 512 | 479 | 1511 |
 Isle of Man
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452 | 432 | 433 | 1317 |
 guernsey
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409 | 427 | 461 | 1297 |
 Gotland
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266 | 206 | 214 | 686 |
 Faroe Islands
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220 | 212 | 251 | 683 |
 Isle of Wight
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167 | 166 | 197 | 530 |
 Åland
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166 | 176 | 169 | 511 |
 Cayman Islands
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106 | 83 | 73 | 262 |
 Saaremaa
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94 | 94 | 84 | 270 |
 Bermuda
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90 | 93 | 106 | 289 |
 Gibraltar
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59 | 66 | 100 | 225 |
 Shetland Islands
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52 | 73 | 98 | 223 |
 Rhodes
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51 | 44 | 43 | 138 |
 Iceland
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50 | 45 | 41 | 136 |
 Menorca
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42 | 40 | 54 | 136 |
 Anglesey / Ynys Môn
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28 | 37 | 50 | 115 |
 Outer Hebrides
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27 | 16 | 23 | 63 |
 Orkney
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22nd | 37 | 46 | 105 |
 Greenland
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18th | 26th | 27 | 69 |
 Prince Edward Island
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6th | 6th | 9 | 21st |
 Malta
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6th | 2 | 2 | 10 |
 Hitra
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4th | 6th | 7th | 17th |
 Sark
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3 | 9 | 9 | 21st |
 St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
 Falkland Islands
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1 | 7th | 12 | 20th |
 Frøya
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1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
 Alderney
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0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
gallery
Faroese postage stamps for the 1989 Island Games.
rowing
Handball
Soccer
swim
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prince Edward Island Resigns from the IIGA ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), June 2, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ↑ History (English)
- ^ NatWest Island Games XVI - Jersey 2015. ISGA. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ iiga.org: Gibraltar to host 2019 Island Games Article from October 21, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Island Games: Football and cycling set to return for Guernsey 2021
- ↑ Guernsey to host 2021 Island Games
