Island Games

Island Games
Genre	Multi-sports event
Frequency	Biennial
Location(s)	Various
Inaugurated	1985 (1985)
Most recent	2017 Island Games
Next event	2019 Island Games
Participants	~ 3,000
Organised by	IIGA
Sponsor	NatWest
Website
2017 Island Games

The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are an international multi-sports event organised by the International Island Games Association.

The most recent games were the 2017 Island Games held in Gotland, with around 3000 competitors from 23 competing islands or island groups competing in 14 sports.

The 2019 Island Games will take place in Gibraltar.

Åland

Alderney Guernsey Sark
Jersey

Locations of Island Games teams

History

The Island Games began in 1985 as the Inter-Island Games, as part of the Isle of Man International Year of Sport, and were intended to be a one-off sporting celebration only. Geoffrey Corlett, who became the first Games Director, not only contacted the islands surrounding the United Kingdom, but also encouraged the countries of Iceland and Malta, the territories of Faroe Islands, Greenland, Saint Helena, the Channel Islands and others to participate.

Initially, fifteen islands with 600 competitors and officials took part in seven sports,^[1] with the total cost of staging the Games being put at £70,000. The track and field events were held on an eight-lane grass track, a far cry from the current games, which now use synthetic tracks in stadiums capable of holding thousands of spectators. The Games of 1985 were so successful that organisers decided to hold a similar event two years later.^[2] The games have grown from strength to strength with limits now in place over the number of teams, currently 24 and the number of sports at each games, currently 14. Sark could be considered the most successful island, their population of 600 having acquired 20 medals by 2015, one for every 30 people.

Game venues

Faroese stamp to the 1989 Island Games: Rowing

Football

Year	Games	Host Island	Participating Islands	Athletes	Sports
1985	I	Isle of Man	15	700	7
1987	II	Guernsey	18	1,049	9
1989	III	Faroe Islands	15	800	11
1991	IV	Åland	17	1,700	13
1993	V	Isle of Wight	19	1,448	14
1995	VI	Gibraltar	18	1,214	13
1997	VII	Jersey	20	~2,000	13
1999	VIII	Gotland	22	1,858	14
2001	IX	Isle of Man	22	2,020	15
2003	X	Guernsey	23	2,129	15
2005	XI	Shetland	24	~2,400	14
2007	XII	Rhodes^[3]	25	~3,000	14
2009	XIII	Åland	24	~3,300	14
2011	XIV	Isle of Wight	24	2,306	14
2013	XV	Bermuda	22	1,127	14
2015	XVI	Jersey	24	~3,000	14
2017	XVII	Gotland	23	~3,000	14^[4]
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar^[5]^[6]^[7]		~2,000	14^[8]
2021	XIX	Guernsey^[9]		~3,000

Guernsey put in a bid for the 2021 games following the Faroe Islands' withdrawal from hosting.^[10] The bid was approved in July 2016.

Orkney have indicated that they are willing to play host for the 2023 games.^[11]

Ynys Môn are contemplating a bid for the 2025 games,^[12] the bid being mentioned by the MP for Ynys Môn in the House of Commons.^[13] So are the Isle of Man.^[14]

Participation

A total of twenty-seven islands have participated in the Island Games, of which eleven islands have participated in every Island Games.

Island Games participants and total medals won
Island	Country	Population	Years	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Åland	Finnish autonomous province	28,666	1985–	157	172	155	484
Alderney	British crown dependency	1,900	1987, 1993–	0	2	3	5
Bermuda	British overseas territory	64,200	2003–	88	80	99	267
Cayman Islands	British overseas territory	56,700	1999–	99	73	65	237
Falkland Islands	British overseas territory	2,900	1993–	1	7	11	19
Faroe Islands	Autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark	49,700	1985–	243	187	194	624
Frøya	Norwegian municipality island	4,300	1985–	1	1	2	4
Gibraltar	British overseas territory	30,000	1987–	53	58	88	199
Gotland	Swedish county	57,200	1985–	243	187	194	624
Greenland	Autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark	56,000	1989–	17	21	27	63
Guernsey	British crown dependency	65,800	1985–	382	392	429	1,203
Hitra	Norwegian municipality island	4,250	1985–1989, 1997–	3	5	5	13
Isle of Man	British crown dependency	84,500	1985–	413	396	407	1,216
Isle of Wight	English county	138,400	1985–	160	154	190	504
Jersey	British crown dependency	100,000	1985–	491	491	444	1,426
Menorca	Spanish island	94,400	2007–	36	34	46	116
Orkney Islands	Scottish council area	21,300	1985–	20	37	41	98
Rhodes	Greek island	115,500	1999–2011, 2015	51	44	43	138
Saaremaa	Estonian island	31,000	1991–	77	86	77	238
Saint Helena	British overseas territory	4,250	1985–1987, 1997–	1	2	3	6
Sark	British crown dependency	600	1987–2011, 2015–	3	9	8	20
Shetland Islands	Scottish council area	23,200	1985–	48	68	93	209
Western Isles Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish council area	27,400	2005–	17	13	22	49
Ynys Môn	council area of Wales	69,700	1985–	27	33	46	106
Iceland	Iceland	329,000	1985–1997	50	45	41	136
Malta	Malta	445,000	1985–1987	6	2	2	10
Prince Edward Island	Province of Canada	140,000	1991–2007	6	6	9	21

Islands marked in grey are no longer members of the Island Games.

Sports

The host country chooses between 12 and 14 different sports for their games from this list:

Sport	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	XI	XII	XIII	XIV	XV	XVI	Total	XVII	XVIII
Archery		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	14	Y
Athletics	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	16	Y	Y
Badminton	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	15	Y	Y
Basketball								Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8	Y	Y
Bowls (Indoor‡, Outdoor, or Ten Pin*)		Y‡						Y*			Y‡						3		Y*
Cycling	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	15	Y	Y
Football	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	15	Y
Golf				Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12	Y
Gymnastics			Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y		Y		10	Y	Y
Judo			Y	Y	Y	Y						Y	Y				6		Y
Sailing (may include Sailboarding*)					Y*	Y*	Y*	Y	Y	Y*	Y*	Y*	Y*	Y*	Y*	Y*	12
Shooting	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	16	Y	Y
Squash											Y			Y	Y		3		Y
Swimming	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	16	Y	Y
Table Tennis		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	14	Y	Y
Tennis				Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12	Y	Y
Triathlon									Y	Y		Y			Y	Y	5	Y	Y
Volleyball (may include Beach Volleyball*)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y*	Y	Y	Y*	Y*	16	Y*	Y*
Total sports	7	9	11	13	14	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14

Footnotes

↑ "Inaugural Inter-Island Games - Isle of Man 1985". iiga.org.
↑ "The Games". Jersey2015.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
↑ "NatWest Island Games - Rhodes 2007 June 30th - July 6th". Rhodes Results 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
↑ "2017 sports".
↑ James Law. "BBC Sport - Island Games: Menorca pull out of hosting 2019 event". BBC Sport.
↑ "BBC Sport - Island Games: Gibraltar bid to host 2019 competition". BBC Sport.
↑ "Guernsey to host the 2021 Island Games". IIGA.
↑ "2019 Island Games: Gibraltar axes football, cycling and volleyball".
↑ "Guernsey to host 2021 Island Games". BBC News. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
↑ "Island Games: Guernsey to bid to host 2021 event". 4 August 2015.
↑ "Orkney Willing to Host the Games!". 9 Dec 2013.
↑ "Anglesey's 2025 Island Games bid 'getting serious'". 7 July 2015.
↑ "Commonwealth Games: Wales". Hansard. 16 March 2016.
↑ "Manx bid to host future Island Games". Manx radio. 11 July 2016.

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Island Games
Editions	Isle of Man 1985 Guernsey 1987 Faroe Islands 1989 Åland 1991 Isle of Wight 1993 Gibraltar 1995 Jersey 1997 Gotland 1999 Isle of Man 2001 Guernsey 2003 Shetland 2005 Rhodes 2007 Åland 2009 Isle of Wight 2011 Bermuda 2013 Jersey 2015 Gotland 2017 Gibraltar 2019 Guernsey 2021
Sports	Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Bowls Cycling Football Golf Gymnastics Judo Sailing Shooting Squash Swimming Table tennis Tennis Triathlon Volleyball

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