2015 Island Games
The XVI Island Games (also known as the 2015 NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) was held in Jersey, Channel Islands, from 27 June to 3 July 2015.[1] This was the second time that the island has hosted the games, the first being in 1997.
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| Host |  |
|---|---|
| Teams participating | 24 islands |
| Athletes participating | 3,000 |
| Events | 14 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 27 June 2015 |
| Closing ceremony | 3 July 2015 |
| Officially opened by | William Bailhache |
| Main venue | FB Fields |
| Website | www |
The week long event saw around 3,000 competitors from 24 islands[2] take part in 14 sports.[3] The official mascot of the games was a real life infant silverback gorilla named Indigo who lives at Durrell Wildlife Park in Trinity, Jersey.[4]
Participating islands
24 island entities of the IIGA, from Europe, South Atlantic and the Caribbean area, competed in these Games.[5]
Sports
110m hurdles men finals at FB Fields on 30 June 2015.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.
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- Note: Archery and table tennis make their return to the Island Games. However, gymnastics and squash were dropped from these Games.
Medal table
* Host nation (Jersey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 50 | 53 | 30 | 133 |
| 2 |  | 34 | 27 | 29 | 90 |
| 3 |  | 28 | 25 | 42 | 95 |
| 4 |  | 18 | 18 | 24 | 60 |
| 5 |  | 17 | 8 | 16 | 41 |
| 6 |  | 14 | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 |  | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 |  | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 |  | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 10 |  | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 11 |  | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 12 |  | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 |  | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 |  | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 |  | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 16 |  | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 |  | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (24 nations) | 218 | 215 | 220 | 653 | |
Source: [6]
References
- "Jersey.com page about the games". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- "Statistics from the official website". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- "The sports section of the official website". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- "Indigo's page on the Durrell website". Archived from the original on 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- "Participating Islands to Jersey 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- Official Medal Table
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