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The XVI
''Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.''
* Note: Archery and table tennis make their return to the Island Games. However, gymnastics and squash were dropped from these Games.
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Island Games
The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent d ...
(also known as the ''2015 NatWest
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Island Games'' for sponsorship reasons) was held in Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the ...
, Channel Islands
The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...
, from 27 June to 3 July 2015. This was the second time that the island has hosted the games, the first being in 1997
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The week long event saw around 3,000 competitors from 24 islands take part in 14 sports. The official mascot of the games was a real life infant silverback gorilla named Indigo who lives at Durrell Wildlife Park in Trinity, Jersey
Trinity (french: La Trinité, Jèrriais: ''La Trinneté'') is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is north of St Helier. It has a population of 3,156.''Portrait of the Channel Islands'', Raoul Lemprière, 1970 The par ...
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Participating islands
24 island entities of the IIGA, from Europe, South Atlantic and the Caribbean area, competed in these Games. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (Host) *Menorca
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Sports
''Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.''
* Note: Archery and table tennis make their return to the Island Games. However, gymnastics and squash were dropped from these Games.
Medal table
References
External links
Island Games 2015
{{Island Games Multi-sport events in the Channel Islands
Island Games
The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent d ...
Sports competitions in Jersey
Island Games
Island Games
The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent d ...
Island Games
The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent d ...
International sports competitions hosted by the Channel Islands
Island Games
The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent d ...
Island Games
The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent d ...