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(also known as the ''2015

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Island Games'' for sponsorship reasons) were held in

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, from 27 June to 3 July 2015. This was the second time the island hosted the games, the first being in

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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

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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) *

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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 2015Results
{{Island Games Multi-sport events in the Channel Islands

Sports competitions in Jersey Island Games

International sports competitions hosted by the Channel Islands