2015 Island Games
| Host |
 Jersey | ||
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| 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 |
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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.
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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Archery (14) () -
Athletics (40) () -
Badminton (6) () -
Basketball (2) () -
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Cycling (20) ()
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Mountain biking (8) - Road (4)
- Time trial (4)
- Town centre criterium (4)
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Football (2) () -
Golf (2) () -
Sailing (5) () -
Shooting (69) () -
Swimming (43) () -
Table tennis (6) () -
Tennis (7) () -
Triathlon (4) () - Volleyball
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Beach volleyball (2) () -
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Indoor volleyball (2) ()
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Windsurfing (4) ()
- Note: Archery and table tennis make their return to the Island Games. However, gymnastics and squash were dropped from these Games.
Medal table
Final medal table.[6]
Key:
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Jersey | 50 | 54 | 29 | 133 |
| 2 |  Isle of Man | 34 | 27 | 29 | 90 |
| 3 |  Guernsey | 28 | 25 | 42 | 95 |
| 4 |  Faroe Islands | 18 | 18 | 24 | 60 |
| 5 |  Gotland | 17 | 8 | 16 | 41 |
| 6 |  Cayman Islands | 14 | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 |  Isle of Wight | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 |  Saare County | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 |  Western Isles | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 |  Shetland | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 11 |  Gibraltar | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 12 |  Bermuda | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 |  Ynys Môn | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 |  Åland Islands | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 |  Minorca | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 16 |  Hitra | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 |  Sark | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 |  Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 |  Greenland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Orkney | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 |  Falkland Islands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |  Saint Helena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 |  Alderney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frøya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 218 | 215 | 219 | 652 | |
References
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