2009 Island Games Explained

2009 Island Games
Size:	160px
Teams:	25 islands
Events:	14
Opening:	June 27, 2009
Closing:	July 4, 2009
Opened By:	Tarja Halonen
Stadium:	Wiklöf Holding Arena
Previous:	2007

The XIII Island Games were held in Åland, Finland, June 27-July 4, 2009. For the 13th edition of the Games, 25 teams competed in 14 different sports.

Participating Countries

24 islands competed in the 2009 Island Games.^[1] They were:

• Aland Islands
  • Bermuda
• Cayman Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Gibraltar
  • Greenland
    • • • • • Ynys Môn

Prince Edward Island were set to participate, but a lack of funding from their government caused their withdrawal from the event, and subsequent resignation from the International Island Games Association.^[2]

Sports

The sports chosen for the games were:

External links

• Island Games 2009

Notes and References

1. List of Participating Islands from 2009 Island Games website, www.natwestislandgames2009.ax; retrieved 2009-06-08. 2009-07-29.
2. Web site: Prince Edward Island resignation letter. 16 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927005536/http://www.islandgames.net/cms/news_story_152283.html. 27 September 2011.