2017 Island Games Explained

2017 Island Games
Teams:	23 islands
Athletes:	~2,500
Events:	14 sports
Opening:	24 June 2017
Closing:	30 June 2017
Opened By:	Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Stadium:	Gutavallen ICA Maxi Arena
Website:	2017 Island Games
Previous:	2015

The XVII Island Games (also known as the 2017 NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) was held in Gotland, Sweden, from 24 June to 30 June 2017. This was the second time that the island has hosted the games, the first being in 1999.

Participating islands

23 island entities of the IIGA, from Europe, South Atlantic and the Caribbean area, competed in these Games.^[1] Rhodes originally planned to take part, but later withdrew on 31 May 2017 due to the financial situation in Greece.^[2]

• Aland Islands
  • Bermuda
• Cayman Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Gibraltar
• (Host)
• Greenland
  • • • • • Menorca
        • St. Helena
  • Ynys Môn

Sports

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.

Medal table

Updated at June 30, 2017

External links

• Island Games 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: Participating Islands to Gotland 2017 . 2015-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150210155727/http://islandgames2017.com/ . 2015-02-10 . dead .
2. http://www.itv.com/news/channel/2017-05-31/rhodes-withdraw-for-gotland-games/ Rhodes withdraw from 2017 Island Games