The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean consist of four small coral islands, an atoll, as well as a reef in the Indian Ocean; they have constituted the fifth district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, though sovereignty over some or all of the islands is contested by the Comoros, Madagascar, and Mauritius. None of the islands have ever had a permanent population, though the French armed forces maintain small troop contingents on some of the islands.
The Indian Ocean Island Games is a quadrennial multi-sport event from Indian Ocean island nations. The Games was created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1977 and currently gather the island nations and territories of Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Réunion and the Maldives. The number of athletes who participate has increased over the years, it went from 1000 athletes in 1979 to over 1500 participants in 2003 and 2007 and over 2000 participants in 2019.
The association football tournament at the Indian Ocean Island Games which is organised every 4 years for the Islands in the Indian Ocean.
The men's association football tournament at the 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games held in Mauritius. Originally scheduled for Moroni, Comoros; moved to Mauritius
The Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire was a triangulaire, or tournament between three teams, between Mauritius, Réunion, and Madagascar. It was the predecessor to the Indian Ocean Island Games. The triangulaire was held every year from 1947 until 1958, and then once more in 1963. In 1963, the last game, Mauritius vs Madagascar was abandoned in the 54th minute, which gave Madagascar the win that year. After that, Mauritius did not want to play Madagascar, and the tournament was not held. In the football portion, Mauritius participated along with Réunion, Seychelles, Comoros, and the Maldives. Madagascar did not join until the second Indian Ocean Island Games, which was in Mauritius in 1985. The three triangulaire teams have been to every Indian Ocean Island Games since.
Pascal Razakanantenaina is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a centre back for JS Saint-Pierroise.
Claudio Ramiadamanana is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a striker. He played for the Madagascar national team from 2007 to 2018, scoring three goals in sixteen matches.
Jimmy Radafison is a Malagasy footballer currently plays for Saint Louis Suns United.
The 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games were the 8th edition of the competition, held in Victoria, Seychelles. The last edition was held in 2007 in Madagascar.
The men's association football tournament at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games was held in Seychelles. The draw for the football tournament was made in February 2011.
The Madagascar women's national football team is the FIFA recognised senior women's A team for Madagascar. The team played their first FIFA matches in 2015. They were runner-up to Réunion in the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games. They have competed in the COSAFA Women's Championship, in which they won a game against Comoros in 2019.
The Réunion women's national football team is the regional football team of Réunion, a French island, and is not recognised by FIFA. They have played international matches against Egypt, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Mauritius. There is a two-level women's league in the country, with promotion and relegation between each division.
The Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church which includes the following Indian Ocean archipelagic states: Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, Mayotte and Seychelles.
Ulric Mathiot is a Seychellois professional football player and manager.
The men's association football tournament at the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games will be held in Réunion.
Maryse Justin-Pyndiah was a Mauritian long-distance runner. She died of cancer.
The 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games, officially known as Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien Maurice 2019 or simply JIOI Maurice 2019, is the 10th edition of this multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees of Indian Ocean island nations. It was held in Mauritius from July 19 – 28, 2019.
The men's association football tournament at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games was held in Mauritius.
The Madagascar national badminton team represents Madagascar in international badminton team competitions. The team is controlled by the Madagascar Badminton Federation.
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