2017 Island Games

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2017 Island Games
HostGotland vapen.svg Gotland
Teams23 islands
Athletes~2,500
Events14 sports
Opening24 June 2017
Closing30 June 2017
Opened by Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Main venue Gutavallen
ICA Maxi Arena
  2015
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The XVII Island Games (also known as the 2017 NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) were held in Gotland, Sweden, from 24 to 30 June 2017. This was the second time that the island hosted the Games, the first being in 1999.

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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]

Sports

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

Medal table

Updated at 30 June 2017

  *   Host nation (Gotland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 393626101
2Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 30273087
3Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 29213585
4Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 27353294
5Gotland vapen.svg  Gotland *23192062
6Saaremaa lipp.svg  Saare County 178732
7Western Isles Council Flag.svg  Western Isles 103114
8Flag of Aland.svg  Åland 941427
9Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight 712726
10Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 710825
11Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 681226
12 Bandera de Menorca.svg Menorca 66820
13Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland 45514
14Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 213722
15 Flag of Saint Helena.svg St. Helena 2125
162007 Flag of Orkney.svg  Orkney 2057
17Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 1506
18 Flag of Anglesey.svg Ynys Môn 1449
19Flag of Hitra.svg  Hitra Municipality 1124
20Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands 0011
Flag of Sark.svg  Sark 0011
22Flag of Alderney.svg  Alderney 0000
Flag of Froya.svg  Frøya 0000
Totals (23 entries)223218227668

References

  1. "Participating Islands to Gotland 2017". Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. Rhodes withdraw from 2017 Island Games