The XIV Island Games

Island Games

The Island Games are an international multi-sports event organized by the International Island Games Association.- History :The Island Games began in 1985 as the Inter-Island Games, as part of the Isle of Man International Year of Sport, and were intended to be a one-off sporting celebration only...

 (also known as the 2011 Natwest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) was a major international multi-sport event

Multi-sport event

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance was the modern Olympic Games.Many...

 held from June 25 to July 1, 2011, in the Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. A total of 2,306 athletes from 24 islands competed in 15 sports and 190 events. The 2011 Island Games was the second Island Games

International Island Games Association

The International Island Games Association is an organisation the sole purpose of which is to organise the Island Games, a friendly biennial athletic competition between teams from several European islands and other small territories. The IGA liaises with the member island associations and with...

 to be hosted by the Isle of Wight (the fourth island to host multiple Games). Previously, the Isle of Wight hosted the 1993 Island Games.

The Games' mascot was a Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Eurasia...

, an animal indigenous to the Isle of Wight.

Participating teams

24 islands competed in the 2011 Island Games. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of competitors from each country. A grand total of 2,306 athletes attended the games, with 1,111 officials.

(120) (34) (102) (70) (43)
(100) (18) (140) (132) (74)
(210) (46) (189) (Host) (252) (199)
Menorca

Minorca

Min Orca or Menorca is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. It takes its name from being smaller than the nearby island of Majorca....

 (125) (40) (70) (110) (11)
(82) St Helena

Saint Helena

Saint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...

 (8) (66) Ynys Môn

Anglesey

Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...

 (65)

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

 were set to participate after missing out in 2009, but following a series of events including pulling out of contention for hosting the 2013 edition, the Island withdrew from all future editions of the Island Games and resigned from the International Island Games Association

International Island Games Association

The International Island Games Association is an organisation the sole purpose of which is to organise the Island Games, a friendly biennial athletic competition between teams from several European islands and other small territories. The IGA liaises with the member island associations and with...

.

Sports

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

Windsurfing

Windsurfing or sailboarding is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually two to four metres long, powered by the orthogonal effect of the wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and comprises a...

 (2)

Calendar

OC

Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

1

Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

June/July		25th Sat	26th Sun	27th Mon	28th Tue	29th Wed	30th Thu	1st Fri
Ceremonies		OC						CC
Archery Archery at the 2011 Island Games Archery at the 2011 Island Games was held from 27–30 June 2011 at the Newclose County Cricket Ground.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-Team:-References:*...				2	2	2	2		8
Athletics Athletics at the 2011 Island Games Athletics competitions at the 2011 Island Games in the Isle of Wight was held from June 26 to July 1 at the Fairway Sports Complex. The half marathon event was held on a double-loop circuit through the surrounding area...			5	7	6	6	7	8	39
Badminton Badminton at the 2011 Island Games Badminton at the 2011 Island Games was held from June 26–July 1 2011 at the Ryde High School Sports Hall.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-Mixed:-Finals:-Bronze medal game:-First round matches:-Top half:-Bottom half:-First round matches:...			●	1	●	●	●	5	6
Basketball Basketball at the 2011 Island Games Basketball at the 2011 Island Games was held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at the Medina Leisure Centre for men and at the Cowes High School for the women's tournament.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...			●	●	●	●	●	2	2
Cycling Cycling at the 2011 Island Games Cycling at the 2011 Island Games was held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at the Military Road, VentnorTown and Cheverton Farm.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-References:*...			2	2	2		2	2	10
Football Football at the 2011 Island Games Football at the 2011 Island Games was held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at several venues.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...			●	●	●		●	2	2
Golf Golf at the 2011 Island Games Golf at the 2011 Island Games was held from 28 June–1 July 2011 at the Freshwater Bay Golf Club and Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club.-Medal Table:-Events:-References:*...					●	●	●	2	2
Sailing Sailing at the 2011 Island Games Sailing at the 2011 Island Games was held from 25 June–1 July 2011 at the Yaverland Sailing Club & Sandown Bay.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...			●	●	●		1	2	3
Shooting Shooting at the 2011 Island Games Shooting at the 2011 Island Games was held from 28 June–1 July 2011 at Sainham, Godshill.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-References:**...			8	9	10	9	6	4	46
Squash Squash at the 2011 Island Games Squash at the 2011 Island Games was held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at the Westridge Squash & Tone Zone.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-Mixed:-Group A:-Group B:-5th–8th place semifinals:-Semifinals:-Seventh place game:...			●	1	●	2	2	1	6
Swimming Swimming at the 2011 Island Games Swimming at the 2011 Island Games was held from 27–30 June 2011 at the Medina Leisure Centre.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-Mixed:-References:*...				11	11	10	11		43
Table tennis Table tennis at the 2011 Island Games Table tennis at the 2011 Island Games will be held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at the Ryde School.-Medal table:*As all events except the Mixed Team bracket had no third place match, two bronze medals were awarded per event.-Men:-Women:-Mixed:...			●	●	1	●	●	5	6
Tennis Tennis at the 2011 Island Games Tennis at the 2011 Island Games was held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at the Ryde Lawn Tennis Club and Ryde Mead Tennis Club.-Medal table:-Medal events:-References:*...			●	2	●	●	●	5	7
Volleyball Volleyball at the 2011 Island Games Volleyball at the 2011 Island Games was held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at the Fairway Sports Complex and Rew Valley Sports Centre.-Medal table:-Summary:-References:*...			●	●	●	●	●	2	2
Windsurfing Windsurfing at the 2011 Island Games Windsurfing at the 2011 Island Games was held from 27 June–1 July 2011 at the Yaverland Sailing Club.-Medal Table:-Medal Summary:-References:*...			●	●	●	●	●	4	4
Total Gold Medals			15	35	32	29	31	44	186
June/July		25th Sat	26th Sun	27th Mon	28th Tue	29th Wed	30th Thu	1st Fri	T

Medal table

The host nation, Isle of Wight, is highlighted

1	Guernsey	41	41	25	107
2	Isle of Man	26	22	20	68
3	Jersey	22	31	30	83
4	Faroe Islands	20	20	15	55
5	Isle of Wight	17	15	21	53
6	Åland Islands	14	7	13	34
7	Gotland	9	12	21	42
8	Minorca	8	8	12	28
9	Cayman Islands	8	7	8	23
10	Shetland Islands	7	4	4	15
11	Gibraltar	6	5	5	16
12	Saaremaa	4	5	7	16
13	Bermuda	3	5	10	18
14	Anglesey	2	2	0	4
15	Orkney Islands	1	2	1	4
16	Outer Hebrides	1	1	2	4
17	Sark	1	1	1	3
18	Hitra	0	1	2	3
19	Greenland	0	1	1	2
	Rhodes	0	1	1	2
Total		189	191	199	579

External links

• Official website
• Results