2011 Island Games

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2011 Island Games
File:2011 Island Games.jpg
Host Isle of Wight, England
Events15
Main venueSt. George's Park
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The XIV Island Games (also known as the 2011 Natwest Island Games for sponsorship reasons)[1] was a major international multi-sport event held from 25 June to 1 July 2011, in the Isle of Wight, England. 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 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, an animal indigenous to the Isle of Wight.

The Games

Participating teams

24 islands competed in the 2011 Island Games.[2] Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of competitors from each country. A grand total of 2,306 athletes attended the games, with 555 officials.

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Prince Edward Island 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.[3]

Sports

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

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Calendar

 OC  Opening ceremony  ●   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 2 2 2 2 8
Athletics 5 7 6 6 7 8 39
Badminton 1 5 6
Basketball 2 2
Cycling 2 2 2 2 2 10
Football 2 2
Golf 2 2
Sailing 1 2 3
Shooting 8 9 10 9 6 4 46
Squash 1 2 2 1 6
Swimming 11 11 10 11 43
Table tennis 1 5 6
Tennis 2 5 7
Volleyball 2 2
Windsurfing 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
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Medal table

Key:

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
1  Guernsey 40 42 25 107
2  Isle of Man 26 22 20 68
3  Jersey 23 30 30 83
4  Faroe Islands 20 20 15 55
5  Isle of Wight 17 15 21 53
6  Åland 14 7 13 34
7  Gotland 9 12 21 42
8  Menorca 8 8 12 28
9  Cayman Islands 8 7 8 23
10  Shetland 7 4 4 15
11  Gibraltar 6 5 5 16
12  Saare County 4 5 7 16
13  Bermuda 3 5 10 18
14  Ynys Môn 2 2 0 4
15  Orkney 1 2 1 4
16  Western Isles 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 190 191 199 580

References

  1. ^ "Background". Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  2. ^ Participating nations
  3. ^ "Prince Edward Island Resigns from the IIGA". islandgames.net. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

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