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2017 Island Games
File:2017 Island Games logo.png
Host Gotland
Events14 sports
Main venueGutavallen
ICA Maxi Arena
Website2017 Island Games
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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]

Sports

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

Medal table

Updated at June 30, 2017

  *   Host nation (Gotland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Isle of Man393626101
2 Faroe Islands30273087
3 Jersey29213585
4 Guernsey27353294
5 Gotland*23192062
6 Saare County178732
7 Western Isles103114
8 Åland941427
9 Isle of Wight712726
10 Cayman Islands710825
11 Gibraltar681226
12Menorca Menorca66820
13 Shetland45514
14 Bermuda213722
15Saint Helena St. Helena2125
16 Orkney2057
17 Greenland1506
18Anglesey Ynys Môn1449
19 Hitra1124
20 Falkland Islands0011
 Sark0011
22 Alderney0000
 Frøya0000
Totals (23 entries)223218227668

References

  1. ^ "Participating Islands to Gotland 2017". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
  2. ^ Rhodes withdraw from 2017 Island Games