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XII Island games, Rhodes 2007
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The International
Island Games Association. |
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History of the NatWest Island Games
– in brief-
The Island Games were established in the Isle of Man in 1985.
Following the success of the event, the International Island
Games Association (IGA) was formed to provide an opportunity for
athletes from island communities, with a population of less than
120,000, to compete at international level, whilst fostering
strong cultural exchanges and lifelong friendships. Initially
700 competitors from 15 islands took part in 7 sports. Guernsey
hosted the Games in 1987 and they have subsequently been held in
the Faroe Islands, Aland, Isle of Wight, Gibraltar, Jersey,
Gotland, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Shetland.
Rhodes hosted the games in 2007. |
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Athletics. |
The NatWest Island Games have
produced many sports stars who have gone on to shine at Olympic
and Commonwealth levels. Among these talented sports men and
women are Kelly Sotherton (Isle of Wight), the Olympic bronze
medal winning heptathlete; Simon Militis (Jersey) and Darren Mew
(Isle of Wight), arch rivals in the pool throughout the 1990’s,
who both represented Great Britain in Sydney and in Manchester,
with Militis winning a Commonwealth Games bronze medal; Mattias
Sunneborn (Gotland) who won a long jump world indoor silver
medal; and Carl Prean (Isle of Wight), one of the world’s top
ten table tennis players.
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The 25 Member Islands of the
IGA are:
Aland, Alderney, Bermuda, Cayman
Islands, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Froya, Gibraltar,
Gotland, Greenland, Guernsey, Hitra, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight,
Jersey, Menorca, Orkney, Prince Edward Island,
Rhodes, Saaremaa,
Sark, Shetland, St. Helena, Western Isles, Ynys Mon.
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Golf. |
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Beach volley. |
Sports for the NatWest Island
Games:
A list of 18 set down by the IGA:
Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Cycling, Golf,
Gymnastics, Judo, Football, , Sailing, Shooting, Squash, Swimming,
Table Tennis, Tennis, Triathlon and Volleyball. |
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Links:
www.islandgames.net
www.rhodes2007.info
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Pictures taken from
www.rhodes2007.info |
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