2013 Island Games

The XV Island Games (also known as the 2013 NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons)[1] were held in Bermuda from 13 to 19 July 2013.[2] Bermuda was selected to host the Games by default after Prince Edward Island withdrew from the International Island Games Association.

2013 Island Games

Host	Bermuda
Teams participating	22 islands
Athletes participating	1,127
Events	185 in 15 sports
Opening ceremony	13 July 2013
Closing ceremony	19 July 2013
Officially opened by	Elizabeth II
Main venue	National Stadium

It was the first time that the games were held outside Europe.[3]

Participating islands

22 island entities of the IIGA from Europe, South Atlantic and the Caribbean area competed in these games.[4] Rhodes and Sark declined their invitations to the games.[5]

•  Åland Islands (64)
•  Alderney (6)
•  Bermuda (Host) (100)
•  Cayman Islands (69)
•  Falkland Islands (49)
•  Faroe Islands (84)
•  Frøya (16)
•  Gibraltar (75)
•  Gotland (58)
•  Greenland (74)
•  Guernsey (100)
•  Hitra (34)
•  Isle of Man (85)
•  Isle of Wight (30)
•  Jersey (79)
•  Menorca (33)
•  Orkney (29)
•  Saaremaa (43)
•  Shetland Islands (46)
• St. Helena (8)
•  Western Isles (22)
• Ynys Môn (23)

Sports

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

• Athletics (39) ()
• Badminton (6) ()
• Basketball (1) ()
• Cycling (13) ()
  • Mountain biking (3)
  • Road (4)
  • Time trial (4)
  • Town centre criterium (2)
• Football (2) ()
• Golf (4) ()
• Gymnastics (24) ()
• Sailboarding (2) ()
• Sailing (3) ()
• Shooting (30) ()
• Squash (6) ()
• Swimming (43) ()
• Tennis (7) ()
• Triathlon (4) ()
• Volleyball
  • Beach volleyball (2) ()
  • Indoor volleyball (2) ()

[6]

Calendar

OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

July 2013	13th Sat	14th Sun	15th Mon	16th Tue	17th Wed	18th Thu	19th Fri	Gold medals
Ceremonies	OC						CC
Athletics			9	7	6	6	11	39
Badminton		●	1	●	●	●	5	6
Basketball		●		●		1		1
Beach volleyball		●	●	●	2			2
Cycling		4	1	4	2	2		13
Football		●	●	●	●	2		2
Golf			●	●	●	4		4
Gymnastics		2		12		10		24
Sailboarding		●	●	2				2
Sailing		●	●	●		●	3	3
Shooting		6	5	4	5	3	1	30
Squash		●	2	3	●	●	1	6
Swimming			11	11	10	11		43
Tennis		●	2	●	●	●	5	7
Triathlon		4						4
Volleyball		●	●	●	●	●	2	2
Total gold medals		16	31	43	25	39	28	188
July 2013	13th Sat	14th Sun	15th Mon	16th Tue	17th Wed	18th Thu	19th Fri	Gold medals

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Bermuda)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Isle of Man	36	36	25	97
2	Bermuda*	27	19	31	77
3	Jersey	23	29	28	80
4	Cayman Islands	20	18	8	46
5	Guernsey	19	18	24	61
6	Gotland	18	6	8	32
7	Faroe Islands	10	12	14	36
8	Saare County	8	5	2	15
9	Shetland	5	8	3	16
10	Menorca	5	3	7	15
11	Western Isles	4	2	4	10
12	Gibraltar	3	5	8	16
13	Ynys Môn	3	3	5	11
14	Orkney	1	4	1	6
15	Åland Islands	1	3	9	13
16	Greenland	1	2	1	4
17	Saint Helena	1	2	0	3
18	Isle of Wight	0	3	0	3
19	Hitra	0	0	1	1
20	Alderney	0	0	0	0
	Falkland Islands	0	0	0	0
	Frøya	0	0	0	0
Totals (22 nations)		185	178	179	542

Source: Final medal tally, from the official Medal Tally page.[7]

References

1. "NatWest and the International Island Games Association announce continued sponsorship agreement". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
2. "Bermuda to host 2013 Island Games". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
3. Bermuda set for 2013 Island Games
4. "Participating Islands to Bermuda 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
5. Competitor/Team 2013 IG Search
6. Schedule
7. 2013 Island Games Medal Tally Information

External links

• Island Games 2013