The games did not include archery, cycling, football, or volleyball, which had been in all previous games since 1985, due to the lack of venues. They were replaced by tenpin bowling, judo, and squash. Gibraltar's sports facilities were greatly redeveloped throughout 2018. Cycling was subsequently included on the list of events on the Games official website, while the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament was announced as a substitute for the lack of football.[1]
The Faroe Islands were initially scheduled to stage the 2019 games, with the 2021 games taking place in Menorca, but in 2014 the hosts were swapped following issues with the Faroese facilities being ready in time.[2] Menorca then withdrew from hosting the 2019 games in July 2015 following a change in government.[3] After the Isle of Man and 2015 hosts Jersey confirmed that they would not apply as replacements,[3][4] Gibraltar announced in August their intention to host the games,[5] and were officially announced as hosts in April 2016.[6]
On 2 May 2018 it was announced that Ynys Môn would hold an unofficial football tournament to replace the absence of football in the Island Games. Islands that are regulars to the Games were expected to attend.[7]
Participating islandsedit
22 island entities of the IIGA, from Europe, South Atlantic and the Caribbean area, competed in these Games. Both Rhodes and Frøya did not participate in this edition.
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Island Games 2019
January 01, 1970
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The XVIII Island Games officially the 2019 NatWest Island Games was held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar between 6 and 12 July 2019 This was the second time that the territory has hosted the games the first being in 1995 2019 Island GamesHost GibraltarTeams24 islandsAthletes 2 000Events14 sportsOpening6 July 2019Closing12 July 2019Opened byEd DavisWebsitegibraltar2019 wbr com 20172023 The games did not include archery cycling football or volleyball which had been in all previous games since 1985 due to the lack of venues They were replaced by tenpin bowling judo and squash Gibraltar s sports facilities were greatly redeveloped throughout 2018 Cycling was subsequently included on the list of events on the Games official website while the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament was announced as a substitute for the lack of football 1 Contents 1 Host 2 Participating islands 3 Sports 4 Venues 5 Medal table 6 References 7 External linksHost editThe Faroe Islands were initially scheduled to stage the 2019 games with the 2021 games taking place in Menorca but in 2014 the hosts were swapped following issues with the Faroese facilities being ready in time 2 Menorca then withdrew from hosting the 2019 games in July 2015 following a change in government 3 After the Isle of Man and 2015 hosts Jersey confirmed that they would not apply as replacements 3 4 Gibraltar announced in August their intention to host the games 5 and were officially announced as hosts in April 2016 6 On 2 May 2018 it was announced that Ynys Mon would hold an unofficial football tournament to replace the absence of football in the Island Games Islands that are regulars to the Games were expected to attend 7 Participating islands edit22 island entities of the IIGA from Europe South Atlantic and the Caribbean area competed in these Games Both Rhodes and Froya did not participate in this edition nbsp Aland Islands nbsp Alderney nbsp Bermuda nbsp Cayman Islands nbsp Falkland Islands nbsp Faroe Islands nbsp Gibraltar Host nbsp Gotland nbsp Greenland nbsp Guernsey nbsp Hitra nbsp Isle of Man nbsp Isle of Wight nbsp Jersey nbsp Menorca nbsp Orkney nbsp Saaremaa nbsp Saint Helena nbsp Sark nbsp Shetland Islands nbsp Western Isles nbsp Ynys MonSports editNumbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport 8 9 10 nbsp Athletics 38 details nbsp Badminton 6 details nbsp Basketball 2 details nbsp Cycling 12 details nbsp Judo 14 details nbsp Sailing 3 details nbsp Shooting 39 details nbsp Squash 6 details nbsp Swimming 45 details nbsp Table tennis 6 details nbsp Ten pin bowling 9 details nbsp Tennis 7 details nbsp Triathlon 4 details nbsp Beach volleyball 2 details Venues editSport Venue Shooting Rifle Shooting Range IPSC Shooting Range Basketball amp Tennis Tercentenary Hall amp Bayside Sports Complex Judo Devils Tower Camp Gym Triathlon Eastern Beach Ten Pin Bowling Kings Bastion Leisure Centre Sailing Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club Tennis Sandpits Lawn Tennis Club Table Tennis St Joseph s Middle School Shooting Clay Shooting Range Athletics Shooting amp Swimming Lathbury Sports Complex Beach Volleyball Camp Bay Badminton amp Squash Europa Point Sports Complex 11 Medal table edit Host nation Gibraltar RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Jersey333129932 nbsp Isle of Man292217683 nbsp Faroe Islands221127604 nbsp Guernsey193731875 nbsp Saaremaa16126346 nbsp Gotland131416437 nbsp Aland12716358 nbsp Cayman Islands11109309 nbsp Isle of Wight118153410 nbsp Gibraltar 81292911 nbsp Menorca810133112 nbsp Western Isles422813 nbsp Greenland224814 nbsp Shetland21111415 nbsp Ynys Mon213616 nbsp Orkney132617 nbsp Bermuda0681418 nbsp Hitra021319 nbsp Sark010120 nbsp Alderney0000 nbsp Falkland Islands0000 nbsp Saint Helena0000Totals 22 entries 193192219604References edit North Wales Chronicle article announcing tournament Guernsey to bid to host 2023 or 2025 Island Games BBC Sport BBC 10 July 2014 a b Law James 6 July 2015 Island Games Menorca pull out of hosting 2019 event BBC Sport BBC Retrieved 23 August 2016 Kneale Dave 10 July 2015 Isle of Man not in running to step in and host 2019 Island Games Isle of Man Today Archived from the original on 1 August 2015 Retrieved 23 August 2016 Island Games Gibraltar bid to host 2019 competition BBC Sport BBC 6 August 2015 Retrieved 23 August 2016 Gib set for 2019 NatWest Island Games Gibraltar Chronicle 11 April 2016 Archived from the original on 5 June 2016 Retrieved 23 August 2016 Ynys Mon to host unofficial 2019 Island Games football tournament BBC 2 May 2018 Retrieved 11 May 2018 2019 Island Games Gibraltar axes football cycling and volleyball BBC 20 October 2015 Guernsey to host the 2021 Island Games IIGA 2019 Island Games Sports Venues Gibraltar 2019 Natwest International Island Games XVIII Retrieved 13 June 2019 External links editIsland Games 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2019 Island Games amp oldid 1166116705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
