2015 Island Games

2015 Island Games
Host Jersey
Teams24 islands
Athletes3,000
Events14 sports
Opening27 June 2015
Closing3 July 2015
Opened byWilliam Bailhache
Main venueFB Fields
Websitewww.jersey2015.com
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The XVI Island Games (also known as the 2015 NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) were held in Jersey, Channel Islands, from 27 June to 3 July 2015.[1] This was the second time the island hosted the games, the first being in 1997.

The week-long event saw around 3,000 competitors from 24 islands[2] take part in 14 sports.[3] The official mascot of the games was a real-life infant silverback gorilla named Indigo who lives at Durrell Wildlife Park in Trinity, Jersey.[4]

  1. ^ "Jersey.com page about the games". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Statistics from the official website". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ "The sports section of the official website". Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Indigo's page on the Durrell website". Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2015.