Host | Guernsey |
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Teams | 24 islands |
Athletes | 2,194 |
Events | 14 sports |
Opening | 8 July 2023 |
Closing | 14 July 2023 |
Main venue | Footes Lane |
Website | http://guernsey2023.gg/ |
The XIX Island Games (also known as the 2023 NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) were to have been held in Guernsey in 2021; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Games were postponed.[1][2] This occasion will be the third time that the island would host the games, the first being in 1987, and the second in 2003.
Rescheduled, the week-long event welcomed around 2,500 competitors and officials from 24 islands to take part in 14 sports.[3][4]