Island Games 2025

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First medals in the Triathlon &  get their first Gold & Bronze in the Triathlon!

 

Unlike Paris the water is clean & translucent in Orkney  but it does sometimes have killer whales in it.  

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Can someone tell me more about these games? Haven't heard it before. I don't seem to know these Islands .. And what is the criteria? There are many islands across the world with small population why are they not here?

Edited July 13, 2025 by Fly_like_a_don

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1 hour ago, Fly_like_a_don said:

Can someone tell me more about these games? Haven't heard it before. I don't seem to know these Islands .. And what is the criteria? There are many islands across the world with small population why are they not here?

This is sort of an FAQ put together by the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/c3r91g8llg9o.amp

 

And this is the group that oversees the Games from edition to edition: https://www.iiga.org

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1 hour ago, Fly_like_a_don said:

I don't seem to know these Islands .. 

Many of them have associations with larger nations, such as Minorca (Spain), Gozo (Malta), Hitra (Norway), Åland (Finland), Orkney (Scotland/UK).

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2 hours ago, Fly_like_a_don said:

Can someone tell me more about these games? Haven't heard it before. I don't seem to know these Islands .. And what is the criteria? There are many islands across the world with small population why are they not here?

Originally founded by the smaller British, Commonwealth & Scandi Islands, they seem to be the most enthusiastic.  Other Islands can of course join, but according to the constitution the islands must have a population of below 125,000, which rules out Sicily, Corsica, Jamaica, Hokkaido, Manhattan etc etc.  Some other islands have been members in the past but are not active now - Rhodes, for one.  

Edited July 13, 2025 by Grassmarket

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18 hours ago, chargundam said:

Outside of the football seemingly having a non functional clock. The streams seem to be a good quality 

Some glitches to be worked out - the squash on-screen score was the same colour as the walls of the squash court, so could not be read.     

 

All the football streams had commentary from I guess local radio - if you want to heat what the Orkney accent sounds like, that older guy on the comms has a very good one! 

 

Athletics takes the feed from the stadium commentator nice and clear.  Sadly the camera people got completely and hopelessly lost during the 10000m last night.  

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Streaming performances improved today, lot clearer.  Whoever's in charge of the athletics coverage raised their game.   Swimming finals session tonight very well done, good commentary and lots of tight racing.  

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 - secret gymnastics superpower!   

 

Island Games Results Orkney 2025 | Medal Winners

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3 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Swimming finals session tonight very well done, good commentary and lots of tight racing.  

Women's 100m butterfly final was particularly fun 

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Corrin Leeming  became the first man to run under the 30-minute mark in the men's 10,000m at the Island Games, lapping the entire field once (and not far from twice) to do