I have done this one before but not for 2017! As Glastonbury ends. Gotland begins! It is the 2017 edition of the Island Games where 23 "qualified" islands take part in 14 sports at a selected venue. This began yesterday and runs on until the 30th June.
http://www.islandgames2017.com/
"The Year of Sports" was first held on the Isle of Man and the games have run since 1985, bringing together small communities of a similar heritage. To take part you must have lived on the island for a minimum of a year. So no ringers! The International Island Games Association welcomes 24 islands, some as a geographer I have never heard of (Hitra and Aland) and others more well known Rhodes and Guernsey).
Like all tournaments, the games attract over 3,000 sportsmen and women and gives opportunitites for economy, volunteering and education, as the host island fires up for a week of intense activity. This year the host for the second time is Gotland; do you know where that is?
23 islands from all over the world compete and over 3000 participants will play in a variety of sports including football, triathalon, cycling, golf, archery and swimming to name a few.
The Manx team (IOM) has a solid reputation having been at the top end of the medal table in past years.
Needless to say Football is the most popular sport........
http://www.islandgames2017.com/sport/soccer/
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