Quadrennial multi-sport event from Indian Ocean island nations
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Indian Ocean Island Games
First event
1979 Indian Ocean Island Games
Occur every
4 years (expected)
Last event
2023 Indian Ocean Island Games
Purpose
Multi-sport event for islands in the Indian Ocean
Seselwa swimmers Alexus Laird (left) and Felicity Passon after winning the gold and bronze medals in the 50-metre backstroke at the 9th IOIG
The Indian Ocean Island Games (French: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien) is a quadrennial multi-sport event from Indian Ocean island nations. The Games was created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1977 and currently gather the island nations and territories of Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Réunion and the Maldives.[1] The number of athletes who participate has increased over the years, it went from 1000 athletes in 1979 to over 1500 participants in 2003 and 2007 and over 2000 participants in 2019.
^"Regional and Sub-regional Games Fonds Sheet" (PDF). Historical Archives, Olympic Studies Center. Comité International Olympique: 37–38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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