Cayman’s Alexander Pascal broke the Island Games Men’s Javelin Record with a throw of 70.66 metres.

Cayman won 20 Gold, 19 Silver and 7 Bronze medals placing them fourth in the Gold Medal Table and fifth in the overall medal count.

Swimming was Cayman’s finest hour winning 9 Gold, 8 Silver, and 4 Bronze followed by Athletics with 6 Gold, 5 Silver, and 1 Bronze. See attachments for the others that included Squash, Sailboarding, Shooting, Beach Volley, Gymnastics and Golf.

Brendan McDonagh, chairman and chief executive officer of the Butterfield Group who sponsored the 2013 NatWest Island Games, said:

“Butterfield is proud to sponsor Bermuda’s first Island Games and help welcome more than 2,000 participants to the island,” McDonagh said. “This is a high profile sports event; one that is being received enthusiastically by the local community and which will increase Bermuda’s visibility internationally, particularly among audiences in the 24 islands that are participating.

“Butterfield was established in Bermuda and has served this community for 155 years, so we’re pleased to be able to help showcase the world-class sports venues and natural beauty that Bermuda has to offer. Much of Butterfield’s growth and success over the last forty years has been driven by our international operations, in particular our large banking and trust operations in Cayman and Guernsey.

“The 2013 NatWest Island Games is a unique celebration of sport that gives elite athletes from those communities the opportunity to compete internationally in a friendly atmosphere. For Butterfield, it’s an opportunity to help bring together and support athletes from our largest jurisdictions at one event.

Go to the Island Games website for all the information including all the winners names at: http://www.natwestislandgames2013results.com/default.aspx

Isle of Man wins the Island Games 2013 in Bermuda

From BBC

Team Isle of Man has won the Island Games 2013 in Bermuda after lifting four gold medals on the final day.

The Manx team lifted a total of 97 medals, including 36 golds, at the Games.

The last time Isle of Man finished at the top of the medal table was in 1988 which was staged in the Faroe Islands.

Host island Bermuda finished runners-up to the Manx squad with 27 gold medals and a total of 76 medals. Jersey were third with 23 golds and 80 in total.

Kevin Loundes lifted gold in the half marathon event and Isle of Man won both the half marathon men and women’s team event on the final day of the 15th Island Games.

Cristen Callow and Kim Clague also won gold in the women’s doubles in badminton on Friday.

The Manx gymnastics team again dominated the Games, notching up 10 gold medals.

Antony Duchars led the way with three golds, including on the high and parallel bars.

Grace Harrison won gold on the vault and the women’s overall title as well as four silver and two bronze medals.

Fresh from winning his first match at Wimbledon, Billy Harris won the mixed doubles tennis event alongside Laura Feely with the Isle of Man also claiming silver.

Joseph Reid won gold in the 400m.

In the swimming pool, Grant Halsall won the men’s 100m backstroke and Charlotte Atkinson won the women’s 50m backstroke.

Halsall won four gold medals in Bermuda.

With a squad of 84, Isle of Man sent only half the number of competitors to Bermuda compared to the 2011 Island Games in the Isle of Wight but managed to pick up 19 more medals.

However, the record tally of 41 golds in the 2011 Games remained intact.

More than 2,000 competitors from more than 24 islands around the world competed in 16 sports over six days.

The Isle of Man team participated in 11 sports including cycling, tennis and athletics.

For more on this story go to:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-23388607

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Jersey receives Island Games flag from Bermuda for 2015

From BBC

Phil Austin said Jersey felt a sense of pride and responsibility ahead of hosting the games in 2015

Jersey has been handed the Island Games flag ahead of its hosting of the biennial event in 2015.

During the closing ceremony of the 15th games in Bermuda, the chairman of the organising committee for Jersey 2015 spoke of the island’s sense of pride.

Phil Austin said he also felt “a great sense of responsibility”.

Jersey’s competitors finished third in the medal table in Bermuda – behind the Isle of Man and the hosts – with 23 gold, 29 silver and 28 bronze.

‘True sportsmanship’

Jersey swimmer Ian Black, who won eight medals during the week-long multi-sport event, was chosen to carry Jersey’s flag, as hundreds of competitors from 22 islands gathered for the closing ceremony at the National Sports Centre in Bermuda’s capital, Hamilton

Jorgen Pettersson, the chairman of the International Island Games Association, told spectators to gather once again in Jersey in two years’ time “so that the spirit of true sportsmanship may be continued with courage and honour to all who participate”.

In the final events of the 2013 games, Jersey athlete Elliot Dorey led from the front to win gold in the men’s 1500m.

He then helped the men’s 4x400m relay team snatch gold from the favourites Bermuda.

Jersey won the right to host the 16th Island Games by beating rivals Gotland by one vote in a selection process held in 2010.

The Island Games were inaugurated in 1985 and were last hosted by Jersey in 1997.

For more on this story go to:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-23390387