Indian Ocean Island Games

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Updated On : 06 May, 2019

Full Name
Indian Ocean Island Games

Type
regional

Location
Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Seychelles

Disabled
No

Conducted
Once in 4 years

Gender
Both

Trivia

The competition was initially named as the "Indian Ocean Games". However, the name was changed to "Indian Ocean Island Games" before the first edition of the games was organized in the year 1979.

The Indian Ocean Island Games is a multi-sport competition, held after a gap of every four years in which athletes from Indian Ocean Island nations participate. The first edition of the event was hosted by Réunion, Saint-Denis in the year 1979 in which athletes from five nations participated. The Games was officially adopted by the International Olympics Committee (IOC) in 1976. The objective of the games is to contribute to regional co-operation, build friendship and mutual understanding between the people of the islands in the Indian Ocean through the development of sport in the region. The participating islands are Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion and the Maldives.