Guernsey secures top spot at 2023 Island Games with 54 gold medal wins

WATCH: Some of the highlights from six days of Island Games action in Guernsey.

Guernsey has won the 2023 NatWest International Island Games, taking home 54 gold, 48 silver and 41 bronze medals, and winning 142 overall.

The host island was victorious in many of the 205 different sports, securing gold medals in athletics, shooting, swimming, table tennis and many more events.

Jersey secured a second-place finish, with 41 gold, 41 silver and 44 bronze medals under its belt.

The Isle of Man - with 20 gold, 16 silver and 27 bronze medals - finishes in third place.

You can see the final standings on the Island Games medals table here.

Teams from 24 island nations came together in Guernsey for the Games, including those as far away as Bermuda and first-time entrants, Gozo.

Sark finish the week with one silver medal for shooting, in the Olympic trap team event, whilst Alderney did not win any medals.

Throughout the games, we've been keeping you up-to-date with updates from each of the events - you can look back over them here.

You can also catch up with all our special 'Today at the Games' programmes here.

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