More than 200 local competitors will be taking part in the Island Games this weekend.
The event will be hosted by Gotland in Sweden and starts on Saturday.
Sports Performance Co-Ordinator Chris Quine says the island's team has worked incredibly hard.
He says a lot of effort has gone into the whole event and praised everyone involved:
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