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The 20th International Island Games held in Orkney this summer boosted the local economy by £4m, a report has confirmed.
The event, held over six days in July, cost £3.6m to stage and involved 1,630 athletes from 24 island communities. They competed in 12 sports.
It was the largest event ever hosted by the Orkney community of 22,000 people and involved 1,027 local volunteers.
Orkney made history as the smallest island to have hosted the Games, welcoming a record number of visitors for a single event - a total attendance of at least 63,336.