Excerpt from bbc.com
The 20th Island Games have come to an end after a sensational week for many of the 24 islands competing.
The Faroe Islands, who will host the 2027 games, came top of the medals table with Jersey and Guernsey in second and third place.
A closing ceremony concluded the event with a short handover ceremony followed by a private celebration for athletes and officials.
This year, the 12-sport event returned to Scotland for the first time since 2005, when it was hosted by Shetland.
Sunny weather that Orkney could only have dreamed of gave visitors from afar a great first impression of the archipelago.
Andrew Inkster, chairman of the International Island Games Association, said the games had been "truly incredible".
"I always knew it would be," he said. "I had high hopes for Orkney and the community putting on an incredible spectacle.
"The levels of support and the fantastic scenes we've seen all week, it's really been a memorable week and one that will last long in everybody's memories."