NgoLwesihlanu kuvulwe ngokusemthethweni imidlalo yesi-8 ye-Indian Ocean Island ebanjelwe eSeychelles. KwakunguMongameli waseSeychelles, uMnu. James Michel, owathola ilungelo lokumemezela le midlalo ivuliwe, ehlale inemiqhudelwano phakathi kwezakhamuzi zaseziqhingini ezingaba ngu-1,200 XNUMX ezivela eSeychelles, eLa Reunion, eMayotte, eComores, eMadagascar, eMauritius naseMaldives.
UMongameli waseMaldives, uMnu. Mohamed Nasheed, naye ubeseSeychelles ezovula ngokusemthethweni le midlalo, ephelezelwa ithimba longqongqoshe. IMauritius iphinde yamelwa ngungqongqoshe wayo obhekele ezemidlalo.
Sekungokwesibili le midlalo ihlelwa eSeychelles. Olandelayo manje usezoqhutshelwa eLa Reunion. IMaldives yenza isicelo sokusingatha le midlalo ngo-2019.
Ibhola, i-basketball, i-volleyball, ukubhukuda, i-laser sailing, i-badminton, ukuphakamisa izinsimbi, isibhakela, ithenisi yetafula, ukugibela ibhayisikili, ne-judo, phakathi kweminye imikhakha, kuzoqhudelana nama-athelete avela kuzo zonke iziQhingi zase-Indian Ocean. Ungqongqoshe uVincent Meriton waseSeychelles ubengumuntu onesibopho kule midlalo ka-2011. Usebenze noMnu. Jean-Francois Beaulieu, uMongameli Wamazwe Ngamazwe kule midlalo.
