The only hurdle facing athletes now is the competition

Competitors faced increased costs after the last minute collapse of an aircraft charter deal, which left a funding shortfall of �30,000.

It brings the total support from the government to almost �80,000.

A team of 220 competitors and officials is due to fly to the Greek Island at the end of June to take part in the event, which features 25 islands.

The Island Games Association of Mann (IGAM) fund-raising raised some of the cost, but members would have been forced to pay surcharges if the government had not stepped in.

Paul Craine, chairman of IGAM said: "After all of the problems of the last few weeks we can now look forward to the Rhodes Games with real confidence and with our financial worries behind us."

As part of the discussions the Department of Tourism and the Sports Council have agreed to work closely with IGAM to ensure that the risk of similar problems at future Games is minimised.

The games started life in the Isle of Man 1985, as a way of bringing together a number of small islands from different parts of the world in friendly competition.