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The 2013 Pacific Mini Games was the ninth edition of these Mini Games. They were held in
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Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...
from 2 to 12 September 2013.


Participating countries and territories

There were 22 nations at the 2013 games:

* Note: The Marshall Islands team returned to compete at these Games after not participating in the 2009 Pacific Mini Games.


Sports

Eight sports were contested for these games. Number of events for each sport is in brackets. * * Beach volleyball (2) () * Rugby sevens (1) () * * *
Outrigger canoe Outrigger boats are various watercraft featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull. They can range from small dugout canoes to large plank-built vessels. Outrigger ...
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Va'a Vaʻa is a word in Samoan, Hawaiian and Tahitian which means 'boat', 'canoe' or 'ship'. A larger traditional seagoing vessel for long-distance voyages is referred to as ''vaʻa tele'' (big ship). The term ''alia'' is also used for larger vessel ...
) (12) () *
Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
(2) () *
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ...
(14) ()


Venues

* Stade de Mata-Utu (also named as Stade de Kafika) – opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, and rugby sevens * Kolopelu Place ( Futuna Island) - beach volleyball * Kafika Hall – taekwondo, volleyball, and weightlifting * Bay of Gahi (beside the village of
Gahi Gahi is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Mua District on the southeast coast of Wallis Island Wallis ( Wallisian: ''Uvea'') is a Polynesian atoll/island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity ('' ...
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Wallis Island Wallis ( Wallisian: ''Uvea'') is a Polynesian atoll/island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity (''collectivité d'outre-mer'', or ''COM'') of Wallis and Futuna. It lies north of Tonga, northeast of Fiji, east-n ...
) - va'a (outrigger canoe) * Tekaviki Island (northeast from Mata-Utu on Wallis Island) – sailing


Calendar


Medal table

Key: NOTE: This ranking does not include the six events in sailing, due to final results not present at the official website.


References


External links

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2013 Pacific Mini Games description

Official Program
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