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Beach Volleyball At The 2017 Pacific Mini Games
Beach volleyball at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila, Vanuatu is held at the Korman beach volleyball courts from the 11–15 December. Nations participating Fourteen nations will participate in beach volleyball at the 2017 games. Men Women Medal summary Medal table Medalists Men's tournament Preliminary round Twelve teams consisting of three pools of four will be competing for six spots in the knockout stage. According to statistics from the preliminary stage, the top two teams will advance directly into the semis with the remaining four teams playing for the remaining two semifinal spots. Pool A Pool B Pool C Women's tournament Preliminary round Nine teams divided into two pools, pool A with five teams and pool B with four, will be competing against each other with the top two in each pool advancing to the semifinals. Pool A Pool B See also * Beach volleyball at the Pacific Games References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Vila
Port Vila (french: Port-Vila), or simply Vila (; french: Vila; bi, Vila ), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate. Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an increase of 35% on the previous census result (29,356 in 1999). In 2009, the population of Port Vila formed 18.8% of the country's population, and 66.9% of the population of Efate. On the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, Port Vila is the economic and commercial centre of Vanuatu. The mayor is Erick Puyo Festa, of the Vanua'aku Pati, elected in January 2018; his deputy is Jenny Regenvanu, of the Graun mo Jastis Pati. On 13 March 2015, Port Vila bore extensive damage from Cyclone Pam. Name Locally the town is most commonly referred to simply as "Vila", whether in French or Bislama or in English (not like English "villa"). The name of the area is ''Efil'' in the native South Efate language and ''Ifira'' in neighbouring Mele-Fila lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of the Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji. Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. The first Europeans to visit the islands were a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Fernandes de Queirós, who arrived on the largest island, Espíritu Santo, in 1606. Queirós claimed the archipelago for Spain, as part of the colonial Spanish East Indies, and named it . In the 1880s, France and the United Kingdom claimed parts of the archipelago, and in 1906, they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago as the New Hebrides through an Anglo-French condominium. An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Pacific Mini Games
The 2017 Pacific Mini Games were held in Port Vila, Vanuatu, in December 2017. It was the tenth edition of the Pacific Mini Games, and the second to be hosted in Vanuatu (after the 1993 games). Host selection Vanuatu was awarded the right to host the games at a September 2011 meeting of the Pacific Games Council's General Assembly. Nauru and the Northern Mariana Islands were the other countries to bid. The event was originally planned for September 2017 but preparations were delayed by Cyclone Pam. Both rounds of voting took place on the 4 September 2011 with Nauru eliminated after the first round. In the final round, Vanuatu edged Northern Mariana Islands by 4 votes to earn hosting rights. Venues * Korman Sports Complex **Archery field - Archery **Stadium - Athletics, Football, Rugby sevens, Opening and closing ceremonies **Indoor Hall 1 - Boxing, Table tennis **Indoor Hall 2 - Basketball 3×3, Judo, Karate, Netball **Beach Volleyball Courts - Beach Volleyball **Tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Volleyball At The Pacific Games
Beach volleyball at the Pacific Games has been contested since 1999 when the sport was included at the Eleventh South Pacific Games held in Guam. Since that time, Beach volleyball has been one of the core sports of the Pacific Games, required to be included for both men and women in every games. It has also been included in some of the Pacific Mini Games, starting with the seventh edition held in Palau in 2005. Pacific Games Men's tournament Women's tournament Medal table These are the all time medal standings in Pacific Games beach volleyball for both men and women since 1999, updated to include 2019. Pacific Mini Games Men's Women's Medal tally These are the all time medal standings in Pacific Mini Games beach volleyball for both men and women since 2005, updated to include 2017. See also * Asian Beach Volleyball Championships *Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics References {{International Beach Volleyball Pacific Games Pacific Games The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
