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Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continent, continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 South Pacific Games, 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2023 Pacific Games, 2023 in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The Games were called the South Pacific Games from 1963 to 2007 South Pacific Games, 2007. The Pacific Games#Pacific Games Council, Pacific Games Council (PGC) organises the Games and oversees the host city's preparations. Athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams. In each sporting event, gold medals are awarded for first place, silver medals are awarded for second place, and bronze medals are awarded for third place. Ten different cities in seven countries and territories have hosted the Pacific Games. Four countries have hosted the games three times: Fiji (1963 South Pacific Games, 1963, 1979 South Pacific Games, 1979, 2003 South Pacific Games, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Pacific Games
The 15th Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby. More than 3,700 athletes from the 22 Pacific Games Associations plus first time entrants Australia and New Zealand, took part. With almost 300 sets of medals, the games featured 28 sports, 19 of which are on the 2016 Summer Olympics program. Only men's association football, football was a straight qualifying event for Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio 2016. These sporting events took place in 14 venues in the host city. The host nation, Papua New Guinea, topped the medal table for only the second time, winning the most golds (88) and most medals overall (217). New Caledonia finished second making it only the third time the French territory had failed to place first. Tahiti finished third. Tuvalu won its first ever gold medal at the games, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 South Pacific Games
The 8th South Pacific Games (), also known as Nouméa 1987, held on 8–20 December 1987 in Nouméa, New Caledonia, was the eighth edition of the South Pacific Games. Political events of the time affected the Games in 1987 and the number of competitors were down. Fiji had two military coups in 1987, and within New Caledonia itself, the Games became a focus of protest in the Kanak independence struggle. The French territories of New Caledonia and French Polynesia had the largest teams and dominated the medal count, with Papua New Guinea finishing third ahead of a depleted Fijian team. Participating countries Twelve Pacific nations participated in the Games: Sports There were 18 sports contested at the 1987 South Pacific Games: Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known). Medal Table Medals were awarded in a total of 164 events: See also * Athletics at the 1987 South Pacific Games *Football at the 1987 South Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 South Pacific Games
The 1st South Pacific Games (), also known as Suva 1963, held from 29 August to 9 September 1963 in Suva, Fiji, was the first edition of the South Pacific Games. The multisport games were established to engender bonds of friendship amongst peoples in the Pacific, after an idea originated by Dr A.H. Sahu Khan was adopted by the South Pacific Commission. At a meeting of nine Territories, held in Nouméa during March 1961, Fiji was awarded the honour of hosting the first Games. Pacific Games Council Official Website. Participating countries Thirteen Pacific nations or territories, and 646 competitors, participated in the Games:Note: A number in parentheses indicate the size of a country's team (athletes and officials, where known) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 South Pacific Games
The 6th South Pacific Games (), also known as Suva 1979, held in Suva, Fiji from 28 August to 8 September 1979, was the sixth edition of the South Pacific Games. Participating countries Nineteen Pacific nations or territories attended: Sports There were 18 sports contested at the 1979 South Pacific Games: Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known). Medal Table New Caledonia topped the table again: See also * Athletics at the 1979 South Pacific Games *Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games Notes For the 1979 Games, 19 countries and a projected 2,672 athletes took part. Eighteen sports as reported in '' Pacific Islands Monthly''. The newly introduced sports were: cricket, hockey, lawn bowls, and squash. Netball: In ''Pacific Islands Monthly'' (PIM), it was reported that "Papua New Guinea took the bronze" in the 1979 netball competition, behind Fiji and Cook Islands. However, a few pages later in PIM's r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 South Pacific Games
The 3rd South Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 1969 (), held on 13–23 August 1969 in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, was the third edition of the South Pacific Games. A total of 1,150 athletes participated in the games. Participating countries Twelve Pacific nations or territories competed at the Games: Note: A number in parentheses indicates the size of a country's team (where known). Sports There were fifteen sports contested at the 1969 South Pacific Games: Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport (where known). Medal Table Notes A total of fifteen sports were contested at the 1969 South Pacific Games. Athletics (and the opening and closing ceremonies) were held at the newly built Hubert Murray Stadium, Sir Hubert Murray Stadium at Konedobu. The souvenir programme for 1969 features the official games logo and icons for the fifteen sports. Basketball, tennis, table tennis, boxing, swimming, athletics, ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 South Pacific Games
The 2nd South Pacific Games (), also known as Nouméa 1966, held on 8–18 December 1966 in Nouméa, New Caledonia, was the second edition of the South Pacific Games. Participating countries Fourteen Pacific nations or territories participated in the Games: Sports Twelve sports were contested at the 1966 South Pacific Games: Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known). Medal table In a significant turnaround of fortunes backed by French government investment, New Caledonia took the mantle at the top of the medal table from Fiji and French Polynesia obtained third position. See also * Athletics at the 1966 South Pacific Games * Football at the 1966 South Pacific Games * Rugby union at the 1966 South Pacific Games Notes Men's and women's basketball (five-a-side) competitions were held. A women's netball competition (seven-a-side) was also held. A 100 km individual road race and 70 km team road rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 South Pacific Games
The 7th South Pacific Games (), also known as Apia 1983, held on 5–16 September 1983 in Apia, Western Samoa, was the seventh edition of the South Pacific Games. Participating countries Fifteen nations competed at the 1983 South Pacific Games: Sports Despite swimming being a compulsory sport for the South Pacific Games, there was no facility built in Apia to host swimming events in 1983. There were thirteen sports contested at the 1983 South Pacific Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known). Medal Table New Caledonia topped the table ahead of hosts Western Samoa: See also * Athletics at the 1983 South Pacific Games *Football at the 1983 South Pacific Games Notes Attempts to reduce the size the games were not successful and more than 2,500 athletes took part in 1983. Niue competed in the soccer and rugby competitions. Tokelau competed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 South Pacific Games
The 4th South Pacific Games (; ), also known as Papeete 1971 (), held in Papeete, Tahiti from 25 August to 5 September 1971, was the fourth edition of the South Pacific Games. Approximately 1,500 male athletes and 500 female athletes participated in the games. Participating countries Fourteen Pacific nations or territories competed at the Games: Note: A number in parentheses indicates the size of a country's team (where known). Sports There were 17 sports contested at the 1971 South Pacific Games: Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known). Final medal table Medals were awarded in 117 events: Notes Cycling: Six events were held: 1 km time trial, individual road race (111 km), 74 km road race, 4 km individual pursuit, 4 km Olympic pursuit, and an individual sprint. The sailing event was for the Fireball dinghy class. The women's softball tournament was won by Guam, with Papua N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 South Pacific Games
The 10th South Pacific Games (; ), also known as Papeete 1995 (), held in Papeete, French Polynesia from 25 August to 5 September 1995, was the tenth edition of the South Pacific Games. The 1995 games were affected by the decision by France to resume nuclear testing at Mururoa in French Polynesia later that year. Western Samoa, American Samoa, Nauru and Niue boycotted in protest. Participating countries Twelve Pacific nations competed at the 1995 South Pacific Games: Note: A number in parentheses indicate the size of a country's team (where known). Sports Sports contested at the 1995 South Pacific Games included: Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known). Medal table New Caledonia was dominant in taekwondo, karate and table-tennis as well as competitive in swimming and athletics to top the table in 1995: Notes There were approximately 2,000 athletes at the 1995 SPG. The pro-independence Tavini Huiraat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Pacific Games
The 16th Pacific Games (), also known as Apia 2019, were held from 7 to 20 July 2019. The Games were held in Apia, Samoa, returning there for the first time since 2007. It was the third time overall that the Pacific Games were held in Samoa. The event was initially awarded to Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, but the Tongan government officially withdrew from hosting it in May 2017, amid concerns the country could face economic difficulties if it proceeded. These Games included an additional discipline for basketball, which is the 3x3 format, as well as the return of archery and badminton which were not on the 2015 Pacific Games program. Host selection First bidding process In mid 2012, two cities were confirmed as serious bidders in hosting the 2019 Pacific Games. They were: * Nukuʻalofa, Tonga and * Papeete, French Polynesia (Tahiti) The final presentations of the bids were made on 19 October 2012 in Wallis & Futuna. Tahiti's presentation was led by the country's Minister for Educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Polynesia
French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The total land area of French Polynesia is , with a population of 278,786 (Aug. 2022 census) of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago. French Polynesia is divided into five island groups: the Austral Islands; the Gambier Islands; the Marquesas Islands; the Society Islands (comprising the Leeward Islands (Society Islands), Leeward and Windward Islands (Society Islands), Windward Islands); and the Tuamotus. Among its 121 islands and atolls, 75 were inhabited at the 2017 census. Tahiti, which is in the Society Islands group, is the most populous island, being home to nearly 69% of the population of French Polynesia . Papeete, located on Tahiti, is the capital of French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono and Apolima), and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nuʻutele, Nuʻulua, Fanuatapu and Namua). Samoa is located west of American Samoa, northeast of Tonga, northeast of Fiji, east of Wallis and Futuna, southeast of Tuvalu, south of Tokelau, southwest of Hawaii, and northwest of Niue. The capital and largest city is Apia. The Lapita culture, Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Culture of Samoa, Samoan cultural identity. Samoa is a Unitary state, unitary Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy with 11 Districts of Samoa, administrative divisions. It is a sovereign state and a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
