The 2017 Pacific Mini Games were held in

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 p ...

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 no ...

, in December 2017. It was the tenth edition of the

Pacific Mini Games The Pacific Mini Games is a continental multi-sport event contested by countries and territories located in Oceania. The event has been held every four years since the inaugural games in Honiara, Solomon Islands in 1981. It was known as the ...

, 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 Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in K ...

and the

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were the other countries to bid. The event was originally planned for September 2017 but preparations were delayed by

Cyclone Pam Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam was the second most intense tropical cyclone of the South Pacific Ocean in terms of sustained winds and is regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Vanuatu. A total of 15–16 people lost ...

. 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

Soul Harvest Choir at the opening of the South Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila

* 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 courts - Tennis *Mele Golf Course - Golf * Port Vila Municipal Stadium - Football * Epauto Adventist High School -Weightlifting

Participating nations

There were 24 national teams that competed at the games:

Medal table

The final medal tally for the 2017 Pacific Mini Games.

Sports

Fourteen sports were hosted:

Note: A number in parentheses indicates the number of medal events that were contested in each sport, where known.

Archery

Boxing

Golf

Judo

Karate

Kata

Kumite

Rugby sevens

Calendar

The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.

Notes

No official Tahiti team took part in the 2017 Mini Games following the French Polynesian government's decision to boycott the event. A number of Tahitian athletes competed under the banner of the Pacific Games Council. Athletics included four parasport events: men's 100m – ambulatory; men's javelin – ambulatory; men's shot put – seated; and women's shot put – ambulatory. Table tennis to include four parasport events: men's/women's singles – seated; and men's/women's singles – ambulatory.

References

Sources

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External links

Official website

Result system
{{Pacific Games Pacific Games by year

Pacific Games The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Games we ...

International sports competitions hosted by Vanuatu