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2017 Pacific Mini Games

2017 Pacific Mini Games

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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).

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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.[1][2]

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.[3]

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Venues

Choir at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila.

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  • 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.

  *   Host nation (Vanuatu)

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Sports

Fourteen sports were hosted:[6]


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

Archery

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Boxing

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Golf

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Judo

[16][17][18]

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Karate

Kata

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Kumite

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Rugby sevens

[22][23][24]

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Calendar

The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.[25]

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OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions ●Commonwealth Games qualifying 1Event finals CCClosing ceremony

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.[26]

^a Athletics included four parasport events: men's 100m – ambulatory; men's javelin – ambulatory; men's shot put – seated; and women's shot put – ambulatory.

^b Table tennis to include four parasport events: men's/women's singles – seated; and men's/women's singles – ambulatory.[27]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sport: Officials confident 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Vanuatu remain on track". Radio New Zealand. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Start date for 2017 Mini Games in Vanuatu pushed back", Radio New Zealand, 21 January 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. [3]
    "2017 Pacific Mini Games: Vanuatu Wins!", Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Spectator Guide" (PDF).
  5. [5]
    Schedule
  6. [6]
    Vanuatu Bid, pp. 10–11.
  7. [7]
    Silver in archery warmly received
  8. [8]
    Father and daughter shooting for the stars
  9. [9]
    Archers Impress Team Fiji Boss
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    Archery
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    Boxing
  12. [12]
    "Medalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  13. [13]
    "Men result Golf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  14. [14]
    "Women result Golf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  15. [15]
    "Golf".
  16. [16]
    Judo Results
  17. [17]
    "Judo 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  18. [18]
    Judo 2
  19. [19]
    Karate
  20. [20]
    Women's kata
  21. [21]
    "Male team kata" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  22. [22]
    Rugby 7 results
  23. [23]
    Rugby Gold
  24. [24]
    Rugby bronze
  25. [25]
    "Sports Schedule". Van2017.com. 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  26. [26]
    "Tahiti athletes to compete under neutral banner". The Vanuatu Independent. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  27. [27]
    "ONOC Chef de Mission Presentation". Sports TG. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

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