2021_Pacific_Mini_Games
The 2022 Pacific Mini Games was held in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.[2][3] It was the eleventh edition of the Pacific Mini Games and the first to be hosted by the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.[4] This event was originally going to be held in 2021, but was postponed to 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
| Country | Northern Marianas |
|---|---|
| Motto | Rising up to the challenge |
| Nations | 20 |
| Athletes | 1,034[1] |
| Events | 144 in 9 sports |
| Opening | 17 June |
| Closing | 25 June |
| Opened by | Ralph Torres Northern Mariana Islands Governor |
| Torch lighter | Kurt Barnes |
| Main venue | Oleai Sports Complex |
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The Northern Mariana Islands were awarded the rights to host the games on July 4, 2014 during the Pacific Games Councils General Assembly meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[5] The decision was unanimous after the CNMI were the only bidder after the deadline.[6]
| Competition venues [7] | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Events |
| Oleai Sports Complex - Track and Field |  Athletics |
| Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium |  Badminton |
| Francisco “Tan Ko” M. Baseball Field |  Baseball |
| Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan |  Beach volleyball |
| Jones Beach, Tinian | |
| Coral Ocean Golf Resort |  Golf |
| 13th Fishermen Memorial Monument |  Outrigger canoeing |
| American Memorial Park |  Tennis |
| Pacific Islands Club Saipan | |
| Rota - West Marine Harbor |  Triathlon |
| Marianas High School Gym |  Weightlifting |
An initial twelve sports were scheduled for the games but this was reduced to six in 2019, following the impact of Typhoon Yutu.[8] The program was later increased to nine sports with the inclusion of va'a (outrigger canoeing), tennis and weightlifting in 2021.[9]
Notes Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events that will be contested in each sport, where known.
As of 1 June 2022, twenty countries and territories have confirmed their participation in the games.[1]
| Pacific Games Associations |
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The final medal tally of the 2022 Pacific Mini Games.
* Host nation (Northern Mariana Islands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Papua New Guinea | 33 | 28 | 19 | 80 |
| 2 |  French Polynesia | 22 | 15 | 21 | 58 |
| 3 |  Northern Mariana Islands* | 16 | 13 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 |  Australia | 16 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 |  New Caledonia | 11 | 26 | 17 | 54 |
| 6 |  Guam | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 7 |  Fiji | 9 | 17 | 17 | 43 |
| 8 |  Samoa | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 9 |  Solomon Islands | 5 | 18 | 6 | 29 |
| 10 |  Tonga | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 |  Kiribati | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Palau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 13 |  Vanuatu | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 |  Tuvalu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Cook Islands | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 17 |  Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Micronesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Nauru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 144 | 136 | 129 | 409 | |
The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.[10]
| June 2022 | 15th Wed |
16th Thu |
17th Fri |
18th Sat |
19th Sun |
20th Mon |
21st Tue |
22nd Wed |
23rd Thu |
24th Fri |
25th Sat |
26th Sun |
27th Mon |
Gold medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||||
| Athletics |
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 47 | |||||||
| Badminton |
● | 1 | ● | ● | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| Baseball |
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ||||
| Beach volleyball |
● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Golf |
● | ● | ● | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Tennis |
● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Triathlon |
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Weightlifting |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 60 | |||||||||
 Va'a |
● | ● | ● | ● | 12 |
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
- "More than 1000 athletes to compete in Pacific Mini Games". www.rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- "Pacific Mini Games planned to be held in May or June in 2021". The Fiji Times. April 23, 2020. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020.
- "CNMI to host Mini Games". www.insidethegames.com. 2017. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- "June 2022 dates confirmed for Pacific Mini Games". www.insidethegames.biz. October 18, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- "CNMI wins". www.sportstg.com/Pacific-Games-Council. 2017. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- "Northern Marianas bid". www.pireport.org. 2017. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- Rabago, Mark (July 8, 2021). "Nearly 1,900 confirmed for Mini Games". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021.
- "2021 Pacific Mini Games to be a scaled-down games". Insidethegames.biz. July 18, 2019. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- "Va'a, tennis and weightlifting officially added to 2022 Pacific Mini Games". www.insidethegames.biz. May 17, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- "Schedule". northernmarianas2022.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
