2013 Pacific Mini Games
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| Host city | Mata Utu |
|---|---|
| Country |  /  Wallis and Futuna |
| Motto | Pasifika Lena, Pasifika Pe'ia (French: Le Pacifique Autrement, Le Pacifique Simplement) (English: The Pacific Otherwise, Simply ... the Pacific) |
| Nations | 22 |
| Events | 99 in 8 sports |
| Opening | September 2, 2013 |
| Closing | September 12, 2013 |
| Opened by | François Hollande |
| Main venue | Kafika Stadium |
The 2013 Pacific Mini Games was the ninth edition of these Mini Games. They were held in Mata Utu in Wallis and Futuna from 2 to 12 September 2013. It was the first time the games had been held in Wallis and Futuna.[1]
Participating countries and territories
There were 22 nations at the 2013 games:[2]
* Note: The Marshall Islands team returned to compete at these Games after not participating in the 2009 Pacific Mini Games.
Sports
Eight sports were contested for these games.[4] Number of events for each sport is in brackets.
Athletics (47) ()
Beach volleyball (2) ()
Rugby sevens (1) ()
Sailing (6) ()
Taekwondo (15) ()- Outrigger canoe (Va'a) (12) ()
Volleyball (2) ()
Weightlifting (14) ()
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Venues
- Stade de Mata-Utu(also named as Stade de Kafika) – opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, and rugby sevens
- Kolopelu Place (Futuna Island) - beach volleyball
- Kafika Hall – taekwondo, volleyball, and weightlifting
- Bay of Gahi (beside the village of Gahi on Wallis Island) - va'a (outrigger canoe)
- Tekaviki Island (northeast from Mata-Utu on Wallis Island) – sailing
Calendar
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | MC | Medal ceremony | CC | Closing ceremony |
| September 2013 | 2nd Mon |
3rd Tue |
4th Wed |
5th Thu |
6th Fri |
7th Sat |
8th Sun |
9th Mon |
10th Tue |
11th Wed |
12th Thu |
Gold medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||
 Athletics
|
3 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 47 | |||||||
 Beach volleyball
|
● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||
 Rugby sevens
|
● | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Sailing
|
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | MC | 6 | ||
 Taekwondo
|
6 | 9 | 15 | |||||||||
 Va'a (Outrigger canoe)
|
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||
 Volleyball
|
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||
 Weightlifting
|
4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||
| Total gold medals | 11 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 99 | |||
| September 2013 | 2nd Mon |
3rd Tue |
4th Wed |
5th Thu |
6th Fri |
7th Sat |
8th Sun |
9th Mon |
10th Tue |
11th Wed |
12th Thu |
Gold medals |
Medal table
Key: NOTE: This ranking does not include the six events in sailing, due to final results not present at the official website.
* Host nation (Wallis and Futuna)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  French Polynesia (TAH) | 26 | 6 | 4 | 36 |
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 21 | 23 | 23 | 67 |
| 3 |  New Caledonia (NCL) | 18 | 10 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 |
| 5 |  Samoa (SAM) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Wallis and Futuna (WLF)* | 2 | 17 | 14 | 33 |
| 7 |  Solomon Islands (SOL) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 |  Tonga (TON) | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 9 |  Kiribati (KIR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Vanuatu (VAN) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 |  Cook Islands (COK) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 |  Tuvalu (TUV) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Marshall Islands (MHL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Nauru (NRU) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Micronesia (FSM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Palau (PLW) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 |  Niue (NIU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Guam (GUM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Norfolk Island (NFK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | 94 | 88 | 100 | 282 | |
References
- ^ "Sport: Pacific Mini Games open in Wallis and Futuna". RNZ. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "List of countries and territories that attended at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games". WF2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013.
- ^ 2013 team Vanuatu to Wallis & Futuna PMG Archived 2017-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. VASANOC, 20 September 2013.
- ^ "List of Sports for 2013 Pacific Mini Games". Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
External links
- 2013 Pacific Mini Games official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 October 2013)
- 2013 Pacific Mini Games description
- Official Program (in French)