2019 Pacific Games
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The 2019 Pacific Games was the sixteenth edition of the
. It was the third time overall that the Pacific Games were held in Samoa.The event was initially awarded to
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
In its bid, French Polynesia emphasised "its successful experiences of hosting international sporting events". It noted that its planned investments in sports infrastructures would "intensify sport practice of several tens of thousands of citizens and rise to the high-level several hundreds of young Polynesians", and suggested that the Games would "contribute to a better insertion of our country" into the Pacific region, highlighting the positive values of a shared "Polynesian soul".[6]
In his written submission to the Pacific Games Council in April 2012, Tongan Prime Minister
Following its successful bid, Tonga hoped for investments to build venues and facilities, particularly from China and Japan.[3]
Tongan withdrawal
On Monday 15 May 2017 the Prime Minister announced that Tonga would withdraw from hosting the 2019 Pacific Games amid concerns the country could face economic difficulties if it staged the event. A spokesman for the Tongan Cabinet told Kaniva News that Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva had decided to save the country from a "costly mistake".[8][9]
Second bidding process
Following the withdrawal of Tonga as hosts, the Pacific Games Council set a deadline date (31 July 2017) of interested countries that would be willing to replace Tonga. By the 31 July deadline, three countries expressed their interest in hosting the games. They are:[10]
2019 Pacific Games bidding results | ||||||
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City | Nation | Votes | ||||
Apia | Samoa | Unanimous |
Participating countries
Twenty-four nations competed at the 2019 games. Twenty-two Pacific Games Association members sent teams (the full complement of countries and territories), plus Australia and New Zealand.
Note: A number in parentheses indicate the size of a country's team (athletes and officials, if known).
Sports
A total of 26 sports were contested at this edition of the games.[11][12]
- Archery (10)
- Athletics (48)
- Badminton (6)
- Basketball
- Basketball (2)
- 3x3 basketball (2)
- Boxing (13)
- Cricket (2)
- Football (2)
- Golf (4)
- Judo (18)
- Lawn bowls (8)
- Netball (1)
- Outrigger canoeing (12)
- Powerlifting (15)
- Rugby league nines (2)
- Rugby sevens (2)
- Sailing (6)
- Shooting (10)
- Squash (7)
- Swimming (42)
- Table tennis (11)
- Taekwondo (18)
- Tennis (7)
- Touch rugby (3)
- Triathlon (6)
- Volleyball
- Volleyball (2)
- Beach volleyball (2)
- Weightlifting (60)
Medal table
The medal tally of the 2019 Pacific Games:
* Host nation (Samoa)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | New Caledonia | 76 | 55 | 51 | 182 |
2 | Papua New Guinea | 38 | 57 | 35 | 130 |
3 | Samoa* | 38 | 42 | 45 | 125 |
4 | Tahiti | 35 | 39 | 45 | 119 |
5 | Fiji | 35 | 38 | 43 | 116 |
6 | Australia | 33 | 9 | 14 | 56 |
7 | Nauru | 12 | 6 | 16 | 34 |
8 | Tonga | 9 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
9 | New Zealand | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
10 | Vanuatu | 8 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
11 | Kiribati | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
12 | Cook Islands | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
13 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 13 | 19 | 36 |
14 | Guam | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
15 | Wallis and Futuna | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
16 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
17 | Norfolk Island | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
18 | American Samoa | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
19 | Niue | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
20 | Tuvalu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
21 | Federated States of Micronesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
22 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
23 | Tokelau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
24 | Palau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals (24 entries) | 322 | 321 | 342 | 985 |
Calendar
The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.
- All dates are West Samoa Time (UTC+13) [13]
OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
July | 7 Sun |
8 Mon |
9 Tue |
10 Wed |
11 Thu |
12 Fri |
13 Sat |
14 Sun |
15 Mon |
16 Tue |
17 Wed |
18 Thu |
19 Fri |
20 Sat |
Events | |
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Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||||||
Archery | ● | 4 | 2 | ● | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
Athletics | 5 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 48 | |||||||||
Badminton | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
3x3 basketball | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Boxing | ● | ● | ● | ● | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
Cricket | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Football | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Golf | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
Judo | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Lawn Bowls | ● | ● | 4 | ● | ● | 4 | 8 | |||||||||
Netball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Outrigger Canoeing | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
Powerlifting | 10 | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||||
Rugby League Nines | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Rugby Sevens | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Sailing | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 6 | |||||
Shooting | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||
Squash | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | 3 | 7 | ||||
Swimming | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 42 | |||||||||
Table Tennis | ● | ● | 2 | ● | 1 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||
Taekwondo | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||
Touch Rugby | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
Triathlon | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Beach volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Weightlifting | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 60 | ||||||||||
July | 7 Sun |
8 Mon |
9 Tue |
10 Wed |
11 Thu |
12 Fri |
13 Sat |
14 Sun |
15 Mon |
16 Tue |
17 Wed |
18 Thu |
19 Fri |
20 Sat |
Events |
Notes
^ a Australia sent a team of 42 athletes.[14]
^ b Guam: A team of 150 athletes and staff was sent to represent the territory in eleven disciplines at the games.[15]
References
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- ^ ABC Radio Australia, 19 October 2012
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- ^ "PNG2015 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA WINS", Pacific Games Council, 1 April 2011
- ^ French Polynesian bid for the 2019 Games, Pacific Games Council
- ^ Tongan bid for the 2019 Games, Pacific Games Council
- ^ "Tonga withdraws from hosting 2019 Pacific Games over costs". Stuff (Fairfax Media). 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Tonga withdraws from hosting 2019 Pacific Games". insidethegames.biz. 15 May 2017.
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- ^ "Australian team announced for 2019 Pacific Games". Australian Olympic Committee. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Weiss, Matt (27 June 2019). "Guam set for Pacific Games in Samoa". The Guam Daily Post. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Liste des athlètes sélectionnés dans l'équipe de Nouvelle-Calédonie" (PDF). CTOS. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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