Athletics competitions have been held at the quadrennial Micronesian Games , that are open for the 10 member federations of the Micronesian Games Council, since the inaugural edition 1969 in Saipan, then Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Northern Mariana Islands). [1]
Some host cities were extracted from national record lists of Micronesian Games Council members. [2]
Games | Year | Host city | Country | Events | |
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Men | Women | ||||
I | 1969 ( | )San Antonio, Saipan | Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands | 18 | 6 |
II | 1990 ( | )San Antonio, Saipan | Northern Mariana Islands | 14 | 13 |
III | 1994 ( | )Mangilao | Guam | 16 | 16 |
IV | 1998 ( | )Koror | Palau | 16 | 16 |
V | 2002 ( | )Kolonia | Pohnpei | 19 | 16 |
VI | 2006 ( | )Susupe, Saipan | Northern Mariana Islands | 22 | 22 |
VII | 2010 ( | )Koror | Palau | 18 | 18 |
VIII | 2014 ( | )Kolonia | Pohnpei | 19 | 19 |
IX | 2018 ( | )Yap | Palau | 19 | 18 |
Medal winners for the athletics events of the Micronesian Games until 2006 were published courtesy of Tony Isaacs. [3]
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