2015 Pacific Games

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XV Pacific Games
2015 Pacific Games logo.png
Official logo of the Games
Host city Port Moresby
Country Papua New Guinea
Nations24
Athletes3,796[ citation needed ]
Events299 in 28 sports
Opening4 July 2015
Closing18 July 2015
Opened by Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Athlete's Oath Deslyn Siniu
Judge's OathSusan Babao
Torch lighter Dika Toua
Main venue Sir John Guise Stadium

The 15th Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. [1] It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby.

Contents

More than 3,700 athletes from the 22 Pacific Games Associations plus first time entrants Australia and New Zealand, took part. [2] [3] With almost 300 sets of medals, the games featured 28 sports, 19 of which are on the 2016 Summer Olympics program. Only men's football was a straight qualifying event for Rio 2016. These sporting events took place in 14 venues in the host city.

The host nation, Papua New Guinea, topped the medal table for only the second time, winning the most golds (88) and most medals overall (217). [4] New Caledonia finished second making it only the third time the French territory had failed to place first. Tahiti finished third. Tuvalu won its first ever gold medal at the games, and the debuting teams from Australia and New Zealand won their first Pacific Games medals including gold. [5] [6] [7]

Host selection

Five Pacific Island countries expressed interests in hosting the fifteenth edition of the games as soon as the bidding process began. They were American Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. By March 2009, only three were serious bidders – Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Tonga. [8] On 20 September 2009, the Solomon Islands National Olympic Committee President – Fred Maetoloa, in a press statement announced the withdrawal of the Solomons bid following the withdrawal of the Solomon Island government's commitment and support. [9]

On 27 September 2009, the Pacific Games Council, at its meeting coinciding with the 2009 Pacific Mini Games, elected Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea as the host of the 2015 Games. The final vote was 25–22 in favor of Port Moresby over Tonga to host. [10]

2015 Pacific Games bidding results
CityPGAFinal Votes
Port Moresby Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 25
Nukuʻalofa Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 22

Development and preparation

Preparations for the Games, which Port Moresby was given the honor of hosting in 2009, have taken longer than many had anticipated. The country's ability to host the event in time was uncertain in 2011, according to the PNG Pacific Games organizers. To evaluate the level of the games' preparation, Pacific Games Council President Vidhya Lakhan traveled to Port Moresby on April 26, 2012. On May 2, Lakhan made the announcement that Papua New Guinea will continue to serve as the 2015 Pacific Games host after a week-long presentation by the PNG Pacific Games Venue, Infrastructure and Equipment Committee (VIEC).

Venues and infrastructure

A total of 14 venues hosted 28 sports in Port Moresby.

Competition venues
VenueSportsCapacity
Sir John Guise Stadium Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics (track and field)
Rugby union pictogram.svg Rugby sevens
Rugby league pictogram.svg Rugby league nines
15,000
Sir John Guise Sports Complex (outdoor) Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Beach Volleyball
Field hockey pictogram.svg Field Hockey
Sir John Guise Stadium (indoor) Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball (finals)
Netball pictogram.svg Netball
Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting
2,000
Port Moresby Racquets Club Squash pictogram.svg Squash
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis
1,000
Taurama Aquatic Centre Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 2,000
Taurama Indoor Centre Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball (preliminary rounds)
Karate pictogram.svg Karate
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo
Volleyball pictogram.svg Volleyball
2,500
Bisini Sports Complex (outdoor field) Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket
Lawn bowls pictogram.svg Lawn bowls
Football pictogram.svg Football (Preliminary rounds)
Softball pictogram.svg Softball
Rugby league pictogram.svg Touch rugby
10,000
Royal Port Moresby Golf Club Golf pictogram.svg Golf
Ela Beach and PNGDF Naval Base Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg Va'a
Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon (swimming)
Royal Papua Yacht Club (Fairfax Harbour) Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing
Caritas Technical Secondary School Gym Bodybuilding pictogram.svg Body building
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table Tennis
1,100
June Valley Shooting Range Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 500
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium Football pictogram.svg Football (finals)
Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon (finish)
20,477

Sports Complex

There were two major sporting complexes that played host to many sports. The Sir John Guise complex which hosted nine different sporting codes namely Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Rugby 7s, Rugby league nines, beach volleyball, field hockey, and Athletics. The Bisini sports field was the other sports complex that hosted football, cricket, softball, Touch rugby and lawn bowls.

Medals

Games baton

The 2015 Pacific Games baton was revealed on 23 February 2015 in Port Moresby. The baton was designed and created by Gickmai Kundun, a well known local artist from the Simbu Province. Shaped as an hourglass, the baton depicts a kundu drum which traditionally is used as a communication tool. It (baton) is made out of one of Papua New Guinea's major resource commodity, copper. Kundun said the purpose of the games baton was to unite the people of Papua New Guinea, and the kundu drum was the perfect fit. [11]

Games baton relay

On 25 March 2015, in Port Moresby, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Hon. Peter O'Neill formally launched the Games baton relay. [12] The journey started on March 26 to officially celebrate exactly 100 days till the opening ceremony. Over 150 remote villages, as well as all 22 cities and towns in the 22 provinces, were visited by the baton's tour. The baton paid a special visit to Cairns, Australia, on June 20 to give the sizable Papua New Guinean community a chance to see it firsthand. [13] The relay proceeded for the following five days when the baton landed in the National Capital District (the host province) on June 29. [14]

The baton ended its journey at the opening ceremony on 4 July 2015, where Olympian and Commonwealth weightlifting champion Dika Toua took to the heights of the Sir John Guise Stadium to light the Games Cauldron. [15]

Volunteers

From over 6,000 volunteer applications received by the chief executive officer for the 2015 games, only 3,500 of this applicants were carefully screened and handpicked during the recruitment phase. The 3,500 volunteers were then divided into 175 teams that worked throughout the games in key functional areas such as games village operations, transport, technology, logistics and translators etc.

The Games

The official dates of the 2015 Pacific Games were July 4 to 18, however, competitions for Basketball, Football, Table tennis, and Touch rugby began on July 3 (one day earlier).

Sports

Kyle Husslein playing basketball for Guam at the 2015 Pacific Games Husslein Guam.jpg
Kyle Husslein playing basketball for Guam at the 2015 Pacific Games

There were 28 sports featured at the 2015 Pacific Games. [16]

2015 Pacific Games Sports Programme

Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport.

Participating countries

A total of 24 countries took part in the 2015 Pacific Games. This was with the inclusion of Australia and New Zealand for the first time in the history of the Games. The two countries were invited to participate in four sports; sailing, taekwondo, rugby sevens and weightlifting.

The Pacific Games Council said in July 2014 that the participation of the two countries would improve the quality of competition in the Pacific Games. The inclusion of Australia and New Zealand was on a trial basis, with a review scheduled after the Games to determine its success.

Participating Pacific Games Associations (PGA)

Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many athletes were registered prior to the Games, with that number expected to diminish by the Games' start. Clicking on the number will take you to a page on that nation's delegation to the 2015 Games.

Calendar

The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule. [17]

All dates are Papua New Guinea Time (UTC+10)
OCOpening ceremonyEvent competitionsOlympic qualifying finals1Event finalsCCClosing ceremony
July3
Fri
4
Sat
5
Sun
6
Mon
7
Tue
8
Wed
9
Thu
10
Fri
11
Sat
12
Sun
13
Mon
14
Tue
15
Wed
16
Thu
17
Fri
18
Sat
Events
Olympic Rings Icon.svg CeremoniesOCCC
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 5117149248
Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball 22
Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Beach volleyball 22
Bodybuilding pictogram.svg Bodybuilding 1212
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 31013
Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket 112
Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey 22
Football pictogram.svg Football 112
Golf pictogram.svg Golf 44
Karate pictogram.svg Karate 10717
Bowling pictogram.svg Lawn bowls 448
Netball pictogram.svg Netball 11
Canoeing pictogram.svg Outrigger canoeing 442212
Powerlifting pictogram (Paralympics).svg Powerlifting 1515
Rugby league pictogram.svg Rugby league nines 11
Rugby union pictogram.svg Rugby sevens 22
Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing 66
Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 22121311
Baseball pictogram.svg Softball 11
Squash pictogram.svg Squash 22217
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 767767242
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis 252211
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo 88218
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis 2327
Rugby union pictogram.svg Touch rugby 213
Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon 33
Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball 22
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 121212945
Total events152726221529195272911282530299
Cumulative total15426890105134153158185205216244269299
JulyFri
3
Sat
4
Sun
5
Mon
6
Tue
7
Wed
8
Thu
9
Fri
10
Sat
11
Sun
12
Mon
13
Tue
14
Wed
15
Thu
16
Fri
17
Sat
18
Events

Medal table

Host nation Papua New Guinea topped the overall medal table for only the second time ever. It was also the third Pacific Games in history where New Caledonia had failed to finish first. [18]

Key

  Host nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea*886960217
2Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 605056166
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 393441114
4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 334537115
5Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 17231151
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17191147
7Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 710522
8Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 761528
9Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 71917
10Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 671528
11Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 33713
12Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 3159
13Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 3148
14Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia 3104
15Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 281222
16Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island 2327
17Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 191020
18Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna 1157
19Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 1034
20Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 0112
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 0112
22Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 0055
23Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 0000
Flag of Tokelau.svg  Tokelau 0000
Totals (24 entries)300293315908

Ceremonies

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, between 18:00 and 22:00 (GMT+10), on 4 July 2015. The Head of the Commonwealth and Queen of Papua New Guinea, Queen Elizabeth II, was represented by her son, Prince Andrew, Duke of York. [19] Airleke Ingram was its artistic director, with executive producer being Merryn Hughes from the Makoda Productions. Live musical performers included Jamie-Lee Chan, Jagarizzar, with Ngaire Joseph, and duo group Twin Tribe who performed Winds of Change as the closing act. A special performance by Sir George Telek and a medley from Papua New Guinea's all-time music greats - the Paramana Strangers, Pati Potts Doi, and Tom Larry.

Parade of nations

As per games tradition, each PGA paraded into the arena for the opening ceremony with each delegation being led by a flag bearer from their respective teams. Following tradition, the host of the previous games, New Caledonia, enters first followed by the rest of the participating PGA's in alphabetical order. The host nation of Papua New Guinea enters last. Each nation was preceded by a placard bearer carrying a sign with the country's name.

Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport.

OrderNationFlag bearerSport
1 Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia
2 Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Nicole Beck Rugby sevens
4 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Tereapii Tapoki Athletics
5 Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia Manuel Minginfel Weightlifting
6 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Apolonia Vaivai Weightlifting
7 Flag of Guam.svg Guam Jagger Stephens Swimming
8 Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati David Katoatao Weightlifting
9 Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands
10 Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru Itte Detenamo Weightlifting
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
12 Flag of Niue.svg Niue
13 Flag of Norfolk Island.svg Norfolk Island Kevin Coulter Shooting
14 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands
15 Flag of Palau.svg Palau Stevick Patris Weightlifting
16 Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Ele Opeloge Weightlifting
17 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Jenly Tegu Wini Weightlifting
18 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti
19 Flag of Tokelau.svg Tokelau Volunteern/a
20 Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
21 Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu
22 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu
23 Flag of France.svg Wallis and Futuna
24 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Linda Pulsan Powerlifting

Marketing

Tura the Kokomo Tura the Kokomo.png
Tura the Kokomo

Mascot

The official mascot for the 2015 games, 'Tura the Kokomo', was designed by a 13-year-old boy named Taka Seigori from Tubuseria, a motuan village - located 30 minutes drive from Port Moresby. 'Tura the Kokomo' depicts a modern, cheeky and funny Hornbill - known in Papua New Guinea as a 'Kokomo'. The bird is known to possess the attributes of friendliness and cheekiness. Colours seen on the crown of 'Tura the Kokomo' are the colours of the 2015 Pacific Games logo. [20]

Sponsors

Official Games Sponsor Bank South Pacific (BSP)
Games Baton Relay Sponsor Oil Search
Platinum SponsorsOK Tedi Mining, Telikom PNG, PNG Power, National Gaming Control Board (NGCB), Puma Energy, SP Brewery
Gold Sponsors MRDC, Daltron, Brian Bell Homecentres, Applus Velosi, Fuji Xerox, Air Niugini, Petromin PNG Holdings Limited, Emtek Multimedia, Coca-Cola, Steamships
Silver SponsorsMoore Printing, Hertz, MMI Pacific Insurance
Supporting SponsorPNG Ports

See also

Notes

^a Athletics: The total of 48 events contested in 2015 included four parasport events: Men's shot put – secured throw, women's shot put – ambulatory, men's javelin – ambulatory, and men's 100m – ambulatory. [21]

^b Boxing: Women's events were included for 2015. The weight classes used by the IOC, i.e. flyweight (48–51 kg), lightweight (57–60 kg), and middleweight (69–75 kg) were added to the schedule. [22] There were ten weight classes for men. [23]

^c Football: Men's tournament had eight teams (including New Zealand) and the women's had seven teams. Both were qualification events for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [24]

^d Karate: The Kumite tournament included six weight divisions for men and five for women. The schedule also included individual and team Kata events for men and women. [25]

^e Men's softball was not able to be included in the program as the sport did not meet the criterion of the Pacific Games charter requiring nominations for the event from at least six countries. Women's softball was included. [26] [27]

^f Swimming: The schedule for Taurama Pool included 40 events; 19 for men, 19 for women, and two mixed team relays. [28] The open water swim also included a men's event and a women's event. [29]

^g Table tennis: The total of 11 events contested in 2015 included four parasport events: Men's singles – seated, women's singles – seated, men's singles – ambulatory, and women's singles – ambulatory. [30]

^h Weightlifting: The total of 45 events contested in 2015 was split into 15 weight classes (eight for men and seven for women) with three sets of medals awarded (for the snatch, clean and jerk, and combined total) in each class. [31]

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