2022 Pacific Mini Games

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XI Pacific Mini Games
2022 Pacific Mini Games logo.png
Country Northern Marianas
MottoRising up to the challenge
Nations20
Athletes1,034 [1]
Events144 in 9 sports
Opening17 June
Closing25 June
Opened by Ralph Torres
Northern Mariana Islands Governor
Torch lighterKurt Barnes
Main venue Oleai Sports Complex
Saipan was selected as the host of the 2022 Pacific Mini Games Saipan.jpg
Saipan was selected as the host of the 2022 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.

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Host selection

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]

Venues and infrastructure

Competition venues  [7]
VenueEvents
Oleai Sports Complex - Track and FieldAthletics pictogram.svg  Athletics
Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium Badminton pictogram.svg  Badminton
Francisco “Tan Ko” M. Baseball FieldBaseball pictogram.svg  Baseball
Crowne Plaza Resort SaipanVolleyball (beach) pictogram.svg  Beach volleyball
Jones Beach, Tinian
Coral Ocean Golf ResortGolf pictogram.svg  Golf
13th Fishermen Memorial MonumentCanoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg  Outrigger canoeing
American Memorial Park Tennis pictogram.svg  Tennis
Pacific Islands Club Saipan
Rota - West Marine HarborTriathlon pictogram.svg  Triathlon
Marianas High School GymWeightlifting pictogram.svg  Weightlifting

Sports

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.

Participating nations

As of 1 June 2022, twenty countries and territories have confirmed their participation in the games. [1]

Pacific Games Associations

Medal table

The final medal tally of the 2022 Pacific Mini Games.

  *   Host nation (Northern Mariana Islands)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 33281980
2Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 22152158
3Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands*1613938
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 163322
5Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 11261754
6Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 1051126
7Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 9171743
8Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 85821
9Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 518629
10Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 4037
11Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 3014
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 3014
13Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 2518
14Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 2013
15Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0134
16 Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg Wallis and Futuna 0066
17Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island 0022
18Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 0000
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia 0000
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 0000
Totals (20 entries)144136129409

Calendar

The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule. [10]

OCOpening ceremony●Event competitions1Event finalsCCClosing ceremony
June 202215th
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
Olympic Rings Icon.svg CeremoniesOCCC
Athletics pictogram.svg  Athletics ●●●●●●47
Badminton pictogram.svg  Badminton ●1●●56
Baseball pictogram.svg  Baseball ●●●●●●●●●1
Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg  Beach volleyball ●●●●22
Golf pictogram.svg  Golf ●●●44
Tennis pictogram.svg  Tennis ●●●2●●●●327
Triathlon pictogram.svg  Triathlon 224
Weightlifting pictogram.svg  Weightlifting 1515151560
Vaa pictogram.svg  Va'a ●●●●12

References

  1. 1 2 "More than 1000 athletes to compete in Pacific Mini Games". www.rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "CNMI to host Mini Games". www.insidethegames.com. 2017. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "June 2022 dates confirmed for Pacific Mini Games". www.insidethegames.biz. October 18, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "CNMI wins". www.sportstg.com/Pacific-Games-Council. 2017. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Northern Marianas bid". www.pireport.org. 2017. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ Rabago, Mark (July 8, 2021). "Nearly 1,900 confirmed for Mini Games". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Va'a, tennis and weightlifting officially added to 2022 Pacific Mini Games". www.insidethegames.biz. May 17, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Schedule". northernmarianas2022.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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