Host city | Honiara |
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Country | Solomon Islands |
Motto | Challenge, Celebrate, Unite |
Nations | 24 |
Events | 342 in 24 sports |
Opening | 19 November 2023 |
Closing | 2 December 2023 |
Opened by | Manasseh Sogavare |
Athlete's Oath | Marx Boussougou Lara Grangeon |
Website | sol2023.com.sb |
The 2023 Pacific Games, officially known as the XVII Pacific Games and commonly known as Sol 2023 or Honiara 2023, was a continental multi-sport event for Oceania countries and territories held in Honiara, Solomon Islands between 19 November and 2 December 2023. [1] This was the first time that the Solomon Islands have hosted the Pacific Games.
The Games were originally scheduled for 16–29 July 2023. However, in July 2021, the Games organizers requested a date change due to delays in preparation for the games caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Solomon Islands. [2]
New Caledonia topped the medal table by both total golds (82) and total medals (197), with Tahiti finishing second by both respects (57 and 160). Australia finished third, setting a record for the most gold medals and total medals ever won by their delegation at a Pacific Games with 50 and 84. Samoa finished fourth, with a total of 34 gold and 76 medals. Papua New Guinea rounded off the top five list with 29 gold medals and third in the overall medal count, with 105 medals. Host nation Solomon Islands won twelve gold medals and 78 medals, its best result at any Pacific Games, finishing in seventh place. Marshall Islands won their first ever Pacific Games gold medals, a record five all from weightlifting.
Two countries expressed interest and launched bids for the 17th games. Tahiti, French Polynesia, which hosted the event in 1971 and 1995, was the first to express their intentions in hosting the 2023 Games during the Pacific Games Council (PGC) General Assembly in Port Moresby in July 2015. The other bidder, the Solomon Islands, in 2016 expressed interest with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare launching the country's bid for a potential first time host of the quadrennial event. [3] On 11 May 2016, during the PGC General Assembly in Port Vila, with the decision taken by the 22 members of the PGC awarded the hosting rights to the Solomon Islands. The margin of victory was reportedly a single vote. [4]
2023 Pacific Games bidding results | |||||
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City | PGA | Final Votes | |||
Honiara | Solomon Islands | 12 | |||
Pape'ete | Tahiti, French Polynesia | 10 |
The 'Pacific Games 2023 Act 2017' created the National Hosting Authority (NHA) as the 2023 Pacific Games Hosting Authority to manage the duties of the committees created by the Act, including the Games Organizing Committee, Games Facilities Committee, and NHA Secretariat. [5] The NHA's responsibility is to oversee the 2023 Pacific Games overall by making sure the Solomon Islands Pacific Games Association and the Government fulfill their obligations under the host contract and by managing the Games' financial planning and budgeting. This strives to ensure vital connection between public services, venues, and building. Additionally, NHA makes sure that the provisions of the Pacific Games 2023 Act (2017) are followed and upheld. [6]
Military and police personal from Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand assisted the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force throughout the games. [7] [8]
The games will take place in 11 venues spread across the host city of Honiara. The 2023 Pacific Games' sport venues are conveniently close to one another and can be reached in 5 to 30 minutes. [9] The following venues have been confirmed:
24 countries and territories participated: the 22 Pacific Games Associations (PGA), and two Associate members - New Zealand, and Australia.
As amended in the Pacific Games charter on 14 July 2019, in Apia, Samoa, the programme of the Pacific Games shall consist of 17 mandatory sports and 7 optionals who have to reflect the local interests. [10] [11] The following sports are scheduled for the games:
The 2023 schedule by session was released by the Games Organizing Committee on 19 June 2023. [12]
Daily medal events for all sports are yet to be confirmed.
OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
November/December 2023 | November | December | Events | |||||||||||||||
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17 Fri | 18 Sat | 19 Sun | 20 Mon | 21 Tue | 22 Wed | 23 Thu | 24 Fri | 25 Sat | 26 Sun | 27 Mon | 28 Tue | 29 Wed | 30 Thu | 1 Fri | 2 Sat | |||
Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||||||||
Archery | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||||
Athletics | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Basketball | Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | |||||||||
3×3 Basketball | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Bodybuilding | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Boxing | ● | ● | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Field hockey | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Football | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Golf | ● | ● | ● | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Judo | ● | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
Karate | ||||||||||||||||||
Netball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ||||||||||||
Outrigger canoeing | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||||
Powerlifting | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Rugby league nines | ● | ● | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Rugby sevens | ● | ● | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Sailing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
Swimming | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Table tennis | ● | ● | 4 | ● | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||
Tennis | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 4 | ||||||
Touch rugby | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | 1 | ||||||||||||
Triathlon | ||||||||||||||||||
Volleyball | Indoor volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | |||||||||
Beach volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | |||||||||||||
Weightlifting | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Total events | ||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative total | ||||||||||||||||||
November/December | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | Mon 27 | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | Thu 30 | Fri 1 | Sat 2 | Events |
* Host nation (Solomon Islands)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | New Caledonia | 82 | 57 | 58 | 197 |
2 | Tahiti | 57 | 53 | 50 | 160 |
3 | Australia | 50 | 24 | 10 | 84 |
4 | Samoa | 34 | 21 | 21 | 76 |
5 | Papua New Guinea | 29 | 37 | 39 | 105 |
6 | Fiji | 21 | 30 | 40 | 91 |
7 | Solomon Islands* | 12 | 36 | 30 | 78 |
8 | New Zealand | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
9 | Nauru | 10 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
10 | Guam | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
11 | Cook Islands | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
12 | Marshall Islands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
13 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
14 | Wallis and Futuna | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
15 | Vanuatu | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
16 | Kiribati | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
17 | Federated States of Micronesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
18 | Tonga | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
19 | Niue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
20 | Tuvalu | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
21 | American Samoa | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
22 | Palau | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
23 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
24 | Tokelau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals (24 entries) | 342 | 324 | 330 | 996 |
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