Athletics at the IX Pacific Mini Games | |
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Dates | September 3–6 |
Host city | Mata Utu, Wallis and Futuna |
Venue | Kafika Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 47 (25 men, 22 women) |
Athletics, for the 2013 Pacific Mini Games , was held at Kafika Stadium in Mata Utu, Wallis and Futuna, from 3 to 6 September 2013. There were four parasport events included, three for men and one for women. [1]
Key:
* Host nation (Wallis and Futuna)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 18 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
2 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 14 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
3 | Fiji (FIJ) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
4 | Tonga (TON) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
5 | Wallis and Futuna (WLF)* | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
6 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
7 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
8 | Cook Islands (COK) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Samoa (SAM) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Nauru (NRU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Norfolk Island (NFK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Palau (PLW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Vanuatu (VAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 entries) | 47 | 43 | 42 | 132 |
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