Nauru at the 2011 Pacific Games

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Nauru competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Nauru has listed 69 competitors. [1]

Nauru Republic in Oceania

Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia, a subregion of Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the east. It further lies northwest of Tuvalu, north of the Solomon Islands, east-northeast of Papua New Guinea, southeast of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the Marshall Islands. With only a 21-square-kilometre (8.1 sq mi) area, Nauru is the third-smallest state on the list of countries and dependencies by area behind Vatican City and Monaco, making it the smallest state in the South Pacific Ocean, the smallest island state, and the smallest republic. Its population is 11,347, making it the third smallest on the list of countries and dependencies by population, after the Vatican and Tuvalu.

2011 Pacific Games 2011 Pacific Games held in Nouméa, New Caledonia

The 2011 Pacific Games took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the Pacific Games. Upon closure of the registration for entries, "some 4,300 athletes" had registered from the twenty-two competing nations, although it was expected that not all would attend.

Nouméa Commune in New Caledonia, France

Nouméa is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian, Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians, Ni-Vanuatu and Kanaks who work in one of the South Pacific's most industrialised cities. The city lies on a protected deepwater harbour that serves as the chief port for New Caledonia.

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Athletics

Nauru has qualified 16 athletes. [2]

Men
Women

Boxing

Nauru has qualified 9 athletes. [3]

Men

Judo

Nauru has qualified 5 athletes. [4]

Men

Powerlifting

Nauru has qualified 8 athletes. [5]

Men

Table Tennis

Nauru has qualified 7 athletes. [6]

Men
Women

Tennis

Nauru has qualified 5 athletes. [7]

Men
Women

Weightlifting

Nauru has qualified 3 athletes. [8]

Men
Women

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References

  1. ↑ List of Athletes Competing as of July 28, 2011
  2. ↑ Athletics – Participants Archived 2012-09-03 at the Wayback Machine .
  3. ↑ Boxing – Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  4. ↑ Judo – Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  5. ↑ Powerlifting – Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  6. ↑ Table Tennis – Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  7. ↑ Tennis - Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
  8. ↑ Weightlifting - Participants Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine .
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