| Va'a at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gahi |
Va'a, also called the outrigger canoe, for the 2013 Pacific Mini Games , was held in Gahi village and its namesake bay area. It is located in the southeast coast of Wallis and Futuna. Competition for this sport was on the 3 to 6 September 2013. [1]
Key:
* Host nation (Wallis and Futuna)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  French Polynesia (TAH) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  Wallis and Futuna (WLF)* | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Palau (PLW) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 |  Tonga (TON) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| V1 500m | Tahiti | Wallis and Futuna | Fiji |
| V6 500m | Tahiti | Wallis and Futuna | Papua New Guinea |
| V6 1,500m | Tahiti | Wallis and Futuna | Fiji |
| V12 500m | Tahiti | Wallis and Futuna | Tonga |
| V1 marathon 15 km | Isidore Tevaearai (TAH) | Penisio Talalua (WLF) | Kelekele Lausi (FIJ) |
| V6 marathon 30 km | Tahiti | Wallis and Futuna | Fiji |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| V1 500m | Tahiti | Palau | Wallis and Futuna |
| V6 500m | Tahiti | Wallis and Futuna | Papua New Guinea |
| V6 1,500m | Tahiti | Papua New Guinea | Wallis and Futuna |
| V12 500m | Tahiti | Papua New Guinea | Wallis and Futuna |
| V1 marathon 10 km | Marguerite Temaiana (TAH) | Marina Toribiong (PLW) | Caroline Tauhola (WLF) |
| V6 marathon 20 km | Tahiti | Papua New Guinea | Wallis and Futuna |
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The Wallis and Futuna national soccer team is the national soccer team of Wallis and Futuna. Wallis and Futuna is not a member of FIFA and, therefore, is not eligible to enter either the FIFA World Cup or the OFC Nations Cup, and due to the low investment in sport on the part of the country, it has been many years since it played an international match.
Rugby union in Wallis and Futuna is a popular sport within the French overseas territory.
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| Pacific Games |  | |
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| Mini Games | ||
Known as the South Pacific Games prior to 2009 | ||