Wallis and Futuna at the 2011 Pacific Games

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Wallis and Futuna competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Wallis and Futuna has listed 185 competitors. [1]

Wallis and Futuna Overseas collectivity of France

Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast. Though both French and Polynesian, Wallis and Futuna is distinct from the entity known as French Polynesia.

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

Wallis and Futuna has qualified 8 athletes. [2]

Men
Women

Canoeing

Wallis and Futuna has qualified 13 athletes. [3]

Men

Golf

Wallis and Futuna has qualified 2 athletes. [4]

Women

Karate

Wallis and Futuna has qualified 3 athletes. [5]

Men

Powerlifting

Wallis and Futuna has qualified 5 athletes. [6]

Men

Rugby Sevens

Wallis and Futuna has qualified a men's team. Each team can consist of a maximum of 12 athletes. [7]

Men

Sailing

Wallis and Futuna has qualified 4 athletes. [8] [9]

Taekwondo

Wallis and Futuna has qualified 3 athletes. [10]

Men

Tennis

Wallis and Futuna has qualified 2 athletes. [11]

Men
Women

Volleyball

Indoor Volleyball

Wallis and Futuna has qualified a men's and women's team. Each team can consist of a maximum of 12 members. [12]

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Women

Weightlifting

Wallis and Futuna has qualified 1 athletes. [13]

Men

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