The 2017 Pacific Mini Games were held in Port Vila, Vanuatu, in December 2017. It was the tenth edition of the Pacific Mini Games, and the second to be hosted in Vanuatu (after the 1993 games).

X Pacific Mini Games
Host cityPort Vila, Vanuatu
MottoOne Ocean, One People
Nations24
Athletes2000
Events172 in 14 sports
Opening4 December
Closing15 December
Opened byTallis Obed Moses
Main venueKorman Stadium

Host selection

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Vanuatu was awarded the right to host the games at a September 2011 meeting of the Pacific Games Council's General Assembly. Nauru and the Northern Mariana Islands were the other countries to bid. The event was originally planned for September 2017 but preparations were delayed by Cyclone Pam.[1][2]

Both rounds of voting took place on the 4 September 2011 with Nauru eliminated after the first round. In the final round, Vanuatu edged Northern Mariana Islands by 4 votes to earn hosting rights.[3]

2017 Pacific Mini Games bidding results
City Country Round 1 Round 2
Port Vila   Vanuatu 8 13
Saipan   Northern Mariana Islands 8 9
Yaren   Nauru 6

Venues

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Choir at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila.

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  • Korman Sports Complex
    • Archery field - Archery
    • Stadium - Athletics, Football, Rugby sevens, Opening and closing ceremonies
    • Indoor Hall 1 - Boxing, Table tennis
    • Indoor Hall 2 - Basketball 3×3, Judo, Karate, Netball
    • Beach Volleyball Courts - Beach Volleyball
    • Tennis courts - Tennis
  • Mele Golf Course - Golf
  • Port Vila Municipal Stadium - Football
  • Epauto Adventist High School -Weightlifting

Participating nations

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There were 24 national teams that competed at the games:

Medal table

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The final medal tally for the 2017 Pacific Mini Games.

  *   Host nation (Vanuatu)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  New Caledonia46162082
2  Papua New Guinea32322185
3  Fiji23312478
4  Vanuatu*22262775
5  Samoa20161046
6  Solomon Islands8111837
7  Tonga441220
8  Cook Islands44513
9  Kiribati35412
10  Marshall Islands3003
11  New Zealand2709
12  Wallis and Futuna2338
13  Independent PGC athletes *2103
14  Nauru191525
15  Guam0112
  Tuvalu0112
17  Australia0022
18  American Samoa0011
  Northern Mariana Islands0011
  Tokelau0011
Totals (20 entries)172167166505

Sports

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Fourteen sports were hosted:[6]


Note: A number in parentheses indicates the number of medal events that were contested in each sport, where known.

Archery

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual recurve Robert Elder
  Fiji
Danick Aisik
  Vanuatu
Arne Jansen
  Tonga [7]
Women's individual recurve Isabelle Vermande
  New Caledonia
Jil Grete Walter
  Samoa
Isabelle Soero
  New Caledonia[8]
Mixed team recurve   New Caledonia
Denis Moedjijo
Isabelle Soero
  Samoa
Joseph Walter
Jil Grete Walter
  Tonga
Arne Jansen
Karoline Tatafu
Men's individual compound Henry Shiu
  New Caledonia
Frederick Leota
  Fiji
Xavier Mangoen
  New Caledonia
Women's individual compound Cecile Picot
  New Caledonia
Lisa Leota
  Fiji
[9]
Mixed team compound   New Caledonia
Henry Shiu
Cecile Picot
  Fiji
Lisa Leota
Frederick Leota
[10]

Boxing

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light flyweight
49 kg
Namry Berry
  Vanuatu
Tetekana Clinton
  Solomon Islands
[11]
Flyweight
52 kg
Kalai Gill
  Vanuatu
Keama Charkes Feama
  Papua New Guinea
Mika Alex
  Solomon Islands [12]
Bantamweight
56 kg
Warawara Boe
  Vanuatu
Cook Yachen
  Nauru
Noki Beupu
  Papua New Guinea
Iiaha Denis Moses
  Solomon Islands
Lightweight
60 kg
Nu'uuli Mose
  Samoa
Silas Johnny
  Vanuatu
Oaike Allan Aukoae
  Papua New Guinea
Kia Henry
  Solomon Islands
Light welterweight
64 kg
Sere Roy
  Vanuatu
Ume John
  Papua New Guinea
Babanisi Gerrard
  Solomon Islands
Davule Jone
  Fiji
Welterweight
69 kg
Moleni John Barry Slade
  Tonga
Aisaga Andrew Kape
  Papua New Guinea
Hill Winston
  Fiji
Fandaux Than Guy
  New Caledonia
Middleweight
75 kg
Sivas Lui
  Vanuatu
Sua Ropati
  Samoa
Kometa Andrew
  Kiribati
Drayton Sabastien
  New Caledonia
Light heavyweight
81 kg
Henry Tyrell
  Samoa
Jubiely Torea
  Independent PGC athletes
Waritam Robert Zorro
  Vanuatu
Tameifuna Mercy Sione
  Tonga
Heavyweight
91 kg
Heimata Neuffer
  Independent PGC athletes
Peneueta John
  Samoa
Missak Tuk
  Vanuatu
Kami Talamoni Clayton
  Tonga
Super heavyweight
+91 kg
Atiu Amoroa
  Independent PGC athletes
Robin Peter
  Vanuatu
Aukoso Faamanu
  Samoa
Tusamoa Jean
  New Caledonia

Golf

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual[13] Guillaume Castagne
  New Caledonia
Abid Hussain
  Fiji
Morgan Annato
  Papua New Guinea
Women's individual[14] Emillie Ricaud
  New Caledonia
Rotana Howard
  Cook Islands
Mathilde Guepy
  New Caledonia
Men's team[15]   New Caledonia
Guillaume Castagne
Morgan Dufour
Anthony Cuer
Norman Bonnet
  Papua New Guinea
Morgan Annato
Vagi James
Philip Mek
Justin Brunskill
  Fiji
Abid Hussain
Olaf Allen
Won Hwang
Ryan Kumar
Women's team   New Caledonia
Emillie Ricaud
Mathilde Guepy
Maiwen Delamarie-le Blevic
Ines Lavelua
  Papua New Guinea
Kristine Seko
Wari Winchcombe
Natalie Mok
Danae Clamp
  Fiji
Merelita McCarthy
Jee Dawi
Raina Kumar
Ufemia Naisara

Judo

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[16][17][18]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 60 kg Tony Lomo
  Solomon Islands
Charles Cure
  New Caledonia
Loic Michel Nasse
  Vanuatu
Men's 66 kg Kaieura Kip
  Nauru
Joe Mahit
  Vanuatu
Claude Kalo
  Vanuatu
Ugo Langois
  New Caledonia
Men's 73 kg Vincent Neris
  New Caledonia
Tom Willie
  Vanuatu
Ilai Ualesi Elekana Manu
  Tokelau
Men's 81 kg William Fayard
  New Caledonia
Vincent Burani
  New Caledonia
Pandabela Lesley
  Solomon Islands
Men's 90 kg Teva Gouriou
  New Caledonia
Ovini Uera
  Nauru
Nicolas Monvoisin
  Vanuatu
Feao Fakaosi
  Tonga
Men's 100 kg David Put
  New Caledonia
not awarded not awarded
Men's +100 kg Finetuui Moala
  Tonga
Sailosi Fua Ealelei
  Tonga
Nazario Martin Fiakaifonu
  Vanuatu
Men's open lightweight Vincent Neris
  New Caledonia
Ugo Langois
  New Caledonia
Kaierua Kip
  Nauru
Charles Cure
  New Caledonia
Men's open heavyweight Teva Gouriou
  New Caledonia
Sailosi Fua Ealelei
  Tonga
William Fayard
  New Caledonia
Finetuui Moala
  Tonga
Women's 52 kg Chloe Omo-Perraut
  New Caledonia
not awarded not awarded
Women's 57 kg Jaycee Brival
  New Caledonia
not awarded not awarded
Women's 63 kg Camille Geniau
  New Caledonia
Nathalyn Takayawa
  Fiji
Emeline Kaddour
  New Caledonia
Women's 70 kg Shanice Takayawa
  Fiji
not awarded not awarded
Women's open lightweight Jaycee Brival
  New Caledonia
Chloe Omo-Perraut
  New Caledonia
not awarded
Women's open heavyweight Shanice Takayawa
  Fiji
Emeline Kaddour
  New Caledonia
Aykesa Atuvaha
  New Caledonia
Esther Dumons
  New Caledonia

Karate

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Kata

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual[19] Vu Duc Minh Dack
  New Caledonia
Tumu Lango
  Vanuatu
not awarded
Women's individual [20] Laura Rothery
  New Caledonia
Vamule Vassy Mata Lango
  Vanuatu
Crystal Elizabeth Raka Mari
  Papua New Guinea
Men's team [21]   New Caledonia
Vu Duc Minh Dack
Jean Emmanuel Faure
Kevyn Pognon
  Vanuatu
Tumu Lango
Trevor Naieu
Freddy Wilson
not awarded
Women's team   New Caledonia
Angelique Mondoloni
Laura Rothery
Juliette Schmidt
  Vanuatu
Vamule Vassy Mata Lango
Winona Lango
Augustine Yalou
not awarded

Kumite

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 60 kg Jaremy Di Matteo
  New Caledonia
Joshua Iauko
  Vanuatu
Everest Foetaa Ega
  Solomon Islands
Nigel Bana
  Papua New Guinea
Men's 67 kg Jean-Emmanuel Faure
  New Caledonia
Paul Henry Iauko
  Vanuatu
Frengy Bisoka
  Solomon Islands
Men's 75 kg Philippe Annonier
  New Caledonia
Jasper Samo
  Solomon Islands
Tumu Lango
  Vanuatu
Men's 84 kg Stephane Breton
  Vanuatu
Vincent Quentin Bougen
  Papua New Guinea
Dylan Agamalu
  New Caledonia
Siosi Tafoa Junior
  Solomon Islands
Men's +84 kg Jonathan Dedieu
  New Caledonia
Petelo Perkon Peato
  Vanuatu
not awarded
Men's open Iwe Rene Hmana
  New Caledonia
Nigel Bana
  Papua New Guinea
Siosi Tagoa Junior
  Solomon Islands
Trevor Naieu
  Vanuatu
Men's team   New Caledonia
Dylan Agamalu
Mathieu Annonier
Philippe Annonier
Jonathan Dedieu
Jean-Emmanuel Faure
Lucien Haiu
Iwe Rene Hmana
Kevyn Pognon
  Vanuatu
Petelo Perkon Peato
Tumu Lango
Cliford Bule
Reynold Noukout
Stephane Breton
Christopher Olule
Gely Robert Pakoa
  Papua New Guinea
Cosmas Walihl Sallawali
Nigel Bana
Vincent Quentin Bougen
  Solomon Islands
Siosi Tafoa Junior
Kenihiria Rex
Jasper Samo
Frengy Bisoka
Everest Foetaa Ega
Women's 61 kg Vamule Vassy Mata Lango
  Vanuatu
Crystal Elizabeth Raka Mari
  Papua New Guinea
not awarded
Women's 68 kg Aurore Vaysset
  New Caledonia
Augustine Yalou
  Vanuatu
Janet Lydia Gwai
  Solomon Islands
Women's +68 kg Romina Rambans
  New Caledonia
Lynn Tari
  Vanuatu
not awarded
Women's open Morane Vacher
  New Caledonia
Crystal Elizabeth Raka Mari
  Papua New Guinea
Winona Lango
  Vanuatu
Women's team   New Caledonia
Romina Rambans
Morane Vacher
Aurore Vaysset
  Vanuatu
Vamule Vassy Mata Lango
Winona Lango
Lynn Tari
Augustine Yalou
not awarded

Rugby sevens

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men   Samoa (SAM)   Fiji (FIJ)   Tonga (TGA)

Calendar

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The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.[25]

OC Opening ceremony Event competitions Commonwealth Games qualifying 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
December 2017 2nd
Sat
3rd
Sun
4th
Mon
5th
Tue
6th
Wed
7th
Thu
8th
Fri
9th
Sat
10th
Sun
11th
Mon
12th
Tue
13th
Wed
14th
Thu
15th
Fri
Gold
medals
  Ceremonies OC CC
  3-on-3 basketball 2 2
  Archery 2 4 6
  Athletics 9 11 11 16 47
  Beach volleyball 2 2
  Boxing 10 10
  Football 1 1 2
  Golf 4 4
  Judo 7 8 15
  Karate 10 6 16
  Netball 1 1
  Rugby sevens 1 1
  Table tennis 2 1 8 11
  Tennis 2 3 2 7
  Weightlifting 18 15 15 48
Total gold medals 0 0 0 18 24 25 11 19 0 9 11 16 25 14 172
Cumulative total 0 0 0 18 42 67 77 97 97 106 117 133 158 172

Notes

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^* No official Tahiti team took part in the 2017 Mini Games following the French Polynesian government's decision to boycott the event. A number of Tahitian athletes competed under the banner of the Pacific Games Council.[26]

^a Athletics included four parasport events: men's 100m – ambulatory; men's javelin – ambulatory; men's shot put – seated; and women's shot put – ambulatory.

^b Table tennis to include four parasport events: men's/women's singles – seated; and men's/women's singles – ambulatory.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Sport: Officials confident 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Vanuatu remain on track". Radio New Zealand. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Start date for 2017 Mini Games in Vanuatu pushed back", Radio New Zealand, 21 January 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 Pacific Mini Games: Vanuatu Wins!", Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Spectator Guide" (PDF).
  5. ^ Schedule
  6. ^ Vanuatu Bid, pp. 10–11.
  7. ^ Silver in archery warmly received
  8. ^ Father and daughter shooting for the stars
  9. ^ Archers Impress Team Fiji Boss
  10. ^ Archery
  11. ^ Boxing
  12. ^ "Medalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  13. ^ "Men result Golf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  14. ^ "Women result Golf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  15. ^ "Golf".
  16. ^ Judo Results
  17. ^ "Judo 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  18. ^ Judo 2
  19. ^ Karate
  20. ^ Women's kata
  21. ^ "Male team kata" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  22. ^ Rugby 7 results
  23. ^ Rugby Gold
  24. ^ Rugby bronze
  25. ^ "Sports Schedule". Van2017.com. 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  26. ^ "Tahiti athletes to compete under neutral banner". The Vanuatu Independent. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  27. ^ "ONOC Chef de Mission Presentation". Sports TG. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

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