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Pacific Mini Games

Pacific Mini Games
AbbreviationPMG
FrequencyEvery 4 years
Inaugurated1981
President
Vidhya Lakhan
HeadquartersSuva, Fiji

The Pacific Mini Games are a continental multi-sport event contested by countries and territories located in Oceania. The event has been held every four years since the inaugural games in Honiara, Solomon Islands in 1981. It was known as the South Pacific Mini Games prior to 2009. It is called the 'Mini' games because it is a scaled-down version of the main Pacific Games and is similarly rotated on a four-year basis in the intervening years between the main Games.

The Mini Games have been hosted by 9 different Pacific Island capitals around 4 countries and 5 territories. The Cook Islands have hosted twice and is scheduled for a third in 2029. Vanuatu and Palau have also hosted two Games. Similarly to the main Games, athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams. In each sporting event, gold medals are awarded for first place, silver medals are awarded for second place, and bronze medals are awarded for third place.

Unlike the main Games, there is equal dominance from Pacific Games associations (PGA's). Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Fiji have all ranked first a record 3 times, with Samoa, Nauru, and Tahiti topping the games once.

Concept

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Following the success of the main Pacific Games, the Pacific Games council decided to create a smaller version of the games to enable smaller nations and territories to host events and compete against each other. From this came the Pacific Mini Games.

Pacific Games Council

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Main article: Pacific Games § Council

The governing body for the mini games is the Pacific Games Council. Much like the main games, the Games council flag is presented to the host nation of the next mini games at the end of every games. As of 2017,[1] the council has 22 member nations.

Two other nations, Australia and New Zealand, are not members of the council but are invited as observers to the council's general assembly.[1] These nations participated at the mini games in 2017 and made their main games debut in 2015.[1]

Editions

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Host cities of the Pacific Mini Games

List of Pacific Mini Games

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Games No. Host Games dates /
Opened by 		Sports Competitors Events Nations Top nation
1981 I Solomon Islands Honiara 8 – 16 July 1981
Unknown 		5 +600 51 15 New Caledonia New Caledonia
1985 II Cook Islands Rarotonga 31 July – 9 August 1985
Unknown 		6 700 56 16  Papua New Guinea
1989 III Tonga Nuku'alofa 22 August – 1 September 1989
King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV 		6 832 93 16  Western Samoa
1993 IV Vanuatu Port Vila 6 – 16 December 1993
Unknown 		6 67 15  Fiji
1997 V American Samoa Pago Pago 11 – 22 August 1997
Unknown 		11 1798 144 19  Nauru
2001 VI Norfolk Island Kingston 3 – 14 December 2001
Unknown 		10 97 18  Fiji
2005 VII Palau Koror 25 July – 4 August 2005
President Thomas Remengesau Jr. 		12 170 20 New Caledonia
2009 VIII Cook Islands Rarotonga 21 September – 2 October 2009
Queen's Rep Sir Frederick Goodwin 		15 +1354 144 21  Fiji
2013 IX Wallis and Futuna Mata Utu 2 – 12 September 2013
French President François Hollande 		8 127 22  Papua New Guinea
2017 X Vanuatu Port Vila 5 – 15 December 2017
President Tallis Obed Moses 		14 ~2000 173 23+1 New Caledonia
2022 XI Northern Mariana Islands Saipan 17 – 25 June 2022
Governor Ralph Torres 		9 1034 144 19  Papua New Guinea
2025 XII Palau Koror 29 June – 9 July 2025
President Surangel Whipps Jr. 		12 ~2000 236 23  French Polynesia
2029 XIII Cook Islands Rarotonga TBA 2029
TBA 		12 TBA TBA 24 (expected) TBD

As with the main games, the cost of providing the necessary facilities and infrastructure is a concern to the region's smaller nations. In preparation for the 2009 Games in Rarotonga, despite having hosted the games previously, the local government considered diverting funds from a highway project, and secured a loan for US$10 million from the Chinese government to finance the building of a stadium.[2][3]

Sports

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Further information: Pacific Games § Sports

There are 36 approved sports by the Pacific Games Council updated in 2025. Unlike the main games, the Pacific Mini Games does not have a compulsory sports list. However, 50 percent of the sports selected for a games must be from the compulsory sports list of the PGC. After the 2025 Games in Koror, 28 of the 36 sports have been included at the Mini Games since the inaugural edition in 1981.

Listed are sports already contested at the Pacific Mini Games.

Sport Discipline Code & Pictogram Body Years Status
Archery ARC World Archery 2001, 2017, 2025
Athletics ATH World Athletics 1981–present
Badminton BDM BWF 2022
Baseball and softball Baseball BBL WBSC[s 1] 2005, 2022–present
Softball SBL 2005, 2025
Basketball 3x3 BK3 FIBA 2017, 2025
Basketball BKB 1997, 2005
Bodybuilding BDB WBPF 2001
Boxing BOX World Boxing[s 2] 1981, 1989–1997, 2009, 2017
Football FBL FIFA 1981, 1993, 2017
Golf GLF IGF 1985–2001, 2009, 2017–2022
Judo JUD IJF 2017, 2025
Karate KTE WKF 2017
Lawn bowls LBW World Bowls 1985, 2001, 2009
Netball[s 3] NTB World Netball 1981–2001, 2009, 2017
Outrigger canoeing Va'a VAA IVF 2005–2013, 2022–present
Kayak KYK 2025
Powerlifting PLF IPF 1997
Rugby Sevens RU7 World Rugby 1997, 2009–2017
Sailing SAL World Sailing 1997, 2009–2013
Shooting SHO ISSF 2001
Squash SQU WSF 2001, 2009
Swimming SWM World Aquatics 2005, 2025
Table tennis TTE ITTF 2005–2009, 2017, 2025
Taekwondo TKW World Taekwondo 2013
Tennis TEN ITF 1981–2009, 2017–2022
Touch rugby[s 4] TRU FIT 2009
Triathlon TRI World Triathlon 2001–2009, 2022–present
Volleyball Beach VBV FIVB 2005, 2013–present
Indoor VVO 1997, 2013, 2025
Weightlifting WLF IWF 1989, 1997, 2005–present
Wrestling Freestyle WRF UWW 2005, 2025
Greco-Roman WRG 2005, 2025
Beach WRB 2025
Rugby Union RUG World Rugby 1985 Discontinued
Rugby league Sevens RL7 IRL 2009 Discontinued
  1. ^ The World Baseball Softball Confederation, which currently governs both baseball and softball, was created by a 2013 merger of two former governing bodies – the International Baseball Federation and the International Softball Federation. Baseball and softball were governed separately at all Pacific Games before 2013.
  2. ^ AIBA/IBA was the recognised body of boxing until 2023.
  3. ^ Netball is a women's competition only.
  4. ^ Touch rugby is an optional sport, however, all three events (men's, women's and mixed tournaments) must be included if the sport is scheduled on a games programme.

Participating nations

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Only ten teams have attended every Pacific Mini Games: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. This list includes all 22 current PGAs and the two invitational teams, arranged alphabetically. The three-letter country code is also listed for each PGA. Country name changes are explained by footnotes after the nation's name, and other notes are explained by footnotes linked within the table.

Other entries

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  • IPA. Athletes from Tahiti competed as Independent Athletes in 2017. 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.[4]

Table legend

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81   In the table headings, indicates the Games year
• Participated in the specified Games
H Host nation for the specified Games
[a] Additional explanatory comments at the linked footnote
  Nation not a member of the Pacific Games Council during these years
  PGA superseded or preceded by other PGA(s) during these years
PGA Code 81 85 89 93 97 01 05 09 13 17 22 25 Total
 American Samoa ASA • • • • H • • • • • • • 12
 Australia[a] AUS • • • 3
 Cook Islands COK • H • • • • • H • • • • 12
 Federated States of Micronesia FSM • • • • • • • • 8
 Fiji FIJ • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
 French Polynesia PYF • • • • • • • • • • 10
 Guam GUM • • • • • • • • • • • 11
 Kiribati KIR • • • • • • • • • • 10
 Marshall Islands MHL • • • • • 5
 Nauru NRU • • • • • • • • • • • 11
 New Caledonia NCL • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
 New Zealand[b] NZL • • 2
 Niue NIU • • • • • • • • • 9
 Norfolk Island NFK • • • • • H • • • • • • 12
 Northern Mariana Islands NMI • • • • • • • • • H • 11
 Palau PLW • • H • • • • H 8
 Papua New Guinea PNG • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
 Samoa[SAM] SAM • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
 Solomon Islands SOL H • • • • • • • • • • • 12
 Tokelau TKL • • • • 4
 Tonga TGA • • H • • • • • • • • • 12
 Tuvalu TUV • • • • • • 6
 Vanuatu VAN • • • H • • • • • H • • 12
 Wallis and Futuna WLF • • • • • • H • • • 10
Other entries Code 81 85 89 93 97 01 05 09 13 17 22 25 Total
Independent PGC Athletes [^] IPA ^ 1
Name change notes

^ SAM: Samoa participated under its former name of Western Samoa (WSM) between 1981 and 1997.

Participation notes
  1. ^[a]Australia are not a member of the PGC. They compete as invites.
  2. ^[b]New Zealand are not a member of the PGC. They compete as invites.

All-time medal table

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This table shows all medals won by a Pacific Games association since the inaugural games in 1981 to the most recent games held in 2025.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 New Caledonia255204162621
2 French Polynesia223150134507
3 Fiji216208202626
4 Papua New Guinea204216189609
5 Samoa16094108362
6 Nauru694741157
7 Vanuatu456464173
8 Cook Islands425257151
9 Australia40192079
10 Tonga364981166
11 American Samoa33372696
12 Northern Mariana Islands30333194
13 Solomon Islands297966174
14 Kiribati26122058
15 Guam23284192
16 Palau17182560
17 Wallis and Futuna13293678
18 Federated States of Micronesia128828
19 Marshall Islands107623
20 Norfolk Island7171438
21 New Zealand410418
22 Tuvalu331319
23 Niue214723
– Independent PGC athletes2103
24 Tokelau0224
Totals (24 entries)1,5011,4011,3574,259

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Vanuatu committed to 2017 Pacific Mini Games". Cook Islands News. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ Stadium and China loan on hold Archived 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine Cook Islands News Online, 12 September 2007
  3. ^ "Stadium for Mini Games in Cooks gets go-ahead". Radio New Zealand. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Tahiti athletes to compete under neutral banner". The Vanuatu Independent. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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Pacific Mini Games

The Pacific Mini Games are a continental multi-sport event contested by countries and territories located in Oceania. The event has been held every four years since the inaugural games in Honiara, Solomon Islands in 1981. It was known as the South Pacific Mini Games prior to 2009. It is called the 'Mini' games because it is a scaled-down version of the main Pacific Games and is similarly rotated on a four-year basis in the intervening years between the main Games. The Mini Games have been hosted by 9 different Pacific Island capitals around 4 countries and 5 territories. The Cook Islands have hosted twice and is scheduled for a third in 2029. Vanuatu and Palau have also hosted two Games. Similarly to the main Games, athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams. In each sporting event, gold medals are awarded for first place, silver medals are awarded for second place, and bronze medals are awarded for third place. Unlike the main Games, there is equal dominance from Pacific Games associations (PGA's). Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Fiji have all ranked first a record 3 times, with Samoa, Nauru, and Tahiti topping the games once.

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2022 Pacific Mini Games

The 2022 Pacific Mini Games was held in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It was the eleventh edition of the Pacific Mini Games and the first to be hosted by the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. This event was originally going to be held in 2021, but was postponed to 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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2009 Pacific Mini Games

The 2009 Pacific Mini Games was held in the Cook Islands from 21 September to 2 October. It was the 8th edition of the Pacific Mini Games. Torch lighters were the athletes Daniel Tutai and Patricia Taea, the Cook Islands' junior sportsman and sportswoman of the year for 2008.

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2001 South Pacific Mini Games

The 2001 South Pacific Mini Games, officially known as the VI South Pacific Mini Games, were the sixth edition of the South Pacific Mini Games for nations and territories in the Pacific region that was held in Kingston, Norfolk Island from 3 to 14 December 2001. A total of 18 Pacific Games associations competed in 10 sports and 97 events. It was also the largest international multi-sport event (or sport event as a whole) to be staged in Norfolk Island. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Norfolk National Stadium, the main stadium of the event. It was the first time that the South Pacific Mini Games were held in Norfolk Island. It was also the second time a territory had hosted the games, second after the previous host, American Samoa, in 1997. All member associations of the Pacific Games Council participated in the event, with the exceptions of Marshall Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna, who didn't send a team. The final medal tally was led by Fiji with 27 golds and 49 medals overall. French Polynesia was second by both respects, 22 and 45, while New Caledonia finished third with 20 golds and 52 most overall medals. The host nation Norfolk Island achieved its best performance ever at the South Pacific Mini Games, finishing sixth overall by winning 5 golds and 25 total medals.

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