2013 Pacific Mini Games

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IX Pacific Mini Games
2013 Pacific Mini Games Logo.png
Host city Mata-Utu
Country France / Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna
Motto Pasifika Lena, Pasifika Pe'ia
(French: Le Pacifique Autrement, Le Pacifique Simplement)
(English: The Pacific Otherwise, Simply ... the Pacific)
Nations participating 22
Events 99 in 8 sports
Opening ceremony September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)
Closing ceremony September 12, 2013 (2013-09-12)
Officially opened by François Hollande
Main venue Kafika Stadium
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The 2013 Pacific Mini Games was the ninth edition of these Games. They were held in Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, Territory of France, from 2 to 12 September 2013.

Participating countries and territories

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* Note: The Marshall Islands team returned to compete at these Games after not participating in the 2009 Pacific Mini Games.

Sports

Eight sports were contested for these Games.[1] Number of events for each sport is in brackets.

Venues

  • Stade de Mata-Utu (also named as Stade de Kafika) – opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, and rugby sevens
  • Kolopelu Place (Futuna Island) - beach volleyball
  • Kafika Hall – taekwondo, volleyball, and weightlifting
  • Bay of Gahi (beside the village of Gahi on Wallis Island) - va'a (outrigger canoe)
  • Tekaviki Island (northeast from Mata-Utu on Wallis Island) – sailing

Calendar

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Ceremonies OC CC
Athletics 3 13 11 20 47
Beach volleyball 2 2
Rugby sevens 1 1
Sailing MC 6
Taekwondo 6 9 15
Va'a (Outrigger canoe) 4 4 2 2 12
Volleyball 2 2
Weightlifting 4 5 5 14
Total gold medals 11 22 18 22 6 11 3 6 99
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Medal table

Key:

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

NOTE: This ranking does not include the six events in sailing, due to final results not present at the official website.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Tahiti 26 6 4 36
2  Papua New Guinea 21 23 23 67
3  New Caledonia 18 10 6 34
4  Fiji 9 11 18 38
5  Samoa 5 2 6 13
6 Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna 2 17 14 33
7  Solomon Islands 2 6 5 13
8  Tonga 2 3 10 15
9  Kiribati 2 1 1 4
10  Vanuatu 2 0 6 8
11  Cook Islands 1 3 0 4
12  Marshall Islands 1 1 0 2
13  Nauru 1 0 2 3
14  Federated States of Micronesia 1 0 0 1
15  Palau 0 3 1 4
16  Tuvalu 1 1 1 2
17  Niue 0 1 0 1
18  Guam 0 0 2 2
19  Norfolk Island 0 0 1 1
Total 93 88 100 281

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