The 2022 Pacific Mini Games was held in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.[2][3] It was the eleventh edition of the Pacific Mini Games and the first to be hosted by the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.[4] This event was originally going to be held in 2021, but was postponed to 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Country | Northern Marianas |
|---|---|
| Motto | Rising up to the challenge |
| Nations | 20 |
| Athletes | 1,034[1] |
| Events | 144 in 9 sports |
| Opening | 17 June |
| Closing | 25 June |
| Opened by | Ralph Torres Northern Mariana Islands Governor |
| Torch lighter | Kurt Barnes |
| Main venue | Oleai Sports Complex |
Host selection
editThe Northern Mariana Islands were awarded the rights to host the games on July 4, 2014 during the Pacific Games Councils General Assembly meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[5] The decision was unanimous after the CNMI were the only bidder after the deadline.[6]
Venues and infrastructure
edit| Competition venues [7] | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Events |
| Oleai Sports Complex - Track and Field |  Athletics
|
| Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium |  Badminton
|
| Francisco “Tan Ko” M. Baseball Field |  Baseball
|
| Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan |  Beach volleyball
|
| Jones Beach, Tinian | |
| Coral Ocean Golf Resort |  Golf
|
| 13th Fishermen Memorial Monument |  Outrigger canoeing
|
| American Memorial Park |  Tennis
|
| Pacific Islands Club Saipan | |
| Rota - West Marine Harbor |  Triathlon
|
| Marianas High School Gym |  Weightlifting
|
Sports
editAn initial twelve sports were scheduled for the games but this was reduced to six in 2019, following the impact of Typhoon Yutu.[8] The program was later increased to nine sports with the inclusion of va'a (outrigger canoeing), tennis and weightlifting in 2021.[9]
Athletics (49) ()
Badminton (6) ()
Baseball (1) ()
Beach volleyball (2) ()
Golf (4) ()
Outrigger canoeing (12) ()
Tennis (7) ()
Triathlon (5) ()
Weightlifting (60) ()
Notes Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events that will be contested in each sport, where known.
Participating nations
editAs of 1 June 2022, twenty countries and territories have confirmed their participation in the games.[1]
| Pacific Games Associations |
|---|
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Medal table
editThe final medal tally of the 2022 Pacific Mini Games.
* Host nation (Northern Mariana Islands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Papua New Guinea | 33 | 28 | 19 | 80 |
| 2 |  French Polynesia | 22 | 15 | 21 | 58 |
| 3 |  Northern Mariana Islands* | 16 | 13 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 |  Australia | 16 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 |  New Caledonia | 11 | 26 | 17 | 54 |
| 6 |  Guam | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 7 |  Fiji | 9 | 17 | 17 | 43 |
| 8 |  Samoa | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 9 |  Solomon Islands | 5 | 18 | 6 | 29 |
| 10 |  Tonga | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 |  Kiribati | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Palau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 13 |  Vanuatu | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 |  Tuvalu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Cook Islands | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 17 |  Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Micronesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Nauru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 144 | 136 | 129 | 409 | |
Calendar
editThe following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.[10]
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| June 2022 | 15th Wed |
16th Thu |
17th Fri |
18th Sat |
19th Sun |
20th Mon |
21st Tue |
22nd Wed |
23rd Thu |
24th Fri |
25th Sat |
26th Sun |
27th Mon |
Gold medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ceremonies |
OC | CC | ||||||||||||
| Athletics
|
● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 47 | |||||||
| Badminton
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● | 1 | ● | ● | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| Baseball
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ||||
| Beach volleyball
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● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Golf
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● | ● | ● | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Tennis
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● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Triathlon
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2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Weightlifting
|
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 60 | |||||||||
 Va'a
|
● | ● | ● | ● | 12 |
References
edit- ^ a b "More than 1000 athletes to compete in Pacific Mini Games". www.rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Pacific Mini Games planned to be held in May or June in 2021". The Fiji Times. April 23, 2020. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020.
- ^ "CNMI to host Mini Games". www.insidethegames.com. 2017. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "June 2022 dates confirmed for Pacific Mini Games". www.insidethegames.biz. October 18, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "CNMI wins". www.sportstg.com/Pacific-Games-Council. 2017. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ "Northern Marianas bid". www.pireport.org. 2017. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ Rabago, Mark (July 8, 2021). "Nearly 1,900 confirmed for Mini Games". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Pacific Mini Games to be a scaled-down games". Insidethegames.biz. July 18, 2019. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Va'a, tennis and weightlifting officially added to 2022 Pacific Mini Games". www.insidethegames.biz. May 17, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Schedule". northernmarianas2022.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
