2022 Pacific Mini Games
The 2022 Pacific Mini Games will be held in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.[2][3] It will be the eleventh edition of the Pacific Mini Games and the first to be hosted by the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.[4]
Host selection
The 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]
Sports
An initial twelve sports were scheduled for the games but this was reduced to six in 2019, following the impact of Typhoon Yutu.[7] The program was later increased to nine sports with the inclusion of va'a (outrigger canoeing), tennis and weightlifting in 2021.[8]
Athletics () a
Badminton ()
Baseball ()
Beach volleyball (2) ()
Golf (4) ()
Tennis ()
Triathlon (2) ()
Va'a ()
Weightlifting ()
Notes
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events that will be contested in each sport, where known.
Participating nations
As 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
* Host nation (Northern Mariana Islands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals (0 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Venues and infrastructure
| Competition venues [9] | ||
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| Venue | Events | Capacity |
| Oleai Sports Complex - Track and Field |  Athletics
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| Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium |  Badminton
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| Francisco “Tan Ko” M. Baseball Field |  Baseball
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| Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan |  Beach volleyball
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| Jones Beach, Tinian | Beach volleyball
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| Coral Ocean Golf Resort |  Golf
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| American Memorial Park |  Tennis
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| Pacific Islands Club Saipan | Tennis
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| Rota - West Marine Harbor |  Triathlon
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| 13 Fishermen Memorial Monument |  Va'a
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| Marianas High School Gym |  Weightlifting
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Calendar
The 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
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 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
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15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 60 | |||||||||
| Va'a
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● | ● | ● | ● | 12 |
References
- ^ a b "More than 1000 athletes to compete in Pacific Mini Games". www.rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 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 1, 2020.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; May 25, 2020 suggested (help) - ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rabago, Mark (July 8, 2021). "Nearly 1,900 confirmed for Mini Games". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Schedule". northernmarianas2022.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
