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The 2015 Pacific Games, was held at Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea from 4 to 18 July 2015.[1] It was the fifteenth edition of the Pacific Games.

Host selection process

Five South Pacific island nations bid for opportunity to host the 2015 Pacific Games. They were:

On 27 September 2009, the Pacific Games Council, at its meeting coinciding with the 2009 Pacific Mini Games, elected Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea as the host of the 2015 Games. The final vote was 25-22 in favor of Port Moresby over Tonga to host.[2]

Participating countries

A total of 24 countries took part in the 2015 Pacific Games. This was with the inclusion of Australia and New Zealand for the first time in the history of the Games. The two countries participated in four sports; sailing, taekwondo, rugby sevens and weightlifting.

The Pacific Games Council said in July 2014 that the participation of the two countries would improve the quality of competition in the Pacific Games. The inclusion of Australia and New Zealand was on a trial basis, with a review scheduled after the Games to determine its success.


Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many athletes were registered prior to the Games, with that number expected to diminish by the Games' start. Clicking on the number will take you to a page on that nation's delegation to the 2015 Games.

Sports

There were 28 sports played at the 2015 Pacific Games.[3]


Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport.

Medal Table

1  Papua New Guinea 7 1 1 9
2  Fiji 4 3 7 14
3  New Caledonia 4 0 5 9
4  Solomon Islands 3 2 4 9
5  Australia 2 4 0 6
6 Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia 2 1 0 3
7  Samoa 1 4 0 5
8  Tahiti 1 4 0 5
9  Nauru 0 2 1 3
10  Guam 0 0 1 1
 New Zealand 0 0 1 1
 Palau 0 0 1 1
Total 21 21 21 63

Calendar

The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.[4]


All dates are Papua New Guinea Time (UTC+10)
OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions ● Olympic qualifying finals 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
July 3
Fri 		4
Sat 		5
Sun 		6
Mon 		7
Tue 		8
Wed 		9
Thu 		10
Fri 		11
Sat 		12
Sun 		13
Mon 		14
Tue 		15
Wed 		16
Thu 		17
Fri 		18
Sat 		Events
Ceremonies OC CC
Athletics 5 11 7 14 9 2 48
Basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Beach volleyball ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Bodybuilding 12 12
Boxing ● ● ● 3 10 13
Cricket ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● 1 2
Field hockey ● ● ● ● 2 2
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Golf ● ● ● 4 4
Karate 10 7 17
Lawn bowls ● ● 4 ● ● 4 8
Netball ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Outrigger canoeing 4 4 2 2 12
Powerlifting ● 15 15
Rugby league nines ● 1 1
Rugby sevens ● ● 2 2
Sailing ● ● ● ● ● 6 6
Shooting 2 2 1 2 1 3 11
Softball ● ● 1 1
Squash ● ● ● 2 ● ● ● 2 ● 2 1 7
Swimming 7 6 7 7 6 7 2 42
Table tennis ● ● ● 2 ● 5 2 2 11
Taekwondo 8 8 2 18
Tennis ● ● ● 2 ● ● ● ● ● 3 2 7
Touch rugby ● ● ● ● 2 ● ● 1 3
Triathlon 3 3
Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Weightlifting 12 12 12 9 45
Total events 15 27 26 22 15 29 19 5 27 29 11 28 25 30 299
Cumulative total 15 42 68 90 105 134 153 158 185 205 216 244 269 299
July Fri
3 		Sat
4 		Sun
5 		Mon
6 		Tue
7 		Wed
8 		Thu
9 		Fri
10 		Sat
11 		Sun
12 		Mon
13 		Tue
14 		Wed
15 		Thu
16 		Fri
17 		Sat
18 		Events

Notes

^a Athletics: The total of 48 events contested in 2015 includes 4 parasport events: Men's shot put – secured throw, women's shot put – ambulatory, men's javelin – ambulatory, and men's 100m – ambulatory.[5]

^b Boxing: Women's events were included for 2015. The weight classes used by the IOC, i.e. flyweight (48–51kg), lightweight (57–60kg), and middleweight (69–75kg) were added to the schedule.[6] There were ten weight classes for men.[7]

^c Football: Men's tournament had 8 teams (incl. NZ) and the women's had 7 teams. Both were qualification events for the 2016 Olympic Games.[8]

^d Karate: The Kumite tournament included 6 weight divisions for men and 5 for women. The schedule also included individual and team Kata events for men and women.[9]

^e Men's softball was not able to included in the program as the sport did not meet the criterion of the Pacific Games charter requiring nominations for the event from at least six countries. Women's softball was included.[10][11]

^f Swimming: The schedule for Taurama Pool included 40 events; 19 for men, 19 for women, and 2 mixed team relays.[12] The 5km open water course also included a men's event and a women's event.[13]

^g Table tennis: The total of 11 events contested in 2015 includes 4 parasport events: Men's singles – seated, women's singles – seated, men's singles – ambulatory, and women's singles – ambulatory.[14]

^h Weightlifting: The total of 45 events contested in 2015 is split into 15 weight classes (eight for men and seven for women) with 3 sets of medals (for the snatch, clean and jerk, and combined total) awarded in each class.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Pacific Games dates set", Post-Courier, 18 April 2012
  2. ^ PNG2015 - Papua New Guinea Wins, published by the Pacific Games Council, on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
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  8. ^ Soccer venues unveiled. Fiji Times. 16 May 2015.
  9. ^ Mari, Carl (4 June 2015). "Karate names XV Pacific Games team". PNG Warrior. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 5 June 2015 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Softball dropped for PNG". Solomon Star. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 21 May 2015 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Men's Softball Competition Out" (Press release). PNG 2015 Pacific Games. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "XV Pacific Games 2015". Papua New Guinea Swimming Inc. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF 0.2 MB) on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Pacific Games 2015 Swimming Schedule". Papua New Guinea Swimming Inc. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Table Tennis Schedule". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Weightlifting Schedule". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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