2015 Pacific Games

XV Pacific Games

Official logo of the Games
Host city Port Moresby
Country Papua New Guinea
Nations participating 24
Athletes participating ~3,700
Events 28 sports
Opening ceremony 4 July
Closing ceremony 18 July
Officially opened by Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Torch Lighter Dika Toua
Main venue Sir Hubert Murray Stadium
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The 2015 Pacific Games was held in Port Moresby, 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 were invited to participate 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

Kyle Husslein playing basketball for Guam at the 2015 Pacific Games

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

Papua New Guinea topped the medal count.[4]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Papua New Guinea886960217
2 New Caledonia605056166
3 Tahiti393441114
4 Fiji334537115
5 Samoa17231151
6 Australia16191146
7 Nauru710522
8 Solomon Islands761528
9 Tonga71917
10 Cook Islands671528
11 Guam33713
12 Kiribati3159
13 American Samoa3148
14 Micronesia3104
15 Vanuatu281222
16 Norfolk Island2327
17 New Zealand191020
18 Wallis and Futuna1157
19 Tuvalu1034
20 Niue0112
21 Palau0112
22 Marshall Islands0055
23 Northern Mariana Islands0000
 Tokelau0000
Totals299293315907

      Host nation

Calendar

The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.[5]

OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions ●Olympic qualifying finals 1Event finals CCClosing 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 9 6 15
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 16
Tennis ● ● ● 2 ● ● ● ● ● 3 2 7
Touch rugby ● ● ● ● 2 ● ● 1 3
Triathlon 2 2
Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Weightlifting 12 12 12 9 45
Total events 0 0 14 27 26 22 15 29 19 5 26 19 11 28 25 28 294
Cumulative total 0 0 14 41 67 89 104 133 152 157 183 202 213 241 266 294
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 included four parasport events: Men's shot put – secured throw, women's shot put – ambulatory, men's javelin – ambulatory, and men's 100m – ambulatory.[6]

^b Boxing: Women's events were included for 2015. The weight classes used by the IOC, i.e. flyweight (48–51 kg), lightweight (57–60 kg), and middleweight (69–75 kg) were added to the schedule.[7] There were ten weight classes for men.[8]

^c Football: Men's tournament had eight teams (incl. NZ) and the women's had seven teams. Both were qualification events for the 2016 Olympic Games.[9]

^d Karate: The Kumite tournament included six weight divisions for men and five for women. The schedule also included individual and team Kata events for men and women.[10]

^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.[11][12]

^f Swimming: The schedule for Taurama Pool included 40 events; 19 for men, 19 for women, and two mixed team relays.[13] The open water swim also included a men's event and a women's event.[14]

^g Table tennis: The total of 11 events contested in 2015 included four parasport events: Men's singles – seated, women's singles – seated, men's singles – ambulatory, and women's singles – ambulatory.[15]

^h Weightlifting: The total of 45 events contested in 2015 was split into 15 weight classes (eight for men and seven for women) with three sets of medals awarded (for the snatch, clean and jerk, and combined total) in each class.[16]

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.
  3. ↑ "Sports". Port Moresby 2015. 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. ↑ PG Results 2015, p. 3.
  5. ↑ "2015 Pacific Games Schedule" (PDF 1.0 MB). Port Moresby 2015. 4 June 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Program Draft - Pacific Games - John Guise Stadium" (PDF 0.1 MB). Papua New Guinea Swimming Inc. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Correction to PG 2015 Women Boxers Weight Categories". Sporting Pulse. Oceania Sport Information Centre. 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "PNG Boxers finalise tune-up for Pacific Games". 2015 Pacific Games. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Soccer venues unveiled. Fiji Times. 16 May 2015.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Softball dropped for PNG". Solomon Star. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Men’s Softball Competition Out" (Press release). PNG 2015 Pacific Games. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "XV Pacific Games 2015" (PDF 0.2 MB). Papua New Guinea Swimming Inc. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Pacific Games 2015 Swimming Schedule". Papua New Guinea Swimming Inc. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Table Tennis Schedule". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Weightlifting Schedule". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.

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