Pacific Games 2019

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XVI. Pacific games
Venue: Apia , Samoa
Opening ceremony: 7th July 2019
Closing ceremony: 20th July 2019
Competitions: 26 sports

The XVI. Pacific Games were held in Apia , Samoa from July 7th to July 20th, 2019 . After 1983 and 2007 , Samoa hosted the Pacific Games for the third time . The games were initially awarded to Nukuʻalofa in Tonga , which withdrew from the right to host in May 2017.

The games were played in 26 sports.

Award

Nukuʻalofa, Tonga and Papeete in French Polynesia ( Tahiti ) had applied to host the 2019 Pacific Games by mid-2012 . In October 2012, Tonga was awarded the contract. This was justified primarily by the fact that the country had never hosted the Pacific Games before. On May 15, 2017, the Prime Minister of Tonga announced that the right to host the event could not be exercised due to financial circumstances.

French Polynesia, Guam and Samoa applied to be awarded again . Samoa ultimately won the bid.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Samoa Set To Host Pacific Games In 2019 . In: Pacific Islands Report , September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved on September 2, 2017. 
  2. ↑ Tonga withdraws from hosting 2019 Pacific Games . insidethegames.biz. 17th May 2017.
  3. ↑ Samoa confident of hosting a successful 2019 Pacific Games . December 18, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ 2019 Pacific Games program confirmed . June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ Tonga wins bid to host 2019 Pacific Games. ABC, October 19, 2012.
  6. ↑ Tonga withdraws from hosting 2019 Pacific Games over costs . Stuff (Fairfax Media). May 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ Tonga withdraws from hosting 2019 Pacific Games . insidethegames.biz. 15th May 2017.
  8. ↑ Samoa, Guam, Tahiti confirmed as bidders for 2019 Pacific Games. ABC, August 1, 2017.