# 2022 Pacific Mini Games

The 2022 Pacific Mini Games was held in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It was the eleventh edition of the Pacific Mini Games and the first to be hosted by the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. This event was originally going to be held in 2021, but was postponed to 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

## 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. The decision was unanimous after the CNMI were the only bidder after the deadline.

## Venues and infrastructure

| Competition venues |
| 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 | Beach volleyball |
| Coral Ocean Golf Resort | Golf |
| 13th Fishermen Memorial Monument | Outrigger canoeing |
| American Memorial Park | Tennis |
| Pacific Islands Club Saipan | Tennis |
| Rota - West Marine Harbor | Triathlon |
| Marianas High School Gym | Weightlifting |

## Sports

An initial twelve sports were scheduled for the games but this was reduced to six in 2019, following the impact of Typhoon Yutu. The program was later increased to nine sports with the inclusion of va'a (outrigger canoeing), tennis and weightlifting in 2021.
* Athletics (49) (details)
* Badminton (6) (details)
* Baseball (1) (details)
* Beach volleyball (2) (details)
* Golf (4) (details)
* Outrigger canoeing (12) (details)
* Tennis (7) (details)
* Triathlon (5) (details)
* Weightlifting (60) (details)

## Participating nations

As of 1 June 2022, twenty countries and territories have confirmed their participation in the games.
* Pacific Games Associations
* American Samoa (3)
* Australia (19)
* Cook Islands (10)
* Federated States of Micronesia (7)
* Fiji (125)
* Guam (101)
* Kiribati (23)
* Nauru (38)
* New Caledonia (109)
* Norfolk Island (3)
* Northern Mariana Islands (135) (Host)
* Palau (47)
* Papua New Guinea (91)
* Samoa (31)
* Solomon Islands (117)
* Tahiti (90)
* Tonga (12)
* Tuvalu (15)
* Vanuatu (28)
* Wallis and Futuna (42)

## Medal table

The 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 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 18 | Micronesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Nauru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 144 | 136 | 129 | 409 |

## Calendar

The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| June 2022 | 16th Thu | 17th Fri | 18th Sat | 19th Sun | 20th Mon | 21st Tue | 22nd Wed | 23rd Thu | 24th Fri | 25th Sat | Gold medals |
| Ceremonies | | OC | | | | | | | | CC | |
| Athletics | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 47 |
| Badminton | | ● | 1 | | ● | ● | 5 | | | | 6 |
| Baseball | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 |
| Beach volleyball | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | | 2 |
| Golf | | | | | | | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 4 |
| Tennis | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Triathlon | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | 4 |
| Weightlifting | | | | | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 60 |
| Va'a | | | | | ● | ● | | ● | ● | | 12 |