page_title: 2007 South Pacific Games
section_title: Venues
hierarchical_section_title: 2007 South Pacific Games / Venues
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Manuel Minginfel aux XIII Jeux du Pacifique sudEnglish: Manuel Minginfel at the XIII South Pacific games
context_page_description: The 2007 South Pacific Games were held in Apia, Samoa, from 25 August to 8 September 2007. The Games were the thirteenth to be held since the inception of the South Pacific Games in 1963, and included traditional multi-sport event disciplines, such as athletics and swimming, alongside region-specific and smaller events such as outrigger canoeing, surfing and lawn bowls.
  The principal venue for the Games was Apia Park, with other events taking place at the Faleata Sporting Complex and at other locations around Samoa. The cost of the games was reported to be US$92 million, and resulted in significant government debt for Samoa due to infrastructure projects which included replacement bridges and roads.
context_section_description: A significant amount of the pre-Games expenditure was spent on building new facilities and upgrading those already in existence in Samoa. The majority of the new facilities were sited at the Faleata Sports Complex at Tuana'imato. However, many Samoans feared the size of the complex and other construction would lead to the venues becoming significant white elephants after the Games were over.
  Aganoa Beach  - Surfing
  Apia Park Sports Complex
  Gymnasium - Table Tennis and Badminton
  Stadium - Athletics, Rugby Union and Touch Football
  Netball Courts - Netball
  Tennis Courts - Tennis
  Fagalii - Royal Samoa Golf Course - Golf
  Faleata Sports Complex
  Samoa Aquatic Centre - Swimming
  Archery Field - Archery
  Baseball Field - Baseball
  Beach Volleyball Courts - Beach Volleyball
  Toleafoa S. Blatter Stadium - Soccer
  Cricket ovals - Cricket
  Gymnasium 1 - Boxing, Weightlifting, Body Building
  Gymnasium 2 - Squash and Basketball
  Hockey Fields - Hockey
  Sports Centre - Judo, Taekwondo, Power Lifting, Wrestling
  Lawn Bowls Centre - Lawn Bowls
  Squash Courts - Squash
  Samoa Turf Club - Softball
  Marist Stadium  - Rugby League
  Mulifanua  Water Sports  - Va'a (Outrigger) Canoeing; Sailing
  Triathlon course  - Triathlon
  Tafaigata Shooting Range  - Shooting
  National University of Samoa - Gymnasium - Indoor Volleyball
caption: Gold medalist Manuel Minginfel of the Federated States of Micronesia on the medal dais with fellow weightlifting competitors from the 56 kg weight class.
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