2023 Pacific Games

XVII Pacific Games

File:2023 Pacific Games logo.jpg Official logo of the Games
Host city	Honiara
Country	Solomon Islands
Motto	Challenge, Celebrate, Unite
Nations	24 (expected)
Events	24 sports
Opening	19 November 2023
Closing	2 December 2023

The 2023 Pacific Games, officially known as the XVII Pacific Games, will be a continental multi-sport event for Oceania countries and territories that is scheduled to be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands between 19 November and 2 December 2023. This will be the first time the Solomon Islands would host the Pacific Games.

The Games were originally scheduled for 16–29 July 2023. However, in July 2021, the Games organizers requested a date change due to delays in preparation for the games caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Solomon Islands.

Host selection

Two countries expressed interest and launched bids for the 17th games. Tahiti, French Polynesia, which hosted the event in 1971 and 1995, was the first to express their intentions in hosting the 2023 Games during the Pacific Games Council (PGC) General Assembly in Port Moresby in July 2015. The other bidder, the Solomon Islands, in 2016 expressed interest with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare launching the country's bid for a potential first time host of the quadrennial event. On 11 May 2016, during the PGC General Assembly in Port Vila, with the decision taken by the 22 members of the PGC awarded the hosting rights to the Solomon Islands. The margin of victory was reportedly a single vote.

2023 Pacific Games bidding results
City	PGA	Final Votes
Honiara	Solomon Islands	12
Pape'ete	Tahiti, French Polynesia	10

Development and preparation

The 'Pacific Games 2023 Act 2017' created the National Hosting Authority (NHA) as the 2023 Pacific Games Hosting Authority to manage the duties of the committees created by the Act, including the Games Organizing Committee, Games Facilities Committee, and NHA Secretariat. The NHA's responsibility is to oversee the 2023 Pacific Games overall by making sure the Solomon Islands Pacific Games Association and the Government fulfill their obligations under the host contract and by managing the Games' financial planning and budgeting. This strives to ensure vital connection between public services, venues, and building. Additionally, NHA makes sure that the provisions of the Pacific Games 2023 Act (2017) are followed and upheld.

Venues

The games will take place in 11 venues spread across the host city of Honiara. The 2023 Pacific Games' sport venues are conveniently close to one another and can be reached in 5 to 30 minutes. The following venues have been confirmed:

• Aquatic Center (new) – Swimming
• DC Park (existing) – Archery, Sailing, Open water swimming, Touch rugby, Va’a/Outrigger canoeing
• Friendship Hall (new) – Basketball, Boxing, Netball, Volleyball
• HCC Sports Precint (existing) – Table tennis
• Honiara Golf Club (existing) – Golf
• King George Hockey Turf (renovated) – Field hockey
• Lawson Tama Stadium (existing) – Football
• Maranatha Hall (existing) – Bodybuilding, Powerlifting, Weightlifting
• National Stadium (Solomon Islands)/Main Stadium (new) – Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony, Athletics, Football, Rugby league 9s, Rugby 7s
• National Tennis Center (renovated) – Tennis
• SIFF Academy (existing) – 3x3 Basketball, Beach volleyball, Karate, Judo
  • SIFF Academy (Field 1 & 2) – Football

Participating nations

It is expected that 24 countries and territories are to participate: the 22 Pacific Games Association's (PGA), and two Associate members - New Zealand, and Australia. Nine PGA's are confirmed for the games after qualifying teams for basketball.

•  American Samoa
•  Australia
•  Cook Islands (12)
•  Federated States of Micronesia
•  Fiji (24)
•  Guam (24)
•  Kiribati
•  Marshall Islands
•  Nauru
•  New Caledonia (24)
•  New Zealand
•  Niue
•  Norfolk Island
•  Northern Mariana Islands
•  Palau
•  Papua New Guinea (24)
•  Samoa (24)
•  Solomon Islands (32) (Host)
•  Tahiti (24)
•  Tokelau
•  Tonga (12)
•  Tuvalu
•  Vanuatu
•  Wallis and Futuna

Sports

As amended in the Pacific Games charter on 14 July 2019, in Apia, Samoa, the programme of the Pacific Games shall consist of a maximum 24 sports. The following sports are scheduled for the games:

•  Archery (14)
•  Athletics (54)
•  Basketball
  • Basketball (2)
  • 3x3 basketball (2)
•  Bodybuilding (12)
•  Boxing (13)
•  Field hockey (2)
•  Football (2)
•  Golf (4)
•  Judo (15)
•  Karate (16)
•  Netball (1)
•  Outrigger canoeing (12)
•  Powerlifting (16)
•  Rugby league nines (2)
•  Rugby sevens (2)
•  Sailing (6)
•  Swimming (42)
•  Table tennis (11)
•  Taekwondo (19)
•  Tennis (7)
•  Touch rugby (3)
•  Triathlon (6)
•  Volleyball
  • Volleyball (2)
  • Beach volleyball (2)
•  Weightlifting (60)

Calendar

The 2023 schedule by session was released by the Games Organizing Committee on 19 June 2023.

Daily medal events for all sports are yet to be confirmed.

All dates are Solomon Islands Time (GMT+11)

OC

Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

1

Gold medal events

CC

Closing ceremony

November/December 2023		November														December		Events
		17 Fri	18 Sat	19 Sun	20 Mon	21 Tue	22 Wed	23 Thu	24 Fri	25 Sat	26 Sun	27 Mon	28 Tue	29 Wed	30 Thu	1 Fri	2 Sat
Ceremonies				OC													CC
Archery						●		●
Athletics												7	10	10	12	13	2
Basketball	Basketball	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	2
	3×3 Basketball													●	●	●	2
Bodybuilding												10
Boxing													●		●	4	9
Field hockey													●	●	●	2
Football		●	●		●	●		●	●			●	●		●	1	1
Golf							●	●	●	4
Judo					●	14
Karate
Netball												●	●	●	●	●	1
Outrigger canoeing												●	●
Powerlifting													8	4	4
Rugby league nines					●	●	2
Rugby sevens								●	●	2
Sailing					●	●	●	●	●			●	●	●	●	●
Swimming					8	8	8	8	8	3
Table tennis					●	●	4	●	2	8
Taekwondo
Tennis		●	●		●	2	●	●	●	●		●	●	1	4
Touch rugby												●	●	2	●	●	1
Triathlon
Volleyball	Indoor volleyball	●	●		●	●	●	●	●	2
	Beach volleyball												●	●	●	●	2
Weightlifting					15	12	12	12	9
Total events
Cumulative total
November/December		Fri 17	Sat 18	Sun 19	Mon 20	Tue 21	Wed 22	Thu 23	Fri 24	Sat 25	Sun 26	Mon 27	Tue 28	Wed 29	Thu 30	Fri 1	Sat 2	Events