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The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2023 in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The Games were called the South Pacific Games from 1963 to 2007.
The 2027 Pacific Games (French: 2027 Jeux du Pacifique; Tahitian: 2027 Ha‘utira‘a no Pātifita), officially known as the XVIII Pacific Games, and commonly known as Tahiti 2027 or Pirae 2027 (Tahitian: Pīraʻe 2027) is an upcoming continental multi-sport event for Pacific Island countries and territories that is scheduled to take place in Pirae, Tahiti, French Polynesia from 24 July to 8 ...
The 2023 Pacific Games, officially known as the XVII Pacific Games and commonly known as Sol 2023 or Honiara 2023, was a continental multi-sport event for Oceania countries and territories held in Honiara, Solomon Islands between 19 November and 2 December 2023. [1] This was the first time that the Solomon Islands have hosted the Pacific Games.
Association football has been regularly included in the Pacific Games, the multi-sports event for Pacific nations, territories and dependencies, since 1963. Until 2011 the competition was known as the South Pacific Games. [1] Since 1971 the men's tournament has been held every four years, but was not played in 1999 due to contractual issues.
The 1st South Pacific Games (Fijian: 1 ni Qito ena Ceva ni Pasifika), also known as Suva 1963, held from 29 August to 9 September 1963 in Suva, Fiji, was the first edition of the South Pacific Games. The multisport games were established to engender bonds of friendship amongst peoples in the Pacific, after an idea originated by Dr A.H. Sahu ...
The 11th South Pacific Games, also known as Guam 1999 (Chamorro: Guåhån 1999), held in Santa Rita and Hagåtña, Guam from 29 May to 12 June 1999, was the eleventh edition of the South Pacific Games.
Athletics competitions at the 1983 South Pacific Games were held in Apia, Western Samoa, between September 8–15, 1983. [ 1 ] A total of 38 events were contested, 22 by men and 16 by women.
The 9th South Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 1991 (Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi 1991) held on 7–21 September 1991 in Port Moresby and Lae, Papua New Guinea, was the ninth edition of the South Pacific Games. This was the first time that events at one games had been held in two cities.