Pacific Games Council

The Pacific Games Council (PGC) manages and organises the Pacific Games, a quadrennial
multi-sport event with participation from Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs).

The ONOC and PGC partnership is important as the Pacific Games is used as a Continental games event in the lead up to the Olympic Games in every quadrennial. 

It began in 1963  and Fiji hosted the inaugural games in Suva almost 60 years ago. Since then, the games have united athletes from 22 PICTs in venues throughout the Oceania region. The Pacific Games maintain a high standing within the Regional sporting calendar and a growing reputation for sporting excellence.

The 15th Pacific Games held in Port Moresby in 2015 enjoyed a full programme of the maximum 28 sports and for the first time ever included Australia and New Zealand by invitation in four sports.

The PGC through the Pacific Games offers Pacific Small Island developing States (Pacific SIDS) the opportunity to develop and promote sports in their local communities, identify sporting talent, provide a platform for participation in a multitude of sports, and offers a bridge to the Olympic experience.

Chronology of the Pacific Games
Click on each Year for Results for each Pacific Games.

year
games
host
dates
athletes
nations
sports
1963
I
Suva,​ Fiji
29 August – 8 September
646
13
10
1966
II
Nouméa,​ New Caledonia
8–18 December
1200
14
12
1969
III
Port Moresby,​ Papua New Guinea
13–23 August
1150
12
15
1971
IV
Papeete,​ Tahiti
25 August – 5 September
2000
14
17
1975
V
Tumon,​ Guam
1–10 August
1205
13
16
1979
VI
Suva,​ Fiji
28 August – 8 September
2672
19
18
1983
VII
Apia,​ Western Samoa
5–16 September
2500
15
13
1987
VIII
Nouméa,​ New Caledonia
8–20 December
1650
12
18
1991
IX
Port Moresby,​ Papua New Guinea
7–21 September
2000
16
17
1995
X
Papeete,​ Tahiti
25 August – 5 September
2000
12
25
1999
XI
Tumon,​ Guam
29 May – 12 June
3000+
21
22
2003
XII
Suva,​ Fiji
28 June – 12 July
5000
22
32
2007
XIII
Apia,​ Samoa
25 August – 8 September
5000
22
33
2011
XIV
Nouméa,​ New Caledonia
27 August – 10 September
4300
22
27
2015
XV
Port Moresby,​ Papua New Guinea
4–18 July
3700
24
28
2019
XVI
Apia,​ Samoa 
7–20 July
3500
24
26
2023
XVII
Honiara,​ Solomon Islands 
19 Nov - 02 Dec
TBD
24
24



Chronology of the Pacific Mini Games
Click on each Year for Results for each Pacific Mini Games.

year
games
host
dates
athletes
nations
sports
1981
I
Honiara,​ Solomon Islands 
7–19 July
600
15
5
1985
II
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
31 July – ​9 August
700
15
6
1989
III
Nukualofa, Tonga
22 August – ​1 September
832
16
6
1993
IV
Port Vila, Vanuatu
9–16 December
-
15
6
1997
V
Pago Pago, American Samoa
11–22 August
1798
19
11
2001
VI
Kingston, Norfolk Islands
3–14 December
-
18
10
2005
VII
Koror, Palau
25 July – ​4 August
-
20
12
2009
VIII
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
21 September – ​2 October
-
21
15
2013
IX
Mata Utu, Wallis and Futuna
2–12 September
-
22
8
2017
X
Port Vila, Vanuatu
4–15 December
2000
23
14
2022
XI
Saipan, Northern Marianas
17-25 June
TBD
24
6
2025
XII
Koror, Palau
TBD
TBD
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Pacific Games Council Directory

Vidhya Lakhan

president

G.P.O. Box 1279
Suva
FIJI

Andrew Minogue

Chief executive officer

124 Varsity Parade,
Varsity Lakes,
QLD 4227 Australia