2019 Pacific Games
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The 2019 Pacific Games was the sixteenth edition of the Pacific Games. The Games were held in Apia, Samoa,[1] returning there for the first time since 2007. It was the third time overall that the Pacific Games were held in Samoa.
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Host city | Apia |
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Country | Samoa |
Motto | One in Spirit |
Nations | 24 |
Athletes | ~ 3,500 |
Events | 26 sports |
Opening | 7 July 2019 |
Closing | 20 July 2019 |
Opened by | Va'aletoa Sualauvi II |
Main venue | Apia Park Stadium |
Website | samoa2019.ws |
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The event was initially awarded to Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, but the Tongan government officially withdrew from hosting it in May 2017, amid concerns the country could face economic difficulties if it proceeded.[2]
These Games included an additional discipline for basketball, which is the 3x3 format, as well as the return of archery and badminton which were not on the 2015 Pacific Games program.