Host city | Rarotonga | ||
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Country | Cook Islands | ||
Nations participating | 16 | ||
Athletes participating | ~700 | ||
Events | 6 sports | ||
Opening ceremony | July 31, 1985 | ||
Closing ceremony | August 9, 1985 | ||
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The 1985 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Rarotonga in the Cook Islands from 31 July to 9 August 1985. It was the second edition of the South Pacific Mini Games.
The new stadium built for the games had a grass track but several South Pacific Games athletics records were broken at the 1985 games including the women's 800 metres. The track and field competition also served as a selection trial for the Oceania team to compete at the IAAF World Cup in Canberra.
Sixteen Pacific nations participated in the Games:
Six sports were contested at the 1985 South Pacific Mini Games:
Papua New Guinea topped the medal count: