2017 Pacific Mini Games
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| Host city | Port Vila | ||
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| Country | Vanuatu | ||
| Motto | One Ocean, One People | ||
| Nations participating | 24 | ||
| Athletes participating | 2000 | ||
| Events | 14 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 4 December | ||
| Closing ceremony | 15 December | ||
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The 2017 Pacific Mini Games are scheduled to be held in Port Vila, Vanuatu, in December 2017. It will be the tenth edition of the Pacific Mini Games, and the second to be hosted in Vanuatu (after the 1993 games).
Vanuatu was awarded the right to host the games at a September 2011 meeting of the Pacific Games Council's General Assembly. Nauru and the Northern Mariana Islands were the other countries to bid. The event was originally planned for September 2017, but preparations were delayed by Cyclone Pam.
There are 24 nations expected to attend the games:
Fourteen sports will be hosted:
The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.
^a Athletics to include four parasport events: Men's shot put – secured throw, women's shot put – ambulatory, men's javelin – ambulatory, and men's 100m – ambulatory.
^b Table tennis to include four parasport events: Men's singles – seated, women's singles – seated, men's singles – ambulatory, and women's singles – ambulatory.
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