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Host Countries of the Pacific Games

Once known as the South Pacific Games, the Pacific Games is a multi-sport event similar to the Olympics with participating countries exclusively from around the South Pacific region only. The event is held approximately every four years, the first in 1963.

Year Edition Host Sports Participating Teams
2031 XIX TBA 24 24
2027 XVIII Pirae, Tahiti, French Polynesia 24 24
2023 XVII Honiara, Solomon Islands 24 24
2019 XVI Apia, Samoa 26 24
2015 XV Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 28 24
2011 XIV Nouméa, New Caledonia 27 22
2007 XIII Apia, Samoa 33 22
2003 XII Suva, Fiji 32 22
1999 XI Santa Rita, Guam 22 21
1995 X Pirae, Tahiti 25 12
1991 IX Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 17 16
1987 VIII Nouméa, New Caledonia 18 12
1983 VII Apia, Samoa 15 13
1979 VI Suva, Fiji 18 19
1975 V Tumon, Guam 16 13
1971 IV Papeete, Tahiti 17 14
1969 III Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 15 12
1966 II Nouméa, New Caledonia 12 14
1963 I Suva, Fiji  10 13


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