2009 Pacific Mini Games
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| Host city | Rarotonga | ||
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| Country |  Cook Islands |
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| Motto | Share the moments | ||
| Nations participating | 21 | ||
| Events | 15 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | September 21, 2009 | ||
| Closing ceremony | October 2, 2009 | ||
| Officially opened by | Elizabeth II | ||
| Torch Lighter | Daniel Tutai, Patricia Taea | ||
| Main venue | Bank of the Cook Islands National Stadium | ||
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The 2009 Pacific Mini Games was the 8th edition of the Games. They were held in the Cook Islands from September 21-October 2.[1]
Torch lighters were the athletes Daniel Tutai and Patricia Taea, the Cook Islands' junior sportsman and sportswoman of the year for 2008.[2]
Participating countries
There were 21 countries participating at the 2009 Games:[3]
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Note: A number in parentheses indicate the size of a country's team (athletes and officials, where known).
Sports
15 sports were contested at the 2009 Games:[5]
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Athletics (41) ()
Boxing ()
Golf ()
Bowls ()
Netball (1) ()
Rugby league sevens ()- Rugby sevens (1) ()
Sailing ()
Squash ()
Table tennis ()
Tennis ()- Touch rugby (2) ()
Triathlon ()
Va'a ()
Weightlifting ()
Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport (where known).
See also
References
- ↑ Homepage for the Pacific Mini Games 2009 Cook Islands; retrieved 2009-08-14. Archived 2009-08-16.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Participating countries list from the 2009 Games website; retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ (French) Mini-Jeux aux Cook : la délégation de Polynésie française engagée dans dix sports (trans: Mini-Games at Cook: the French Polynesia delegations will engage in 10 sports); La Dépêche de Tahiti; published 2009-08-28, retrieved 2009-09-02. Archived 2009-09-07.
- ↑ Participating Sports list from the 2009 Games website; retrieved 2009-08-14.
External links
- 2009 Pacific Mini Games webpage
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