Here is all you need to know about the 2023 Pacific Games including its schedule, when and where to watch and more
The multisport event Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games is all set to kick off soon this month with a lot is exciting competitions and players.
Pacific Games Solomon Islands 2023 schedule, opening ceremony, date, time, sports, countries, tickets and stadium
Held in Honiara, Solomon Islands, from November 19 to December 2, 2023, the 2023 Pacific Games, also known as the XVII Pacific Games, would be a continental multi-sport competition for Oceania countries and territories. The Solomon Islands will be hosting the Pacific Games for the first time this year.
The initial dates of the Games were July 16–29, 2023. However because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Solomon Islands, which caused delays in the preparation for the games, the organisers of the games asked for a date change to July 2021.
Where is the 2023 Pacific Games held?
The hosting rights were granted to the Solomon Islands on May 11, 2016, during the PGC General Assembly in Port Vila, by a vote of the 22 PGC members. It was said that there was just one vote separating them.
What are the sports played at the 2023 Pacific Games?
According to changes made to the Pacific Games charter on July 14, 2019, in Apia, Samoa, the schedule for the Pacific Games will include no more than 24 sports. Check out the names of the sports below:
- Archery
- Athletics
- BasketballBasketball
- 3×3 basketball
- Bodybuilding
- Boxing
- Field hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Judo
- Karate
- Netball
- Outrigger canoeing
- Powerlifting
- Rugby league nines
- Rugby sevens
- Sailing
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Touch rugby
- Triathlon
- VolleyballVolleyball
- Beach volleyball
- Weightlifting
2023 Pacific Games schedule
The 2023 Pacific Games are set to begin from November 19 to December 2. The opening ceremony of the following will commence on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at the Solomon Islands National Stadium in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. Tickets for the games can be bought from here.
It is expected that 24 countries and territories are to participate.
American Samoa (117)
Australia (75)
Cook Islands (103)
Federated States of Micronesia (4)
Fiji (592)
Guam (40)
Kiribati (3)
Marshall Islands (8)
Nauru (8)
New Caledonia (285)
New Zealand (46)
Niue (47)
Norfolk Island (30)
Northern Mariana Islands (92)
Palau (9)
Papua New Guinea (382)
Samoa (112)
Solomon Islands (32) (Host)
Tahiti (46)
Tokelau
Tonga (58)
Tuvalu (10)
Vanuatu (155)
Wallis and Futuna (12)
Here is the full schedule of all the games. The full schedule can be found here.
- Opening Ceremony: 19 November
- Archery: 21–24 November
- Athletics: 27 November–2 December
- Basketball: 17–25 November
- Basketball 3X3: 29 November–2 December
- Beach Volleyball: 28 November–2 December
- Bodybuilding: 27 November
- Boxing: 28 November–2 December
- Football: 17 November–2 December
- Golf: 22–25 November
- Hockey: 28 November–1 December
- Judo: 20–21 November
- Karate: 23–24 November
- Kayak: 27–30 November
- Netball: 27 November–2 December
- Powerlifting: 28–30 November
- Rugby League Nines: 20–22 November
- Rugby Sevens (Union): 23–25 November
- Sailing: 20 November–2 December
- Swimming: 20–25 November
- Table Tennis: 20–25 November
- Taekwondo: 28–29 November
- Tennis: 17–30 November
- Touch Rugby: 27 November–2 December
- Triathlon: 29 November–1 December
- Va’a (outrigger canoe): 27 November–1 December
- Volleyball: 17–25 November
- Weightlifting: 20–24 November
- Closing Ceremony: 2 December
2023 Pacific Games live streaming and broadcasting details: Where to watch?
The 2023 Pacific Games will be live televised on SIBC TV, and TTV in the host city. The fans from Australia can watch it live on SBS, NITV.