2009 Pacific Mini Games

VIII Pacific Mini Games
Host city Rarotonga
Country  Cook Islands
Motto Share the moments
Nations participating 21
Events 15 sports
Opening ceremony September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21)
Closing ceremony October 2, 2009 (2009-10-02)
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]


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]


Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport (where known).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Homepage for the Pacific Mini Games 2009 Cook Islands; retrieved 2009-08-14. Archived 2009-08-16.
  2. ↑ RAROTONGA: 21ST SEPTEMBER TO 2ND OCTOBER, 2009, retrieved April 30, 2013
  3. ↑ Participating countries list from the 2009 Games website; retrieved 2009-08-14.
  4. ↑ (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.
  5. ↑ Participating Sports list from the 2009 Games website; retrieved 2009-08-14.

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