The 2025 Pacific Mini Games, officially known as the XII Pacific Mini Games and also known as Palau 2025, was a scaled-down multi-sport event of the Pacific Games as well as the twelfth edition of the Pacific Mini Games which were held from 29 June to 9 July 2025, in Koror, Palau. The country had previously hosted the 2005 edition making these Games the second to be held in Palau.
For the first time, Tahiti topped the medal table by both total golds (72) and total medals (142). Fiji and Samoa finished second and third respectively with 27 gold medals each. Australia followed up in fourth, setting a record for the most gold medals and total medals ever won by their delegation at a Pacific Mini Games with 24 golds and 55 medals in total. Papua New Guinea rounded off the top five list with 22 gold medals and third in the overall medal count with 77. Host nation Palau won 29 medals including 5 golds, their best result in terms of total medals won at any Pacific Mini Games, finishing in ninth place.
Host selection Palau was awarded hosting rights for the Games following a delayed bid process by the Pacific Games Council (PGC). Initially, American Samoa and Niue submitted bids but failed to meet the necessary requirements, notably lacking the mandatory government guarantees needed to financially underwrite the Games. In a subsequent bidding round, only American Samoa and Palau participated, with Palau’s bid being endorsed by the PGC and American Samoa’s bid again ruled non-compliant.
2025 Pacific Mini Games bidding results City PGAVotes Koror 16 Pago Pago 5
Venues and infrastructure The Games venues are spread across four settlements (two cities, two towns) located in four of the sixteen states of Palau.
Competition venues City/town Venue Events Koror National Stadium Athletics Nippon Stadium Baseball Spiders Gym (Palau High School) Basketball 3x3 Ngermalk Park Beach volleyballLong Island Park Ngarachamayong Cultural Center Table tennis Wrestling National Gymnasium Volleyball Meyuns Meyuns Multi-purpose Gymnasium Judo Weightlifting Meyuns Ramp Outrigger canoeing Meyuns Softball Field Softball National Swimming Pool Swimming Airai Japan-Palau Friendship Bridge Airai Side Beach wrestling Melekeok Melekeok Baseball Field Archery Imekang to Ngiwal State Triathlon
Sports The following sports are expected to be contested at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games:
Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of events in each sport.
Participating countries 21 out of the 22 Pacific Games Associations were represented at the 2025 Mini Games with only Niue absent. Australia and New Zealand were invited to compete for the third time.
(18)
(136)
(9)
(Host)
Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of athletes.
Calendar In the following calendar for the 2025 Mini Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. On the left, the calendar lists each sport with events held during the Games, and at the right how many gold medals were won in that sport. There is a key at the top of the calendar to aid the reader.
Medal table
Updated after final day of competition (9 July 2025).
Basketball Men's 3×3 Keenan HughesIsaac SewabuRatu Gabriel TuivanuavouTevita Vocea Bart Kirby BasiaKalita Paul MaelasiElijah Nunafana OtasuiKenneth Junior Ramo Westin AndrewRodrick FaustinoJerry Ngiraremiang Women's 3×3 Estelle KainamoliRanadi KoroiMoana LiebregtsCamari Ravai Ana-Rachel EnariMakeili IkaLesieli Kololia Litia ManupuleLineni Uaine Alliyah Faye Apone FernandezKina Neisuupi Pua RangamarKaia De Jesus TravillaYasmeen Zahara Torres Younis Para table tennis Men's singles Ambulant Teva Bu Luc Wheelchair Vincent Tehei not awarded Women's singles Wheelchair not awarded Men's team Teva Bu LucVincent Tehei not awarded not awarded Women's team Akanisi LatuMerewalesi Roden not awarded not awarded
Table tennis Men's singles Ariinui Pambrun Keanu Decian Women's singles Kelley Tehahetua Keala Tehahetua Temehau Tere Men's doubles Ariinui PambrunDylan Vongue Keanu DecianKevin Decian David LoiGeoffrey Loi Women's doubles Kelley TehahetuaKeala Tehahetua Anolyn Flyn LuluTracey Mawa Meilin ChinDengelei Hazel Lukas Mixed doubles Keanu DecianKelley Tehahetua Anolyn Flyn LuluYoshua Jordan Shing Ariinui PambrunClara Sayegh Men's team Keanu DecianKevin DecianAriinui PambrunDylan Vongue Jérôme MorisseauMatisse PindonRaphaël Quinne Guba HilaDavid LoiGeoffrey LoiHereva Richard Women's team Clara SayeghKelley TehahetuaKeala TehahetuaTemehau Tere Tammi AgariMaryanne HaneNancy NohoEmily Winnie Marieson Kelly BueAnolyn Flyn LuluTracey Mawa Volleyball Men's indoor Pierre HalagahuJean Marc KalatoAinsley PoluteleLudovic SiseloWinsley SiseloGabyclay TafilagiBoris TakanikoJolan ToluafeGlenn TuifuaAnylson TuisamoaDaniel Vaikuamoho Junior EdwardLeo AisiDavid JohnElison BobbyRolley ForovaJunior HaroldUla NumaGerard OkiRamon OkiVictor PalaIla WallySimon Tua Christophe AriitaiMiky FosterTerooarii FosterKeitagi LabasteAriihau MarahitiAlex Mohi-TeupoohuituaVairua NanuaiteraiTanaroa TeinauriJoshua TekohuotetuaMetiari TemauriHoani Teriihopuare Women's indoor Kailani Leaiseaiga AfatiaJanet Jewell Iacinta FilemoniV Aranauh LiufauTitiula Ilaila ManumaTupu Pa'auHeiress PalepoiKamerynn Tali-Maria ReidKeonahi'ilani Noridalaufasa SolaitaNadene La'ala'ai Ta'aseLomialagi Sina Ta'atitiMalinah Niumoana Telefoni Kumuhei AteoHanalei PecheretNatura ReyVaiarava RochetteTahiaohotini TataKawelani TauraaRanihei TauraatuaKayla TavaeariiNaimi TokoragiMoehana TouaitahuataVaiteani Vaki Martinaya DornicMoana FitialeataLouisa FuaheaLyze HnalaineLeilana LikuvaluMalia Kalemeli MailehakoAna Momoli-Kilagi NauFetuuaho Selui ép. LiufauManaika TaofifenuaKeona TuiaLeyla Tuifua ép. Kavakava Men's beach Finley BennettJed Walker Andrew Scott JohnsonLogan Jon Mister Wilisoni LogaSakiusa Naivana Women's beach Majabelle LawacSherysyn Toko Kayla Louise MearsJasmine Rayner Austia MendiolaKristen Serrano
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