2010 Micronesian Games

The 7th Micronesian Games was held August 1–10 in Palau.[1]

VII Micronesian Games
Host cityKoror
Country Palau
Motto"Tia de Prerii"
(We Will Make It Happen)
Nations participating8
Athletes participating1000
Events15 sports
Opening ceremonyAugust 1, 2010 (2010-08-01)
Closing ceremonyAugust 10, 2010 (2010-08-10)
Officially opened byJohnson Toribiong
Torch lighterElgin Loren Elwais
Main venuePalau National Track & Field

Initially, the 7th Games were to be hosted in Majuro, Marshall Islands;[2] however, in April 2008, the organisers announced that the Games could be "scaled down", with a number events cancelled due to a lack of facilities in Majuro.[3] In May 2008, the Marshall Islands announced that it was withdrawing from hosting the competition.[4] The hosting of the Games was subsequently awarded to Palau.,[5] which previously hosted the 1998 Games.

The Games were officially opened by the President of the Republic of Palau, Johnson Toribiong. He participated at the first Micronesian Games 1969 in baseball, but for the Mariana Islands (now Northern Mariana Islands) team.[6] Before opening the Games, he also took part at this year's torch relay during the opening ceremony in the stadium. Torch lighter was wrestler Elgin Loren Elwais, who participated for Palau at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]

Participating countries

Sports

Participants competed in fifteen sports:[8]

SportDatesVenue
AthleticsAugust 3–6Palau National Track & Field
BaseballAugust 1–10Asahi Ball Field
Basketball (results)August 1–10Palau National Gymnasium
CanoeAugust 6+7Meyuns Seaplane Ramp
Fastpitch (softball)August 1–10Meyuns Ball Field
Micro All AroundAugust 4+5Kayangel State
SpearfishingAugust 7+8Drop Off, Malakal
SwimmingAugust 2–5Palau National Swimming Pool
Table TennisAugust 3–5
TennisAugust 1–10Airai Tennis Courts
TriathlonAugust 9Palau Pacific Resort
Beach VolleyballAugust 1–10Long Island Beach
Indoor VolleyballAugust 1–10Palau High School Gym
WeightliftingAugust 7–9Kalau Gym, Meyuns
WrestlingAugust 3–5

References
  1. 7th Micronesian Games home page Archived 2010-05-12 at Archive.today; retrieved 2010-07-06.
  2. "Marshalls to host 2010 Micro Games" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, January 7, 2008
  3. "Scaled down Micro Games in 2010" Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Jon Perez, Saipan Tribune, April 9, 2008
  4. "Two Northern Pacific countries vying for the right to host Micronesia Games". Radio New Zealand International. May 8, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  5. "Palau to host Micro Games in 2010", Bernadette H. Carreon, Marianas Variety, May 19, 2008
  6. Coldeen, Bob (April 16, 2010), OFF THE BENCH - Go Micro!, Saipan Tribune, archived from the original on 2013-06-30, retrieved May 7, 2013
  7. Monroyo, Roselyn (August 2, 2010), Micro Games: Living the dream, Saipan Tribune, archived from the original on 2013-06-30, retrieved May 7, 2013
  8. "15 sports offered in 2010 Palau Micronesian Games" Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, October 22, 2008
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