The opening ceremony of the 2023 Pacific Games took place on Sunday, 19 November 2023, at the Solomon Islands National Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands.[1][2]

Proceedings

Parade of nations

Order Nation Flag bearer(s) Sport(s) Ref.
1 American Samoa Micah Masei Swimming [3]
2 Australia Ryan Tyack Archery [4]
3 Cook Islands Stephen Willis Football [5]
Julieanne Westrupp Touch rugby
4 Federated States of Micronesia Tasi Limtiaco Swimming [6]
5 Fiji Taniela Rainibogi Weightlifting [7]
6 Guam Camden Camacho Tennis [8]
7 Kiribati Ruben Katoatau Weightlifting
8 Marshall Islands Mattie Sasser Weightlifting
9 Nauru Maximina Uepa Weightlifting [6]
10  Niue Ramsi Edwards Weightlifting [9]
11 |  New Caledonia Armonie Konhu Volleyball [10]
Teva Gouriou Judo
12 New Zealand David Liti Weightlifting [11]
13 Norfolk Island Malcolm Tarrant Chef de Mission [6]
14  Northern Mariana Islands Isaiah Aleksenko Swimming [12]
15 Palau
16 Papua New Guinea Matthew Stubbings Tennis [13]
Ramona Padio Football
17 Samoa Don Opeloge Weightlifting [14]
18 Tahiti
19 Tokelau Ilai Ualesi Elekana Manu Judo [6]
20 Tonga
21 Tuvalu Ioane Hawaii Table tennis [6]
22 Vanuatu Anolyn Lulu Table tennis [15]
23 Wallis and Futuna
24 Solomon Islands Jenly Tegu Wini Weightlifting [16]

Officials and guests

Host country dignitaries

Foreign dignitaries

International Organizations

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sol2023 Opening Ceremony exactly 6 months out". 2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Pacific Games opening ceremony tickets 'expected to run out soon' - organisers". RNZ. November 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Carrying the American Samoa Flag is territory's sole Olympian". www.samoanews.com. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. ↑ "Archer Ryan Tyack named Flag Bearer for Australian Pacific Games Team in Solomon Islands". Australian Olympic Committee. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  5. ↑ "'We play with heart': Team Cook Islands flagbearers lead special parade". Cook Islands News. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Athletes From Across The Pacific React To Sol2023 Opening Ceremony | Sol2023 Pacific Games". 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  7. ↑ Narayan, Vijay (16 November 2023). "Rainibogi will be Team Fiji's flag bearer at the 2023 Pacific Games". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  8. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  9. ↑ "Pacific Games 2023: Niue's flagbearer has Solomon link". Radio New Zealand. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Charmasson, Martin; Vergès, Franck. "INTERVIEW. Armonie Konhu, flag bearer at the Pacific Games: "it's very moving and I think it will be even more so during the opening ceremony"". dayFREURO. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "David Liti has been named New Zealand Team Flagbearer for the Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games 🇳🇿". New Zealand Olympic Committee Instagram. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Aleksenko named NMI flagbearer for 2023 Pacific Games". Marianas Variety news. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Stubbings and Padio, flag bearers for Team PNG". Post-Courier. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  14. ↑ Staff Reporters (2023-11-10). "Samoa sends off 433 strong Team for SOL23 Pacific Games". Talamua Online. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  15. ↑ Mwai, Nicholas (2023-11-14). "Vanuatu Team set sail for South Pacific Games". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  16. ↑ Wini, Jenly Tegu (19 November 2023). "Pacific Games 2023 opened with spectacular ceremony: Home weightlifting legend Jenly Tegu Wini carries the flag for the Solomon Islands". www.olympics.com.
  17. 1 2 "Marape to make presence felt in Pacific Games opening ceremony". Papua New Guinea Post Courier. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  18. ↑ "Pacific Games stirs pride in the Solomon Islands". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2023-12-16.


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