Host city Suva Nations participating 13 | Country Fiji Athletes participating 646 | |
Events 10 sports
58 medal events Opening ceremony August 29, 1963 (1963-08-29) | ||
The 1963 South Pacific Games, held from 29 August to 9 September 1963 at Suva in Fiji, was the first edition of the South Pacific Games. The multisport games were established to engender bonds of friendship amongst peoples in the Pacific, after an idea originated by Dr A.H. Sahu Khan was adopted by the South Pacific Commission. At a meeting of nine Territories, held in Nouméa during March 1961, Fiji was awarded the honour of hosting the very first Games.
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Participating countries
Thirteen Pacific nations or territories, and 646 competitors, participated in the Games:
Sports
Ten sports were contested at the 1963 South Pacific Games:
Final medal table
The home nation, Fiji, easily topped the (unofficial) medal tally:†
References
1963 South Pacific Games Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA