Host city Papeete, Tahiti Nations participating 12 Events 25 sports | Country French Polynesia Athletes participating ~2,000 | |
Opening ceremony August 25, 1995 (1995-08-25) | ||
The 1995 South Pacific Games, held at Papeete in French Polynesia from 25 August to 5 September 1995, was the tenth edition of the South Pacific Games.
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The 1995 games were affected by the decision by France to resume nuclear testing at Mururoa in French Polynesia later that year. Western Samoa, American Samoa, Nauru and Niue boycotted in protest.
Participating countries
Twelve Pacific nations competed at the 1995 South Pacific Games:
Sports
Sports contested at the 1995 South Pacific Games included:†
Medal table
New Caledonia was dominant in taekwondo, karate and table-tennis as well as competitive in swimming and athletics to top the table in 1995:
References
1995 South Pacific Games Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA