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{{Short description|15th edition of the Pacific Games}}
{{Infobox games
| name          = XV Pacific Games
| logo          = 2015 Pacific Games logo.png
| size          = 150px
| caption       = Official logo of the Games
| host_city     = [[Port Moresby]]
| country       = [[Papua New Guinea]]
| motto         =
| nations       = 24
| athletes      = 3,796{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
| events        = 299 in 28 [[sports]]
| opening       = 4 July 2015
| closing       = 18 July 2015
| opened_by     = [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]]
| athlete_oath  = [[Deslyn Siniu]]
| judge_oath    = Susan Babao
| torch_lighter = [[Dika Toua]]
| stadium       = [[Sir John Guise Stadium]]
| previous      = [[2011 Pacific Games|Nouméa 2011]]
| next          = [[2019 Pacific Games|Apia 2019]] 
}}
The '''15th Pacific Games''', also known as '''Port Moresby 2015''' or '''POM 2015''', was held in [[Port Moresby]], Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120911024838/http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20120418/sport.htm "Pacific Games dates set"], ''Post-Courier'', 18 April 2012</ref> It was the fifteenth staging of the [[Pacific Games]] as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby.

More than 3,700 athletes from the 22 Pacific Games Associations plus first time entrants [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], took part.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessadvantagepng.com/tag/pacific-games-2015/ |title=Pacific Games 2015 |website=www.businessadvantagepng.com/ |publisher=Business Advantage PNG |access-date=1 July 2015 |archive-date=5 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805143036/https://www.businessadvantagepng.com/tag/pacific-games-2015/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-03/australia-and-new-zealand-to-compete-in-pacific-games/5568956 |title= Australia and New Zealand to participate in Pacific Games |website= www.abc.net.au |publisher= ABC Australia |access-date= 3 July 2014 }}</ref> With almost 300 sets of medals, the games featured 28 sports, 19 of which are on the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] program. Only men's [[association football|football]] was a straight qualifying event for [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Rio 2016]]. These sporting events took place in 14 venues in the host city.

The host nation, Papua New Guinea, topped the [[medal table]] for only the second time, winning the most golds (88) and most medals overall (217).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1028797/papua-new-guinea-top-pacific-games-medal-table-as-port-moresby-2015-comes-to-a-close |title= Papua New Guinea top final medal standings  |website=www.insidethegames.biz |publisher=inside the games |access-date= 18 July 2015}}</ref> [[New Caledonia]] finished second making it only the third time the French territory had failed to place first. [[Tahiti]] finished third. [[Tuvalu]] won its first ever gold medal at the games, and the debuting teams from Australia and New Zealand won their first Pacific Games medals including gold.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/278473/sport-tuvalu-wins-first-ever-pacific-games-gold |title= Tuvalu wins historic first ever Pacific Games gold |website=www.radionz.co.nz |publisher= Radio New Zealand |access-date=11 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1028477/australia-secures-historic-first-pacific-games-gold-medal-as-favourite-toua-falters-on-home-soil-in-weightlifting |title= Yamasaki claims Australia's first ever Pacific Games medal |website=www.insidethegames.biz |publisher= inside the games |access-date=5 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org.nz/news/moss-makes-history-as-pacific-games-medalist/ |title=New Zealand wins first Pacific Games medal at debut |website=www.olympic.org.nz |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |access-date=5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213152410/http://www.olympic.org.nz/news/moss-makes-history-as-pacific-games-medalist |archive-date=13 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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==Host selection==
Five [[Pacific Island]] countries expressed interests in hosting the fifteenth edition of the games as soon as the bidding process began. They were [[American Samoa]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tonga]], and [[Vanuatu]]. By March 2009, only three were serious bidders – Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Tonga.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fijivillage.com/sport/2015-Pacific-Games-bids-face-strict-requirements-2sr95k/ |title=2015 Pacific Games bids face strict requirements |website=www.fijivillage.com |publisher=Fiji Village |access-date=30 July 2009 }}</ref> On 20 September 2009, the Solomon Islands National Olympic Committee President – Fred Maetoloa, in a press statement announced the withdrawal of the Solomons bid following the withdrawal of the Solomon Island government's commitment and support.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/si-pulls-out-of-2015-games-bid/ |title=SI pulls out of 2015 games bid |website=www.thenational.com.pg |publisher=Fiji Village |access-date=20 September 2009 }}</ref>

On 27 September 2009, the Pacific Games Council, at its meeting coinciding with the [[2009 Pacific Mini Games]], elected [[Port Moresby|Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea]] as the host of the 2015 Games. The final vote was 25–22 in favor of Port Moresby over Tonga to host.<ref>[http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-2642-0-0-0&sID=24021&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=10142202&sectionID=24021 PNG2015 - Papua New Guinea Wins], published by the Pacific Games Council, on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: center"
|-
! colspan="6" |2015 Pacific Games bidding results
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! '''City'''
! '''PGA'''
| style="background: silver" |'''Final Votes'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |''' [[Port Moresby]]'''
| style="text-align:left;" |''' {{PNG}}'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''25'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Nukuʻalofa]]
| style="text-align:left;" | {{TGA}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 22
|}

==Development and preparation==
Preparations for the Games, which Port Moresby was given the honor of hosting in 2009, have taken longer than many had anticipated. The country's ability to host the event in time was uncertain in 2011, according to the PNG Pacific Games organizers. To evaluate the level of the games' preparation, [[Pacific Games#Pacific Games Council|Pacific Games Council]] President [[Vidhya Lakhan]] traveled to Port Moresby on April 26, 2012. On May 2, Lakhan made the announcement that Papua New Guinea will continue to serve as the 2015 Pacific Games host after a week-long presentation by the PNG Pacific Games Venue, Infrastructure and Equipment Committee (VIEC).

===Venues and infrastructure===
A total of 14 venues hosted 28 sports in Port Moresby.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | Competition venues
|-
! colspan="1" style="width: 22%; background-color: #f2f2f2" | Venue
! colspan="2" style="width: 58%; background-color: #f2f2f2" | Sports
! style="width: 10%; background-color: #f2f2f2" | Capacity
|-
| [[Sir John Guise Stadium]]
| colspan="2" | [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Athletics at the 2015 Pacific Games|Athletics]] (track and field)<br/ > [[File:Rugby union pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pacific Games|Rugby sevens]]<br/ > [[File:Rugby league pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Rugby league nines at the 2015 Pacific Games|Rugby league nines]]
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 15,000
|-
| Sir John Guise Sports Complex (outdoor)
| colspan="2" | [[File:Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Beach volleyball at the 2015 Pacific Games|Beach Volleyball]]<br/ > [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]] [[Field hockey at the 2015 Pacific Games|Field Hockey]]
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 
|-
| Sir John Guise Stadium (indoor)
| colspan="2" | [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Basketball at the 2015 Pacific Games|Basketball]] (finals)<br/ > [[File:Netball pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Netball at the 2015 Pacific Games|Netball]]<br/ >[[File:Powerlifting pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Powerlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Powerlifting]]<br/ >[[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Weightlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Weightlifting]]
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 2,000
|-
| Port Moresby Racquets Club
| colspan="2" | [[File:Squash pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Squash at the 2015 Pacific Games|Squash]]<br/ > [[File:Tennis pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Tennis at the 2015 Pacific Games|Tennis]]
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 1,000
|-
| Taurama Aquatic Centre
| colspan="2" | [[File:Swimming pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Swimming at the 2015 Pacific Games|Swimming]]
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 2,000
|-
| Taurama Indoor Centre
| colspan="2" | [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Basketball at the 2015 Pacific Games|Basketball]] (preliminary rounds)<br/ >  [[File:Karate pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Karate at the 2015 Pacific Games|Karate]]<br/ >  [[File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Taekwondo at the 2015 Pacific Games|Taekwondo]]<br/ >  [[File:Volleyball pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Volleyball at the 2015 Pacific Games|Volleyball]]
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 2,500
|-
| Bisini Sports Complex (outdoor field)
| colspan="2" | [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games|Cricket]]<br/ >  [[File:Lawn bowls pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Lawn bowls at the 2015 Pacific Games|Lawn bowls]]<br/ >  [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Football at the 2015 Pacific Games|Football]] (Preliminary rounds)<br/ >  [[File:Softball pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Softball at the 2015 Pacific Games|Softball]]<br/ >  [[File:Rugby league pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Touch rugby at the 2015 Pacific Games|Touch rugby]]
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 10,000
|-
| [[Royal Port Moresby Golf Club]]
| colspan="2" | [[File:Golf pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Golf at the 2015 Pacific Games|Golf]]
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 
|-
| Ela Beach and PNGDF Naval Base 
| colspan="2" | [[File:Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Outrigger canoeing at the 2015 Pacific Games|Va'a]]<br/ >  [[File:Triathlon pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Triathlon at the 2015 Pacific Games|Triathlon]] (swimming)
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 
|-
| Royal Papua Yacht Club (Fairfax Harbour)
| colspan="2" | [[File:Sailing pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Sailing at the 2015 Pacific Games|Sailing]]
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 
|-
| Caritas Technical Secondary School Gym
| colspan="2" | [[File:Bodybuilding pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Bodybuilding at the 2015 Pacific Games|Body building]]<br/ >  [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Boxing at the 2015 Pacific Games|Boxing]]<br/ >  [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Table tennis at the 2015 Pacific Games|Table Tennis]]
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 1,100
|-
| June Valley Shooting Range
| colspan="2" | [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Shooting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Shooting]]
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 500
|-
| [[Sir Hubert Murray Stadium]]
| colspan="2" | [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Football at the 2015 Pacific Games|Football]] (finals)<br/ >  [[File:Triathlon pictogram.svg|20px|alt=Pictogram.]][[Triathlon at the 2015 Pacific Games|Triathlon]] (finish)
| style="background: #f9f9f9; text-align: center;" | 20,477
|}

===Sports Complex===
There were two major [[Sports complex|sporting complexes]] that played host to many sports. The Sir John Guise complex which hosted nine different sporting codes namely [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]], [[Powerlifting]], [[Rugby 7s]], [[Rugby league nines]], [[beach volleyball]], [[field hockey]], and [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]. The Bisini [[sports field]] was the other sports complex that hosted [[association football|football]], [[cricket]], [[softball]], [[Touch rugby]] and [[lawn bowls]].

===Medals===
===Games baton===
The 2015 Pacific Games baton was revealed on 23 February 2015 in [[Port Moresby]]. The baton was designed and created by Gickmai Kundun, a well known local artist from the [[Simbu Province]]. Shaped as an hourglass, the baton depicts a [[Kundu (drum)|kundu]] drum which traditionally is used as a communication tool. It (baton) is made out of one of Papua New Guinea's major resource commodity, [[copper]]. Kundun said the purpose of the games baton was to unite the people of Papua New Guinea, and the kundu drum was the perfect fit.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emtv.com.pg/2015-pacific-games-baton-unveiled-in-port-moresby/ |title= Pacific Games baton unveiled |website=www.emtv.com.pg |publisher=Em TV online |access-date=24 February 2015}}</ref>

;Games baton relay
On 25 March 2015, in Port Moresby, the [[Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea]], Hon. [[Peter O'Neill]] formally launched the Games baton relay.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.pngfacts.com/2015/03/oil-search-pacific-games-relay-begins_25.html |title= Oil Search Games baton relay launched |website=news.pngfacts.com/ |publisher=Papua New Guinea Today |access-date=26 March 2015}}</ref> The journey started on March 26 to officially celebrate exactly 100 days till the opening ceremony. Over 150 remote villages, as well as all 22 cities and towns in the [[Provinces of Papua New Guinea|22 provinces]], were visited by the baton's tour. The baton paid a special visit to [[Cairns]], [[Australia]], on June 20 to give the sizable Papua New Guinean community a chance to see it firsthand.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.looppng.com/content/png-community-cairns-australia-joins-games-relay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908090709/https://www.looppng.com/content/png-community-cairns-australia-joins-games-relay |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 8, 2020 |title=Games baton visits Cairns |website=www.looppng.com |publisher=Loop PNG |access-date=24 June 2015 }}</ref> The relay proceeded for the following five days when the baton landed in the [[National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)|National Capital District]] (the host province) on June 29.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onepng.com/2015/06/oil-search-pacific-games-baton-relay-in.html |title= Pacific Games baton arrives in nations capital |website=www.onepng.com |publisher=One PNG |access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref>

The baton ended its journey at the [[opening ceremony]] on 4 July 2015, where Olympian and Commonwealth weightlifting champion [[Dika Toua]] took to the heights of the [[Sir John Guise Stadium]] to light the Games Cauldron.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pacificgames.pngfacts.com/news/toua-sets-port-moresby-2015-opening-ceremony-alight |title=Toua sets Port Moresby 2015 opening ceremony alight |website=www.pngfacts.com |publisher=PNG facts |access-date=7 December 2023 }}</ref>

===Volunteers===
From over 6,000 volunteer applications received by the chief executive officer for the 2015 games, only 3,500 of this applicants were carefully screened and handpicked during the recruitment phase. The 3,500 volunteers were then divided into 175 teams that worked throughout the games in key functional areas such as games village operations, transport, technology, logistics and translators etc.

==The Games==
The official dates of the 2015 [[Pacific Games]] were July 4 to 18, however, competitions for [[Basketball]], [[association football|Football]], [[Table tennis]], and [[Touch rugby]] began on July 3 (one day earlier).

===Sports===
[[Image:Husslein Guam.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|[[Kyle Husslein]] playing basketball for Guam at the 2015 Pacific Games]]
There were 28 sports featured at the 2015 Pacific Games.<ref name=sports-2015>{{cite web
 |date=2015 
 |title=Sports 
 |work=Port Moresby 2015 
 |access-date=22 May 2015 
 |url=http://www.portmoresby2015.com/sports-2/ 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306221840/http://www.portmoresby2015.com/sports-2/ 
 |archive-date=6 March 2015 
}}
</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!2015 Pacific Games Sports Programme
|-
|
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-1-of-2}}
* {{GamesSport|Athletics          | Events= 48}}{{ref|athletics|a}}
* {{GamesSport|Basketball         | Events= 2}}
* {{GamesSport|Beach volleyball   | Events= 2}} <!--
* {{GamesSport|Beach soccer       | Events= 1}} -->
* {{GamesSport|Bodybuilding       | Events= 12}}
* {{GamesSport|Boxing             | Events= 13}}{{ref|boxing|b}}
* {{GamesSport|Cricket            | Events= 2}}
* {{GamesSport|Field hockey       | Events= 2}}
* {{GamesSport|Football           | Events= 2}}{{ref|football|c}}
* {{GamesSport|Golf               | Events= 4}}
* {{GamesSport|Karate             | Events= 15}}{{ref|karate|d}}
* {{GamesSport|Lawn bowls         | Events= 8}}
* {{GamesSport|Netball            | Events= 1}}
* {{GamesSport|Outrigger canoeing | Events= 12}}
* {{GamesSport|Powerlifting       | Events= 15}}
{{Col-2-of-2}}
* {{GamesSport|Rugby league nines | Events= 1}}
* {{GamesSport|Rugby sevens       | Events= 2}}
* {{GamesSport|Sailing            | Events= 6}}
* {{GamesSport|Shooting           | Events= 11}}
* {{GamesSport|Softball           | Events= 1}}{{ref|softball|e}}
* {{GamesSport|Squash             | Events= 7}}
* {{GamesSport|Swimming           | Events= 42}}{{ref|swimming|f}}
* {{GamesSport|Table tennis       | Events= 11}}{{ref|table tennnis|g}}
* {{GamesSport|Taekwondo          | Events= 16}}
* {{GamesSport|Tennis             | Events= 7}}
* {{GamesSport|Touch rugby        | Events= 3}}
* {{GamesSport|Triathlon          | Events= 2}}
* {{GamesSport|Volleyball         | Events= 2}}
* {{GamesSport|Weightlifting      | Events= 45}}{{ref|weightlifting|h}}
{{col-end}}
|}
<div style="line-height:1.2em; font-size:92%;"><br/>Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport.
</div>

===Participating countries===
A total of 24 countries took part in the 2015 Pacific Games. This was with the inclusion of Australia and New Zealand for the first time in the history of the Games. The two countries were invited to participate in four sports; sailing, taekwondo, rugby sevens and weightlifting.

The Pacific Games Council said in July 2014 that the participation of the two countries would improve the quality of competition in the Pacific Games. The inclusion of Australia and New Zealand was on a trial basis, with a review scheduled after the Games to determine its success.

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Participating Pacific Games Associations (PGA)
|-
|
{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
*{{flag|American Samoa}} <small>([[American Samoa at the 2015 Pacific Games|91]])</small>
*{{flag|Australia}} <small>([[Australia at the 2015 Pacific Games|43]])</small>
*{{flag|Cook Islands}} <small>([[Cook Islands at the 2015 Pacific Games|132]])</small>
*{{flag|Fiji}} <small>([[Fiji at the 2015 Pacific Games|481]])</small>
*{{flag|Kiribati}} <small>([[Kiribati at the 2015 Pacific Games|86]])</small>
*{{flag|Guam}} <small>([[Guam at the 2015 Pacific Games|148]])</small>
*{{flag|Marshall Islands}} <small>([[Marshall Islands at the 2015 Pacific Games|10]])</small>
*{{flag|FSM|name=FS Micronesia}} <small>([[Federated States of Micronesia at the 2015 Pacific Games|44]])</small>
*{{flag|Nauru}} <small>([[Nauru at the 2015 Pacific Games|130]])</small>
*{{flag|NCL|name=New Caledonia}} <small>([[New Caledonia at the 2015 Pacific Games|354]])</small>
*{{flag|Niue}} <small>([[Niue at the 2015 Pacific Games|22]])</small>
*{{flag|New Zealand}} <small>([[New Zealand at the 2015 Pacific Games|49]])</small>
*{{flag|Norfolk Island}} <small>([[Norfolk Island at the 2015 Pacific Games|13]])</small>
*{{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}} <small>([[Northern Mariana Islands at the 2015 Pacific Games|26]])</small>
*{{flag|Samoa}} <small>([[Samoa at the 2015 Pacific Games|405]])</small>
*{{flag|Palau}} <small>([[Palau at the 2015 Pacific Games|14]])</small>
*{{flag|Papua New Guinea}} <small>([[Papua New Guinea at the 2015 Pacific Games|625]])</small>
*{{flag|Solomon Islands}} <small>([[Solomon Islands at the 2015 Pacific Games|287]])</small>
*{{flag|Tahiti}} <small>([[Tahiti at the 2015 Pacific Games|273]])</small>
*{{flag|Tonga}} <small>([[Tonga at the 2015 Pacific Games|236]])</small>
*{{flag|Tuvalu}} <small>([[Tuvalu at the 2015 Pacific Games|101]])</small>
*{{flag|Tokelau}} <small>([[Tokelau at the 2015 Pacific Games|1]])</small>
*{{flag|Vanuatu}} <small>([[Vanuatu at the 2015 Pacific Games|161]])</small>
*{{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} <small>([[Wallis and Futuna at the 2015 Pacific Games|64]])</small>
{{div col end}}
|}

<div style="line-height:1.2em; font-size:92%;"><br/>Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many athletes were registered prior to the Games, with that number expected to diminish by the Games' start. Clicking on the number will take you to a page on that nation's delegation to the 2015 Games.
</div>

===Calendar===
The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.<ref>{{cite web
 |date= 4 June 2015
 |title= 2015 Pacific Games Schedule
 |work= Port Moresby 2015
 |access-date= 7 June 2015
 |format= PDF 1.0 MB
 |url= http://www.portmoresby2015.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/XV-Pacific-Games-Sports-Competition-Schedule-1-Level-1.pdf
 |url-status= dead
 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150607122539/http://www.portmoresby2015.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/XV-Pacific-Games-Sports-Competition-Schedule-1-Level-1.pdf
 |archive-date= 7 June 2015
 }}</ref>
{{2015 Pacific Games Calendar}}

===Medal table===
Host nation Papua New Guinea topped the overall medal table for only the second time ever. It was also the third Pacific Games in history where [[New Caledonia]] had failed to finish first.{{sfn|PG Results|2015|p=3}}
;Key
{{Color box|#ccccff|border=darkgray}} Host nation
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flaglink
 | event          = at the 2015 Pacific Games
 | team           = 
 | gold_PNG = 88 | silver_PNG = 69 | bronze_PNG = 60 | host_PNG = yes 
 | gold_NCL = 60 | silver_NCL = 50 | bronze_NCL = 56
 | gold_TAH = 39 | silver_TAH = 34 | bronze_TAH = 41
 | gold_FIJ = 33 | silver_FIJ = 45 | bronze_FIJ = 37
 | gold_SAM = 17 | silver_SAM = 23 | bronze_SAM = 11
 | gold_AUS = 17 | silver_AUS = 19 | bronze_AUS = 11
 | gold_NRU = 7 | silver_NRU = 10 | bronze_NRU = 5
 | gold_SOL = 7 | silver_SOL = 6 | bronze_SOL = 15
 | gold_TGA = 7 | silver_TGA = 1 | bronze_TGA = 9
 | gold_COK = 6 | silver_COK = 7 | bronze_COK = 15
 | gold_GUM = 3 | silver_GUM = 3 | bronze_GUM = 7
 | gold_KIR = 3 | silver_KIR = 1 | bronze_KIR = 5
 | gold_ASA = 3 | silver_ASA = 1 | bronze_ASA = 4
 | gold_FSM = 3 | silver_FSM = 1 | bronze_FSM = 0
 | gold_VAN = 2 | silver_VAN = 8 | bronze_VAN = 12
 | gold_NFK = 2 | silver_NFK = 3 | bronze_NFK = 2
 | gold_NZL = 1 | silver_NZL = 9 | bronze_NZL = 10
 | gold_WLF = 1 | silver_WLF = 1 | bronze_WLF = 5
 | gold_TUV = 1 | silver_TUV = 0 | bronze_TUV = 3
 | gold_NIU = 0 | silver_NIU = 1 | bronze_NIU = 1
 | gold_PLW = 0 | silver_PLW = 1 | bronze_PLW = 1
 | gold_MHL = 0 | silver_MHL = 0 | bronze_MHL = 5
 | gold_MNP = 0 | silver_MNP = 0 | bronze_MNP = 0
 | gold_TKL = 0 | silver_TKL = 0 | bronze_TKL = 0
}}

==Ceremonies==
===Opening ceremony===
The opening ceremony was held at the [[Sir John Guise Stadium]] in [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]], between 18:00 and 22:00 (GMT+10), on 4 July 2015. The [[Head of the Commonwealth]] and Queen of Papua New Guinea, Queen [[Elizabeth II]], was represented by her son, [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]].<ref>{{cite web|title=
Prince Andrew to Open 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby |url=https://pacificgames.pngfacts.com/news/prince-andrew-to-open-2015-pacific-games-in-port-moresby |website=pngfacts.com |access-date=7 July 2015 |date=28 May 2015 }}</ref> [[Airleke Ingram]] was its artistic director, with executive producer being Merryn Hughes from the '''Makoda Productions'''. Live musical performers included Jamie-Lee Chan, Jagarizzar, with [[Ngaiire|Ngaire Joseph]], and duo group Twin Tribe who performed ''Winds of Change'' as the closing act. A special performance by Sir [[George Telek]] and a medley from Papua New Guinea's all-time music greats - the Paramana Strangers, Pati Potts Doi, and Tom Larry.

====Parade of nations====
As per games tradition, each PGA paraded into the arena for the opening ceremony with each delegation being led by a flag bearer from their respective teams. Following tradition, the host of the [[2011 Pacific Games|previous games]], [[New Caledonia]], enters first followed by the rest of the participating PGA's in alphabetical order. The host nation of [[Papua New Guinea]] enters last. Each nation was preceded by a placard bearer carrying a sign with the country's name.

Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport.

{| class="sortable wikitable" 
|-
!Order
!Nation
!Flag bearer
!Sport 
|-
|align=center| 1 || {{flagicon|NCL}} [[New Caledonia at the 2015 Pacific Games|New Caledonia]] ||  || 
|-
|align=center| 2 || {{flagicon|ASA}} [[American Samoa at the 2015 Pacific Games|American Samoa]] ||  || 
|-
|align=center| 3 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia at the 2015 Pacific Games|Australia]] || [[Nicole Beck]] || [[Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pacific Games|Rugby sevens]]
|-
|align=center| 4 || {{flagicon|COK}} [[Cook Islands at the 2015 Pacific Games|Cook Islands]] || [[Tereapii Tapoki]] || [[Athletics at the 2015 Pacific Games|Athletics]]
|-
|align=center| 5 || {{flagicon|FSM}} [[Federated States of Micronesia at the 2015 Pacific Games|Federated States of Micronesia]] || [[Manuel Minginfel]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Weightlifting]]
|-
|align=center| 6 || {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji at the 2015 Pacific Games|Fiji]] || [[Apolonia Vaivai]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Weightlifting]]
|-
|align=center| 7 || {{flagicon|GUM}} [[Guam at the 2015 Pacific Games|Guam]] || [[Jagger Stephens]] || [[Swimming at the 2015 Pacific Games|Swimming]]
|-
|align=center| 8 || {{flagicon|KIR}} [[Kiribati at the 2015 Pacific Games|Kiribati]] || [[David Katoatao]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Weightlifting]]
|-
|align=center| 9 || {{flagicon|MHL}} [[Marshall Islands at the 2015 Pacific Games|Marshall Islands]] ||  || 
|-
|align=center| 10 || {{flagicon|NRU}} [[Nauru at the 2015 Pacific Games|Nauru]] || [[Itte Detenamo]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Weightlifting]]
|-
|align=center| 11 || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand at the 2015 Pacific Games|New Zealand]] ||  || 
|- 
|align=center| 12 || {{flagicon|NIU}} [[Niue at the 2015 Pacific Games|Niue]] ||  || 
|-
|align=center| 13 || {{flagicon|NFK}} [[Norfolk Island at the 2015 Pacific Games|Norfolk Island]] || [[Kevin Coulter]] || [[Shooting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Shooting]]
|-
|align=center| 14 || {{flagicon|NMI}} [[Northern Mariana Islands at the 2015 Pacific Games|Northern Mariana Islands]] ||  || 
|-
|align=center| 15 || {{flagicon|PLW}} [[Palau at the 2015 Pacific Games|Palau]] || [[Stevick Patris]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Weightlifting]]
|-
|align=center| 16 || {{flagicon|SAM}} [[Samoa at the 2015 Pacific Games|Samoa]] || [[Ele Opeloge]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Weightlifting]]
|-
|align=center| 17 || {{flagicon|SOL}} [[Solomon Islands at the 2015 Pacific Games|Solomon Islands]] || [[Jenly Tegu Wini]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Weightlifting]]
|-
|align=center| 18 || {{flagicon|TAH}} [[Tahiti at the 2015 Pacific Games|Tahiti]] ||  || 
|-
|align=center| 19 || {{flagicon|TKL}} [[Tokelau at the 2015 Pacific Games|Tokelau]] || ''Volunteer'' || ''n/a''
|-
|align=center| 20 || {{flagicon|TGA}} [[Tonga at the 2015 Pacific Games|Tonga]] ||  || 
|-
|align=center| 21 || {{flagicon|TUV}} [[Tuvalu at the 2015 Pacific Games|Tuvalu]] ||  || 
|-
|align=center| 22 || {{flagicon|VAN}} [[Vanuatu at the 2015 Pacific Games|Vanuatu]] ||  || 
|-
|align=center| 23 || {{flagicon|WLF}} [[Wallis and Futuna at the 2015 Pacific Games|Wallis and Futuna]] ||  || 
|-
|align=center| 24 || {{flagicon|PNG}} [[Papua New Guinea at the 2015 Pacific Games|Papua New Guinea]] || [[Linda Pulsan]] || [[Powerlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games|Powerlifting]]
|}

==Marketing==
[[File:Tura the Kokomo.png|thumb|135px|Tura the Kokomo]]

===Mascot===
The official mascot for the 2015 games, 'Tura the Kokomo', was designed by a 13-year-old boy named Taka Seigori from [[Tubusereia]], a motuan village - located 30 minutes drive from [[Port Moresby]]. 'Tura the Kokomo' depicts a modern, cheeky and funny [[Hornbill]] - known in Papua New Guinea as a 'Kokomo'. The bird is known to possess the attributes of friendliness and cheekiness. Colours seen on the crown of 'Tura the Kokomo' are the colours of the 2015 [[Pacific Games]] logo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/kokomo-is-games-mascot/
|title= 2015 Pacific Games mascot launched |website=www.thenational.com.pg |publisher=The National |access-date=19 February 2014}}</ref>

===Sponsors===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Official Games Sponsor
|[[Bank South Pacific]] (BSP)
|-
!Games Baton Relay Sponsor
|[[Oil Search]]
|-
!Platinum Sponsors
|OK Tedi Mining, Telikom PNG, [[PNG Power]], National Gaming Control Board (NGCB), [[Puma Energy]], SP Brewery
|-
!Gold Sponsors
|[[Mineral Resources Development Company|MRDC]], Daltron, Brian Bell Homecentres, Applus Velosi, [[Fuji Xerox]], [[Air Niugini]], Petromin PNG Holdings Limited, Emtek Multimedia, [[Coca-Cola Amatil|Coca-Cola]], [[Steamships]]
|-
!Silver Sponsors
|Moore Printing, [[The Hertz Corporation|Hertz]], MMI Pacific Insurance
|-
!Supporting Sponsor
|PNG Ports
|}

==See also==
* [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
* [[2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games]]
* [[2017 Pacific Mini Games]]
* [[2018 Commonwealth Games]]

==Notes==
<div style="line-height:1.2em; margin-left:1.7em; font-size:92%;">

{{note|athletics|a}} Athletics: The total of 48 events contested in 2015 included four [[Disabled sports|parasport]] events: Men's shot put – secured throw, women's shot put – ambulatory, men's javelin – ambulatory, and men's 100m – ambulatory.<ref name = athletics-2015/>

{{note|boxing|b}} Boxing: Women's events were included for 2015. The weight classes used by the IOC, i.e. flyweight (48–51&nbsp;kg), lightweight (57–60&nbsp;kg), and middleweight (69–75&nbsp;kg) were added to the schedule.<ref name = boxing-w-2015/> There were ten weight classes for men.<ref name = boxing-png-2015/>

{{note|football|c}} Football: Men's tournament had eight teams (including New Zealand) and the women's had seven teams. Both were qualification events for the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>[http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=306043 Soccer venues unveiled] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714165011/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=306043 |date=2015-07-14 }}. Fiji Times. 16 May 2015.</ref>

{{note|karate|d}} Karate: The Kumite tournament included six weight divisions for men and five for women. The schedule also included individual and team Kata events for men and women.<ref name = karate-2015/>

{{note|softball|e}} Men's [[softball]] was not able to be included in the program as the sport did not meet the criterion of the Pacific Games charter requiring nominations for the event from at least six countries. Women's softball was included.<ref name = sol-star-2014/><ref name = softball-2015/>

{{note|swimming|f}} Swimming: The schedule for Taurama Pool included 40 events; 19 for men, 19 for women, and two mixed team relays.<ref name = swimming-2015/> The open water swim also included a men's event and a women's event.<ref name = swimming-2-2015/>

{{note|table tennnis|g}} Table tennis: The total of 11 events contested in 2015 included four [[Disabled sports|parasport]] events: Men's singles – seated,  women's singles – seated, men's singles – ambulatory, and women's singles – ambulatory.<ref name=table-tennis-2015/>

{{note|weightlifting|h}} Weightlifting: The total of 45 events contested in 2015 was split into 15 weight classes (eight for men and seven for women) with three sets of medals awarded (for the snatch, clean and jerk, and combined total) in each class.<ref name=weightlifting-2015/>
</div>

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=25em|refs=

<ref name = sol-star-2014>{{cite web
 |date= 16 April 2014
 |title= Softball dropped for PNG
 |work= Solomon Star
 |access-date= 15 May 2015
 |url= http://www.solomonstarnews.com/sports/regional/668-softball-dropped-for-png
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 |archive-date= 21 May 2015
 }}</ref>

<ref name = softball-2015>{{cite press release
 |date= 22 May 2015
 |title= Men's Softball Competition Out
 |publisher= PNG 2015 Pacific Games
 |access-date= 22 May 2015
 |url= https://www.facebook.com/portmoresby2015pacificgames/posts/10152818295915965
 }}
</ref>

<ref name = boxing-png-2015>{{cite web 
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</ref>

<ref name = boxing-w-2015>{{cite web 
 |date= 22 February 2014
 |title= Correction to PG 2015 Women Boxers Weight Categories
 |publisher= Oceania Sport Information Centre
 |work= Sporting Pulse
 |access-date= 7 June 2015
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 |archive-date= 7 June 2015}}
</ref>

<ref name=karate-2015>{{cite web
 |date=4 June 2015 
 |first=Carl 
 |last=Mari 
 |title=Karate names XV Pacific Games team 
 |work=PNG Warrior 
 |access-date=7 June 2015 
 |url=http://papuaniuginiwarrior.com/2015/06/karate-names-xv-pacific-games-team/ 
 |url-status=live 
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 |archive-date=5 June 2015
}}
</ref>

<ref name=athletics-2015>{{cite web
 |date=26 May 2015 
 |title=Program Draft - Pacific Games - John Guise Stadium 
 |publisher=Papua New Guinea Swimming Inc 
 |access-date=7 June 2015 
 |format=PDF 0.1 MB 
 |url=http://www.athletics-oceania.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Competitions/2015/Pacific_Games/pacific_games_2015_program_15_may_01.pdf 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607010101/http://www.athletics-oceania.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Competitions/2015/Pacific_Games/pacific_games_2015_program_15_may_01.pdf 
 |archive-date=7 June 2015 
}}
</ref>

http://papuaniuginiwarrior.com/2015/06/karate-names-xv-pacific-games-team/

<ref name=swimming-2015>{{cite web
 |date=2015 
 |title=XV Pacific Games 2015 
 |publisher=Papua New Guinea Swimming Inc 
 |access-date=7 June 2015 
 |format=PDF 0.2 MB 
 |url=http://www.pngsi.org/images/events/PG2015_program.pdf 
 |url-status=live
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709224046/http://www.pngsi.org/images/events/PG2015_program.pdf
 |archive-date=9 July 2019
}}
</ref>

<ref name=swimming-2-2015>{{cite web
 |date=2015 
 |title=Pacific Games 2015 Swimming Schedule 
 |publisher=Papua New Guinea Swimming Inc 
 |access-date=7 June 2015 
 |url=http://www.pngsi.org/ 
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110183736/http://pngsi.org/
 |archive-date=10 January 2016
}}
</ref>

<ref name=table-tennis-2015>{{cite web
 |title= Table Tennis Schedule
 |work=Port Moresby 2015 
 |url= http://pg2015.gems.pro/Result/Calendar.aspx?SetLanguage=en-GB&Sport_GUID=811063cb-53bb-4e0e-b75d-ae5c40d4e379&Grouping=D
 |access-date=20 June 2015}}
</ref>

<ref name=weightlifting-2015>{{cite web
 |title= Weightlifting Schedule
 |work=Port Moresby 2015 
 |url= http://pg2015.gems.pro/Result/Calendar.aspx?SetLanguage=en-GB&Sport_GUID=eafe923e-f926-4f2f-8e2e-24395dce9a8e&Grouping=SE
 |access-date=20 June 2015}}
</ref>
}}

==Sources==
{{refbegin}}

*{{cite report
 |title=2015 Pacific Games Results 
 |website=Oceania Sport Information Centre 
 |access-date=31 October 2015 
 |format=PDF 39.7 MB 
 |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=3787167 
 |url-status=live
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113000026/http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=3787167
 |archive-date=13 January 2016
 |ref={{harvid|PG Results|2015}} 
}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
*[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-4733-0-0-0&sID=71876&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=35853483 2015 Pacific Games results archive] on the Oceania Sport Information Centre webpage
* [http://www.portmoresby2015.com/ Official website]

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