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Pacific School Games
Jeux des scolaires du Pacifique / Juegos Escolaires del Pacifico
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The first Pacific School Games, for children between the ages of eleven and nineteen, were held in Brisbane in 1982 in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. The games are sanctioned by the Australian Sports Council and have so far been held in Australia on each occasion. Teams from various Pacific nations are invited, with the school children from Australia competing in teams from their state or territory. The games are kept small in terms of the number of sports; athletics, gymnastics and swimming and diving were the disciplines offered in Perth, but age groups brought the number of participants to 3200. The 2000 games were held in Sydney in April and May using the facilities in place for the 2000 Olympic Games.The Pacific School Games are scheduled to be held in Melbourne in early 2005. |
- 1982 Brisbane, Australia
- 1984 Melbourne, Australia
- 1988 Sydney, Australia
- 1992 Darwin, Australia
- 1996 Perth , Australia
- 2000 Sydney, Australia
Pacific School Games Official Website
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Melbourne 2005 gets even busier November 6, 2003 There will be plenty of test events in Melbourne leading up to the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Organizers of the Pacific School Games have announced that the 7th edition will be held in Melbourne from November 26 to December 4, 2005. The Deaflympics and Australian Universities Games will also be held in Melbourne in 2005, the Deaflympics scheduled January 5-16, with the Australian Universities Games traditionally held in late October and early November. The Pacific School Games were inaugurated in 1982 in Brisbane as a precursor to the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games. Organizers expect well over 3000 school age athletes from as many as 35 countries. Sports will include athletics, basketball, swimming and diving, and events for the disabled and will be held at Olympic Park and the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
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