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The Micronesian Games (or "Micro Games") are a quadrennial international multi-sport event within the Micronesia
Micronesia

Micronesia , from the Greek language mikros and nesos , is a subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the Pacific Ocean....
n region. The Games were first held in 1969 in Saipan
Saipan

Saipan is the largest island and Capital of the United States Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of 115.39 km? ....
 (Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands , officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean....
). Saipan was also the host of the Games' most recent edition
2006 Micronesian Games

The 2006 Micronesian Games were held at Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2006-06-23 to 2006-07-07.The Games were cancelled by Benigno R....
, in 2006. The 2010 Micronesian Games
2010 Micronesian Games

The seventh edition of the Micronesian Games was initially scheduled to be hosted in Majuro, Marshall Islands, in 2010. In April 2008, the organisers announced that the Games could be "scaled down", with a number events cancelled due to a lack of facilities in Majuro....
 were initially due to be held in Majuro
Majuro

Majuro , population 25,400 people , is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Built on an atoll of 64 islands, the Majuro Atoll, Majuro has a port, shopping district, hotels, and an international airport....
 (Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands , officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands , is a Micronesian island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator....
), until the hosts withdrew. The 2010 Games will be hosted by Palau
Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an borderless country in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles south of Tokyo....
 .

History
After the inaugural 1969 edition, the Games were supposed to be a regular event.






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The Micronesian Games (or "Micro Games") are a quadrennial international multi-sport event within the Micronesia
Micronesia

Micronesia , from the Greek language mikros and nesos , is a subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the Pacific Ocean....
n region. The Games were first held in 1969 in Saipan
Saipan

Saipan is the largest island and Capital of the United States Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of 115.39 km? ....
 (Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands , officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean....
). Saipan was also the host of the Games' most recent edition
2006 Micronesian Games

The 2006 Micronesian Games were held at Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2006-06-23 to 2006-07-07.The Games were cancelled by Benigno R....
, in 2006. The 2010 Micronesian Games
2010 Micronesian Games

The seventh edition of the Micronesian Games was initially scheduled to be hosted in Majuro, Marshall Islands, in 2010. In April 2008, the organisers announced that the Games could be "scaled down", with a number events cancelled due to a lack of facilities in Majuro....
 were initially due to be held in Majuro
Majuro

Majuro , population 25,400 people , is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Built on an atoll of 64 islands, the Majuro Atoll, Majuro has a port, shopping district, hotels, and an international airport....
 (Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands , officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands , is a Micronesian island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator....
), until the hosts withdrew. The 2010 Games will be hosted by Palau
Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an borderless country in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles south of Tokyo....
 .

History


After the inaugural 1969 edition, the Games were supposed to be a regular event. However, the second edition did not take place until 1990. Since then, the Games have been held every four years without fail. The 2010 Games will be the seventh edition.

Past hosts


  • 1969: Saipan
    Saipan

    Saipan is the largest island and Capital of the United States Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of 115.39 km? ....
    , Northern Mariana Islands
    Northern Mariana Islands

    The Northern Mariana Islands , officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean....
  • 1990: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
  • 1994: Agana, Guam
    Guam

    Guam , officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated insular area of the United States....
  • 1998: Koror
    Koror

    Koror is the state comprising the main commercial center of the Republic of Palau. It consists of several islands, the most prominent being Koror Island ....
    , Palau
    Palau

    Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an borderless country in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles south of Tokyo....
  • 2002: Pohnpei
    Pohnpei

    Pohnpei "upon a stone altar " is the name of one of the four state s in the Federated States of Micronesia , and among the Senyavin Islands ....
    , Federated States of Micronesia
    Federated States of Micronesia

    The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. The country is a sovereign state in Associated state with the United States....
  • 2006
    2006 Micronesian Games

    The 2006 Micronesian Games were held at Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2006-06-23 to 2006-07-07.The Games were cancelled by Benigno R....
    : Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands


Competitors


Participants include four sovereign
Sovereignty

File:Leviathan gr.jpgSovereignty is the exclusive right to control a government, a State, a people, or oneself. A sovereign is a supreme lawmaking authority....
 countries (the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands , officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands , is a Micronesian island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator....
, Kiribati
Kiribati

Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. It is composed of List of islands belonging to Kiribati and one Tectonic uplift island, dispersed over 3,500,000 square kilometres, straddling the equator, and bordering the International Date Line to the east....
, Nauru
Nauru

Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island nation in the Micronesian Pacific Ocean....
, and Palau
Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an borderless country in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles south of Tokyo....
), a commonwealth
Commonwealth (United States insular area)

In the terminology of the United States insular areas, a Commonwealth is a type of organized territory but Unincorporated territories of the United States dependent territory....
 in political union with the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 (the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands , officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean....
), an organized unincorporated territory of the United States (Guam
Guam

Guam , officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated insular area of the United States....
), and the four constituent States of the Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. The country is a sovereign state in Associated state with the United States....
 (Chuuk
Chuuk

Chuuk — formerly Truk, Ruk, Hogoleu, Torres, Ugulat, and Lugulus — is an island group in the south western part of the Pacific Ocean....
, Pohnpei
Pohnpei

Pohnpei "upon a stone altar " is the name of one of the four state s in the Federated States of Micronesia , and among the Senyavin Islands ....
, Kosrae
Kosrae

Kosrae , formerly known as Kusaie, is an island in Micronesia and is by itself one of four states of the Federated States of Micronesia....
 and Yap
YAP

Yet Another Previewer or Yet Another Prolog are two document previewing applications and one Prolog compiler often referred to as YAP....
, which compete separately from one another).

These ten countries, States and territories are all located within the Micronesia
Micronesia

Micronesia , from the Greek language mikros and nesos , is a subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the Pacific Ocean....
n region of Oceania
Oceania

Oceania is a geography, often geopolitics, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term "Oceania" was coined in 1831 by French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville....
.

All participants also take part in the South Pacific Games
South Pacific Games

The Pacific Games is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympic Games, , with participation exclusively from countries around the Oceania. It is held every four years and began in 1963, hosted by Suva, Fiji....
, although the Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. The country is a sovereign state in Associated state with the United States....
 competes as a unified country there.

Events


Athletes compete in the fields of athletics
Athletics (track and field)

Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....
, baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
, basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
, beach volleyball
Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympics team sport played on sand. Like other Volleyball variations of volleyball, two teams, separated by a high net, try to score points against the other by grounding a ball on the other team's court....
, coconut tree climbing
Coconut

The Coconut Palm is a member of the Family Arecaceae . It is the only species in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaf 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth....
, coconut husking
Coconut

The Coconut Palm is a member of the Family Arecaceae . It is the only species in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaf 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth....
, fast pitch softball
Softball

Softball is a Team sport sport popular especially in the United States. It is a direct descendant of baseball and the rules of both sports are substantially similar....
, golf
Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
, slow pitch softball, spearfishing
Spearfishing

Spearfishing is a form of fishing that has been popular throughout the world for centuries. Early civilizations are familiar with the custom of spearing fish out of rivers and streams using sharpened sticks as a means of catching food....
, swimming
Swimming

Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational....
, table tennis
Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth with rackets ....
, triathlon
Triathlon

A triathlon is an endurance sports event consisting of running, biking, and swimming over various distances. As a result, proficiency in swimming, cycling, or running alone is not sufficient to guarantee a triathlon athlete a competitive time, trained triathletes have learned to race each stage in a way that preserves their energy and endur...
, va'a canoe
Outrigger canoe

The outrigger canoe is a type of canoe featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull ....
, volleyball
Volleyball

Volleyball is an Olympic Games team sport in which two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules....
 and wrestling
Wrestling

Wrestling is part of the martial arts. A wrestling match consists of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over, or control of, the opponent....
, as well as the "micro all around".

The Micronesian Games thus combine events that may be found in other international competitions with events more specific to Micronesian countries. Coconut tree climbing and coconut husking appear to have been demonstration events at the 2006 Games
2006 Micronesian Games

The 2006 Micronesian Games were held at Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2006-06-23 to 2006-07-07.The Games were cancelled by Benigno R....
: they are listed as events on the Games' official website, but are not listed on the results and medals' page.

See also

  • 2006 Micronesian Games
    2006 Micronesian Games

    The 2006 Micronesian Games were held at Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2006-06-23 to 2006-07-07.The Games were cancelled by Benigno R....
  • 2010 Micronesian Games
    2010 Micronesian Games

    The seventh edition of the Micronesian Games was initially scheduled to be hosted in Majuro, Marshall Islands, in 2010. In April 2008, the organisers announced that the Games could be "scaled down", with a number events cancelled due to a lack of facilities in Majuro....
  • South Pacific Games
    South Pacific Games

    The Pacific Games is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympic Games, , with participation exclusively from countries around the Oceania. It is held every four years and began in 1963, hosted by Suva, Fiji....
  • Olympic Games
    Olympic Games

    The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....


External links

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