Papua New Guinea at the 2015 Pacific Games
Papua New Guinea competed as the host nation at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 4 to 18 July 2015. Team PNG listed 625 competitors across all 28 disciplines as of 4 July 2015.[1][2] AthleticsPapua New Guinea qualified 69 athletes in track and field (including parasport events) for the 2015 Games: Men
Women
BasketballPapua New Guinea qualified men's and women's teams in basketball (28 athletes):
Beach volleyballPapua New Guinea qualified four athletes in beach volleyball:
BodybuildingWomen
Men
BoxingPNG qualified 13 athletes in boxing:
CricketPNG qualified men's and women's teams in cricket (26 players):
Field hockeyWomen
Men
FootballPapua New Guinea qualified men's and women's teams in football (46 athletes):
โ Women's tournament.
โ Men's tournament. Head coach: Ricki Herbert GolfWomen
Men
KarateWomen
Men
Lawn bowlsWomen
Men
Netball
Outrigger canoeingWomen
Men
PowerliftingWomen
Men
Rugby league nines
Rugby sevensโ Women's tournament.
4th โ Men's tournament.
SailingWomen
Men
ShootingPNG qualified 13 athletes in shooting:
Softball
SquashWomen
Men
SwimmingPNG announced a team of 30 swimmers in April 2015, with the open-water team yet to be selected.[9] The final team included 32 athletes qualified for the 2015 Games in swimming:
Table tennisPapua New Guinea qualified 11 athletes in table tennis (including parasport events) for the 2015 Games:
Taekwondo
PNG qualified 14 athletes in taekwondo:
TennisSingles
Doubles
Touch rugbyPapua New Guinea qualified men's and women's teams in touch rugby (38 athletes, maximum 14 per team):
โ Men's tournament.[11]
TriathlonWomen
Men
VolleyballWomen
Men WeightliftingPapua New Guinea entered 15 weightlifters (8 men and 7 women) in 13 categories. The athletes won a total of 21 medals, 13 of them gold.
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