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With a few days left, New Caledonia is leading the pact in medal counts with 73 gold, 51 silver, and 50 bronze medals. Right behind New Caledonia was Tahiti, but Australia just recently surpassed Tahiti with impressive track performances.
Track
Australia’s Law and Kennedy secured gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s 100 meters final with times of 10.40 and 10.49 seconds.
Jack Lunn, clinched gold in the men’s 800 meters, breaking the Pacific Games record that had stood for the past 24 years (Isireli Naikelekelevesi, 1 minute, 49.54 seconds). The Australian athlete completed the same distance in 1:48.43. After his triumphant performance, he expressed to the Pacific Games News Service: “I dedicate this victory to my family and my country. I am happy with the win.”
Body Building
Solomon Islands dominated in the bodybuilding category claiming 10 medals (3 gold). Samoa, Tahiti, and New Caledonia had impressive performances in Kayak.
Boxing
And in boxing, Australia’s Harry Garside secured a spot in the semifinals by defeating John Ume of Papua New Guinea in the 63.5 kg category. In the same division, Pemberton Lele of the Solomon Islands overcame Alexander Eliam Jr from the Federated States of Micronesia, and Fiji’s Elia Rokobuli had a tough fight, defeating Mathew Martin of Nauru.
In the men’s 71 kg quarterfinals, Lachlan Halstead of Nauru defeated Fiu Tui of Tuvalu, Wendell Stanley of New Zealand overcame Dicks Lio of the Solomon Islands, Shannan Davey of Australia defeated Tawhirimatea Toheiriri-hallet of the Cook Islands, and Taufa Lavemaau of Tonga secured victory over Losifafo Tunoa of American Samoa.
The medal count below does not reflect Australia’s recent medal achievements.
Country/PGA | Total | |||
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New Caledonia | 73 | 51 | 50 | 174 |
Tahiti | 46 | 48 | 47 | 141 |
Australia | 45 | 20 | 8 | 73 |
Samoa | 33 | 19 | 17 | 69 |
Papua New Guinea | 17 | 27 | 31 | 75 |
Fiji | 16 | 24 | 30 | 70 |
Solomon Islands | 12 | 30 | 27 | 69 |
New Zealand | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
Nauru | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
Guam | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
Cook Islands | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
Marshall Islands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
Vanuatu | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
Kiribati | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
Federated States of Micronesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Tonga | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
Tuvalu | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
American Samoa | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Palau | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Niue | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tokelau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |