2018 Micronesian Games

IX Micronesian Games
Host city	Yap
Country	F.S. Micronesia
Motto	More than Just Games
Nations participating	9
Events	13 sports
Opening ceremony	July 15, 2018
Closing ceremony	July 27, 2018

The 9th Micronesian Games were held from July 15 to July 27, 2018, in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.[2]

Participating nations

Ordinarily, there are 10 participants at the games. However, Nauru were unable to compete in this edition due to travel costs.[3] As such, the participants at the games were: the four constituent states of the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap), three sovereign countries (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau) and two insular areas of the United States (Northern Mariana Islands, Guam) all located within the Micronesia region.

Sports

Athletes competed in 13 different sports at the games: athletics, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, the "Micronesian all-around", open water swimming, soccer, spearfishing, va'a, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling.[4]

Previously at the 2014 games 14 sports were contested. However, this edition of the games saw the removal of softball and tennis and the inclusion of beach volleyball.

Medal table

Despite Nauru's withdrawal from the games, individual athlete Jonah Harris was still able to win 5 medals.[5] The final medal table is as follows:

* Host nation ( Yap)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Palau	32	18	20	70
2	Marshall Islands	29	17	6	52
3	Guam	29	12	12	53
4	Pohnpei	18	33	19	70
5	Northern Mariana Islands	9	18	9	36
6	Yap*	5	12	14	31
7	Chuuk	5	1	3	9
8	Kiribati	2	2	2	6
9	Nauru	2	2	1	5
10	Kosrae	0	4	10	14
Totals (10 nations)		131	119	96	346

Medalists

Beach volleyball

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men	Palau Sakiusa Naivana Texxon Taro	Kiribati T. Manuera U. Touati	Guam Ryan Eugenio Shitaro Okada
Women	Palau Holly Yamada Hila Asanuma	Marshall Islands A. Brown S. Triplett	Marshall Islands R. Pedro D. Muller

Micronesian all-around

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men	Jasper Ponapart Pohnpei	Joseph Roman Palau	Talley Hairens Pohnpei
Women	Roiolynn Jim Pohnpei	Serleen Agrippa Pohnpei	Julita Blibei Palau

Spearfishing

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual	Michael Genereaux Guam	Luis Ongalibang Palau	Taylor Paul Pohnpei
Team	Guam Michael Genereaux Raymond Flores Michael Cassidy	Pohnpei Taylor Paul Benco Adolf MacGrady Barnabas	Yap Anthony Yanrin Phillip Yangmal Sylvester Yanruw

References

"Sport: Marshall Islands to host 2022 Micronesian Games". Radio New Zealand. July 31, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
"Our View: Good luck to all athletes in 2018 Micronesian Games". Pacific Daily News. July 13, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
George, Duane M. (July 12, 2018). "Nauru pulls out of Micronesian Games, cites travel costs". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
"2018 Micro Games". SportsTG. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
Weiss, Matt (July 23, 2018). "Nauru quits Games, but athlete arrives and wins". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

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[1] "Sport: Marshall Islands to host 2022 Micronesian Games". Radio New Zealand. July 31, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[2] "Our View: Good luck to all athletes in 2018 Micronesian Games". Pacific Daily News. July 13, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[3] George, Duane M. (July 12, 2018). "Nauru pulls out of Micronesian Games, cites travel costs". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[results-4] "2018 Micro Games". SportsTG. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

[5] Weiss, Matt (July 23, 2018). "Nauru quits Games, but athlete arrives and wins". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved January 9, 2020.