2010 Micronesian Games


The 7th Micronesian Games was held August 1–10 in Palau.
Initially, the 7th Games were to be hosted in Majuro, Marshall Islands; however, 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. In May 2008, the Marshall Islands announced that it was withdrawing from hosting the competition. The hosting of the Games was subsequently awarded to Palau., which previously hosted the 1998 Games.
The Games were officially opened by the President of the Republic of Palau, Johnson Toribiong. He participated at the first Micronesian Games 1969 in baseball, but for the Mariana Islands team. Before opening the Games, he also took part at this year's torch relay during the opening ceremony in the stadium. Torch lighter was wrestler Elgin Loren Elwais, who participated for Palau at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Participating countries

Sports

Participants competed in fifteen sports:
SportDatesVenue
AthleticsAugust 3–6Palau National Track & Field
BaseballAugust 1–10Asahi Ball Field
Basketball August 1–10Palau National Gymnasium
CanoeAugust 6+7Meyuns Seaplane Ramp
Fastpitch August 1–10Meyuns Ball Field
Micro All AroundAugust 4+5Kayangel State
SpearfishingAugust 7+8Drop Off, Malakal
SwimmingAugust 2–5Palau National Swimming Pool
Table TennisAugust 3–5
TennisAugust 1–10Airai Tennis Courts
TriathlonAugust 9Palau Pacific Resort
Beach VolleyballAugust 1–10Long Island Beach
Indoor VolleyballAugust 1–10Palau High School Gym
WeightliftingAugust 7–9Kalau Gym, Meyuns
WrestlingAugust 3–5