Fiji women's indoor volleyball team (blue top) made a strong start on the first day of competition beating American Samoa 3–2 in their first Pool A match. Photo: Facebook / Team Fiji
The 2025 Pacific Mini Games kicked off on Monday, with baseball, softball, swimming, va'a, volleyball and wrestling first off the blocks.
Tahiti set the tone with a commanding medal haul at the end of day one of competitions, followed by the Marshall Islands and Samoa respectively.
The Mini Games organisers described the opening day as and "exciting start" filled with "incredible energy and sportsmanship".
The va'a races on day one were nothing short of breathtaking, the organisers of the Mini Games said, adding "Under the Palauan sun and across crystal-clear waters, the 500m female, male, and Mixed crews gave it their all, with strength, precision, and pure island pride!" Photo: Facebook / Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games
Tahiti made waves in the water and dominated the swimming events on day one of the competition. Photo: Facebook / Team Fiji
The podium finishers in the female V1 500m va'a race from Fiji, Samoa, and Tahiti. Photo: Facebook / Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games
Va'a competitors from Tahiti, Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Palau, PNG, and the Norther Mariana Islands on day one. Photo: Facebook / Office of the President, Republic of Palau
Team PNG's softball player Rosa Maira delivering one of her pitches against Northern Marianas on the first day of competition. Team PNG put up a strong challenge against Northern Marianas to hold off a strong finish by their opponents to win 7-6. Photo: Facebook / Team PNG
Elenoa Vateitei of Fiji with her spoils on day one of the competition. Photo: Facebook / Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games
