Samoa chosen to replace Tonga as hosts of 2019 Pacific Games
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Samoa have been awarded the 2019 Pacific Games as a replacement for Tonga, it was announced today.
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Samoa have been awarded the 2019 Pacific Games as a replacement for Tonga, it was announced today.
Tahiti are out of the race to host the 2019 Pacific Games due to no Government support, it has been confirmed.
Pacific Games Council (PGC) President Vidhya Lakhan and chief executive Andrew Minogue have praised Samoa's bid for the 2019 Games after they conducted a three-day visit to the nation.
Tahiti has joined Guam and Samoa in expressing their interest in replacing Tonga as hosts of the 2019 Pacific Games.
Guam and Samoa have expressed an interest in replacing Tonga as hosts of the 2019 Pacific Games and Tahiti could also enter the race, insidethegames has been told.
Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) President Joseph Rodan has warned they are not prepared to step in as a potential replacement host for the 2019 Pacific Games.
The Tongan Government are facing the threat of legal action after Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pōhiva confirmed the country's decision to withdraw from hosting the 2019 Pacific Games was final.
Tonga have been given until June 30 to address financial concerns over staging the 2019 Pacific Games, or they risk officially losing the hosting rights for the event.
Tonga’s former Minister of Finance has claimed Government funds had already been allocated for the 2019 Pacific Games in the upcoming 2017-18 budget prior to the country’s withdrawal as hosts.
Tonga's Government has officially pulled the plug on the country's hosting of the 2019 Pacific Games, it was announced today.
Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee (TASANOC) secretary general Takitoa Taumoepeau has admitted preparations for the Pacific Games in 2019 are "running late" but stressed the event would go ahead as planned.
Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) President Joseph Rodan has raised the possibility the country could step in to host the 2019 Pacific Games should Tonga be unable to stage the event.
Pacific Games Council (PGC) President Vidhya Lakhan has reiterated his support for Tonga hosting the 2019 Pacific Games after Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva cast further doubts on whether his country will be able to stage the event.
A 45-day performance review of the Tonga 2019 Organising Committee has been proposed by the Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee (TASANOC) in a bid to end an ongoing rift which has threatened the country’s hosting of the Pacific Games.
Tonga's Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva has claimed they will go ahead with plans to advertise for a new chairman to help organise the 2019 Pacific Games in the country, despite being warned it could jeopardise the future of the event.