Host city | Nuku'alofa |
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Country | Tonga |
Nations | 16 |
Athletes | 832 |
Opening | August 22, 1989 |
Closing | September 1, 1989 |
Opened by | King Taufa’ahau Tepou IV |
Main venue | Teufaiva Sport Stadium |
The 1989 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Nuku'alofa in Tonga from 22 August to 1 September 1989. It was the third edition of the South Pacific Mini Games.[1]
Tonga's national stadium, the Teufaiva Sport Stadium, was built for the Games on the previous site of the agricultural showgrounds.[2] The stadium, new Atele gymnasium, and tennis courts, were built or refurbished with the aid of Taiwan and France.[1] The venues were eventually completed just in time for the games following some controversy in the preceding months with the construction alarmingly behind schedule.[3]