Papua New Guinea competed as the host nation at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea from 4 to 18 July 2015. Team PNG listed 625 competitors across all 28 disciplines as of 4 July 2015. [1] [2]
Papua New Guinea qualified 69 athletes in track and field (including parasport events) for the 2015 Games:
Papua New Guinea qualified men's and women's teams in basketball (28 athletes):
Papua New Guinea qualified four athletes in beach volleyball:
Women
Men
PNG qualified 13 athletes in boxing:
PNG qualified men's and women's teams in cricket (26 players):
Women's tournament . [4]
Men's tournament . [5]
Papua New Guinea qualified men's and women's teams in football (46 athletes):
? Women's tournament .
? Men's tournament .
Head coach: Ricki Herbert
4th ? Men's tournament .
PNG qualified 13 athletes in shooting:
PNG announced a team of 30 swimmers in April 2015, with the open-water team yet to be selected. [9] The final team included 32 athletes qualified for the 2015 Games in swimming:
Papua New Guinea qualified 11 athletes in table tennis (including parasport events) for the 2015 Games:
PNG qualified 14 athletes in taekwondo:
Papua New Guinea qualified men's and women's teams in touch rugby (38 athletes, maximum 14 per team):
? Men's tournament . [11]
? Women's tournament . [12]
Papua New Guinea entered 15 weightlifters (8 men and 7 women) in 13 categories. The athletes won a total of 21 medals, 13 of them gold.