2006 Micronesian Games
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The 6th Micronesian Games
were held on Saipan
, Northern Mariana Islands
from June 23-July 7, 2006. The Games featured competition in 16 different sports/disciplines.
In February 2006, the Games were canceled by the Governor of the Northern Marianas, Benigno R. Fitial
, due to a financial crisis and a lack of planning. However, after pleas from athletes, coaches and parents; and the creation of a financial plan, the Games were allowed to go on.
Micronesian Games
The Micronesian Games are a quadrennial international multi-sport event within the Micronesian region. The Games were first held in 1969 in Saipan . Saipan was also the host of the Games' most recent edition, in 2006. The 2010 Micronesian Games were initially due to be held in Majuro , until the...
were held on Saipan
Saipan
Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...
, Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
from June 23-July 7, 2006. The Games featured competition in 16 different sports/disciplines.
In February 2006, the Games were canceled by the Governor of the Northern Marianas, Benigno R. Fitial
Benigno R. Fitial
Benigno Repeki Fitial is the current governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Fitial was elected on November 6, 2005 and assumed office on January 9, 2006 and was re-elected to a second, five-year term in 2009....
, due to a financial crisis and a lack of planning. However, after pleas from athletes, coaches and parents; and the creation of a financial plan, the Games were allowed to go on.
Sports
- Athletics
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Fast Pitch Softball
- Golf
- Micro All Around
- Slow Pitch Softball
- Spearfishing
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Va'a canoe
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Overall medal standings
| 1 |  Guam |
51 | 27 | 18 | 96 |
| 2 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
34 | 33 | 31 | 98 |
| 3 |  Palau |
27 | 16 | 21 | 64 |
| 4 |  Chuuk |
6 | 10 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 |  Pohnpei |
5 | 15 | 17 | 37 |
| 6 |  Kiribati |
5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 |  Marshall Islands |
3 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 8 |  Kosrae |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 |  Yap |
2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |