The opening ceremony of the 2023 Pacific Games took place on Sunday, 19 November 2023, at the Solomon Islands National Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Proceedings Parade of nations OrderNationFlag bearer(s)Sport(s) 1 Micah MaseiSwimming 2 Ryan TyackArchery 3 Stephen WillisFootballJulieanne WestruppTouch rugby 4 Tasi LimtiacoSwimming 5 Taniela RainibogiWeightlifting 6 Camden CamachoTennis 7 Ruben KatoatauWeightlifting 8 Mattie SasserWeightlifting 9 Maximina UepaWeightlifting 10Ramsi EdwardsWeightlifting 11 |Armonie Konhu VolleyballTeva GouriouJudo 12 David LitiWeightlifting 13 Malcolm TarrantChef de Mission 14 Isaiah AleksenkoSwimming 15 16 Matthew StubbingsTennis Ramona PadioFootball 17 Don OpelogeWeightlifting 18 Keha DesbordesSwimmingKeala TehahetuaTable tennis 19 Ilai Ualesi Elekana ManuJudo 20 21 Ioane HawaiiTable tennis 22 Anolyn LuluTable tennis 23 24 Jenly Tegu WiniWeightlifting
Officials and guests
Host country dignitaries Governor-General of Solomon Islands David Vunagi Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare and his wife Emmy Sogavare
Foreign dignitaries – Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese – Vice President of the People's Republic of China Han Zheng – President of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr. – Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape
International Organizations President of the IOC Thomas Bach President of the Oceania National Olympic Committees Robin E. Mitchell President of the Pacific Games Council Vidhya Lakhan Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres
See also 2022 Asian Games opening ceremony
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