By: Eustoria Marie Borja
KOROR, Palau (July 1, 2025) — The Pacific Mini Games 2025 opened with vibrant color, traditional dances, and a dazzling fireworks display on Sunday, marking the Games’ return to Palau after 20 years. Despite a rain shower, the festivities brought energy and pride as more than 2,000 athletes and officials— the most since the event began in 1981— gathered to kick off the competition.
Interest in the Games is surging across the region, with nearly 20,000 viewers tuning in to watch the opening ceremony on the official Pacific Mini Games 2025 YouTube channel. Social media platforms have also reported thousands more engaging with highlights and coverage of the launch.
With events now underway, fans from across the Pacific are tuning in to cheer for their national teams, and organizers have made it easy to follow the action live or on demand.
Where to Watch the Pacific Mini Games
Online Access
Live streams, daily highlights, exclusive interviews, and behind-the-scenes content are all available online for free through:
- YouTube: @pacificminigames2025
- Official Website: www.palau2025pmg.com
Local TV in Palau
Palauan viewers can catch live broadcasts and daily updates on these channels:
- Channel 24
- Channel 33
- Channel 38
- Channel 64
Television Coverage Across the Pacific
A regional broadcast partnership with Pasifika TV ensures widespread coverage through 31 partner television stations in participating countries. Viewers can tune in via the following broadcasters:
- Araura TV (Cook Islands)
- BCN (Niue)
- Caledonia TV (New Caledonia)
- CITV (Cook Islands)
- Click Pacific (Papua New Guinea)
- EFKS-TV2 (Samoa)
- EMTV (Papua New Guinea)
- FBC, Fiji TV, and Mai TV (Fiji)
- FSM Telecommunications TV, Pohnpei PBC (Federated States of Micronesia)
- Kiri One TV (Kiribati)
- KVZK TV and PCSTV (American Samoa)
- Mangaia TV (Cook Islands)
- NBC and TV Wan (Papua New Guinea)
- Nauru TV (Nauru)
- Palau TV (PNCC – Palau)
- Samoa TV3, SBC TV1, and TVWAN (Samoa)
- SIBC, Tavuli News, and TTV (Solomon Islands)
- Sitiveni Tawakevou (Regional)
- TBC and TV Wan (Tonga)
- Tuvalu TV (Tuvalu)
- VBTC (Vanuatu)
This coordinated broadcast effort allows families and communities across the Pacific to follow the progress of their athletes, share in cultural celebration, and participate in the spirit of sportsmanship.
Fans are also encouraged to follow @pacificminigames2025 on Facebook for real-time photos, behind-the-scenes features, and key updates throughout the competition.