During the whole week of fun and exciting competitions, the young athletes were divided into 5 Teams representing the 5 Olympic Colors and 5 Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC) core values to compete in various sporting events which includes Athletics, Basketball 3X3, Football, Swimming, Softball, Indoor volleyball, Table Tennis, Tennis and Wrestling.
The event targeted the age of 6-19 years old as part of the Olympic Day Movement andto Stay Active, Stay Strong and Stay healthy during the time of pandemic.
Each 5 teams participated in various sports activities and earn points from each sport to tally up to their overall points in the ranking. Team Yellow garnered most points to put them in first place while Team Green and Black both tied up in the second place followed by Team Red in the third place and Team Blue came in fourth. The closing ceremony of the games was held at the Palau National Track & Field on Saturday June 25th, 2020.
We take this opportunity to thank each team members, athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, families and friends of the athletes for the success of the first Belau Youth Sports Festival.