Va'a made its Port Moresby 2015 bow today at the Lancron Naval Base @Varua Va'a Limited/Facebook

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Tahiti managed to successfully defend all four of the va'a gold medals with a supreme performance ©Port Moresby 2015

Manuel Minginfel of the Federated States of Micronesia continued his superb winning streak with two golds in the men's 69kg weightlifting category ©Port Moresby 2015

Papua New Guinea's Philip Toua Udia was the star weightlifter for the hosts with two 77kg golds ©Port Moresby 2015

Tahiti were the dominant nation in the table tennis events with gold in both the men's and women's competitions ©Port Moresby 2015

There was strong swimming support for Papua New Guinea at the Taurama Aquatic Centre ©Justin Tkatchenko/Facebook

Ryan Pini delighted the home crowd by securing gold in the men's 50m backstroke in the first swimming final of Port Moresby 2015 ©ITG

It was an historic day for women's cricket as the sport made its long-awaited debut on the Pacific Games programme ©Justin Tkatchenko/Facebook

Guam and Papua New Guinea's women's basketball contest went to extra-time with the scores level at 72 apiece after normal time ©AT Garrido/Twitter


Prince Andrew departed Papua New Guinea after officially opening the Games and awarding medals in triathlon and weightlifting yesterday ©Justin Tkatchenko/Facebook