Cook Islands competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara from 19 November to 2 December 2023.

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 6 3 9Basketball 4 16 20Football 23 23 46Touch rugby 14 14 28Weightlifting 1 1 2 Total 48 57 105

Athletics

Athletics Cook islands announced a team of 9 athletes in track and field on 21 September 2023. The team will feature Alex Beddoes who is the defending champion from Apia 2019 in the 800m and 1500m.

Track and field events Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankDaniel Tolosa100 m200 mAlex Beddoes800 m1500 mRupeni Mataitoga800 m1500 m4×100 m relaycolspan=4 rowspan=1 4×400 m relaycolspan=4 rowspan=1 Piri NgaLong jumpWillynn KarikaJavelin throw Women AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankEstelle ShortLong jumpAna Ellison-LupenaDiscus throwHammer throwTatiana SherwinJavelin throw

Combined events – Men's decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankMax Teuruaa ResultPoints

Basketball

Cook Islands qualified three teams for the pacific Games basketball tournament.

5×5 basketball Summary TeamEventPreliminary roundQualifying finalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCook Islands Women's Women's – – –

Women's tournament

Cook Islands women's national basketball team qualified for the Pacific Games by securing one of two berths after winning gold at the 2022 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup in Kaitaia, New Zealand. Team roster Women's team event – one team of 12 players

3×3 basketball Summary TeamEventPool playSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCook Islands men's Men's tournament – – – – – Cook Islands women's Women's tournament – – – –

Men's tournament

Team roster Men's team event – one team of 4 players

Women's tournament

Team roster Women's team event – one team of 4 players

Football

Summary TeamEventPreliminary roundFinal OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreRank Cook Islands men's Men's tournament Cook Islands women's Women's tournament

Men's tournament

Team roster Men's team event – one team of 23 players

Women's tournament

Team roster Women's team event – one team of 23 players

Touch rugby

Cook Islands touch rugby teams are scheduled to compete. Summary TeamEventRound-robinSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCook Islands men'sMen's Solomon Islands – Samoa – Papua New Guinea – Norfolk Island – Niue – Kiribati – Fiji –Cook Islands women'sWomen's Solomon Islands – Samoa – Papua New Guinea – Niue – Kiribati – Fiji –Cook Islands mixedMixed Solomon Islands – Samoa – Papua New Guinea – Niue – Kiribati – Fiji –

Men's tournament

Team roster Men's team event – one team of 14 players Women's tournament

Team roster Women's team event – one team of 14 players Mixed tournament

Team roster Mixed team event – one team of 14 players from men's and women's rosters

Weightlifting

CISNOC selected two weightlifters for the 2023 Games.

AthleteEventSnatchRankClean & jerkRankTotalRankJerome Tura Men's –89 kg Tehei Napa Women's –55 kg

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