The VII South Pacific Mini Games were held July 25-August 4, 2005 in Palau.

Torch lighter was athlete Christopher Silas Adolf, Palau's first Olympian.

[1] 12 sports were contested at the 2005 Pacific Mini Games: New Caledonia dominated the medal tally, finishing ahead of Fiji.

The small nation of Nauru finished in third place with 18 gold medals; all of them gold and won in the weightlifting competition.

Host nation Palau also won 18 medals and finished in sixth position on the table.