They included "traditional war dances", and the unfurling of the Games flag in the air as it was delivered by parachute.

The host country was represented by four teams, one for each of its federated states: Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap.

Two Micronesian countries, Kiribati and Nauru, are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and thus had to split their athletes between the two events, both of which they were participating in.

[4] The tournament included football, which had also been played in the 1998 edition,[5] with the explicit aim for some of the teams to improve their credentials and gain associate member status with FIFA.

[4] At the time of the Games, the only Micronesian country or territory to be a member of FIFA was Guam.