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Organisers of the 2017 Pacific Mini Games believe the event has proven the doubters wrong and left Vanuatu with the legacy of a "can-do attitude".
The Games came to a close in Port Vila on Friday after 12 days of competition with New Caledonia topping the medals tally.
Van 2017 CEO Clint Flood admitted they had their share of challenges but he believed Vanuatu delivered a successful Games it can be proud of.
"The events went off without hitch. Behind the scenes all the operations, the transport, the catering, the villages were all done really well and the comments were that people were astounded what a level that we delivered this in Vanuatu," he said.
"We had some comments that people thought these were the main (Pacific) Games and we delivered them to that higher standard."
"...We sold out almost every single day. I don't know the total number of spectators but it was probably 50,000 at least, we would think, that bought tickets for the event so overall really well."
New Caledonia finished with 47 gold medals, 14 clear of nearest challengers Papua New Guinea.
But Clint Flood said the strong performance from the host country, which recorded a best ever return of 22 gold medals, 29 silver and 25 bronze to finish in fourth place, set the tone for a fantastic event.
"It's always helped by having a great performance (from the host country) and Team Vanuatu, with the help of the government of course and the government of China, who took a lot of athletes away for six months to train, the proof is in the results," he said.
"I think it's (22) gold medals in total, fourth (on the medal tally is Vanuatu's) best performance ever and not just in some sports - basically all sports except for weightlifting where they're not very strong but I think in all other sports they were winners.
"The men's and women's football: this is a football-mad nation and there was lots of celebrations for both the men's and women's teams. Gold medal performance by the girls in volleyball and they're ranked in the top (echelon) in the world so it was fantastic both on and certainly off the field of play as well."
Photo: RNZI / Vinnie Wylie Team Vanuatu excelled on home soil.
