The 12th South Pacific Games (12 ni Qito ena Ceva ni Pasifika), also known as Suva 2003, were held in Suva, Fiji from 28 June to 12 July 2003.
The Games were the 40th anniversary of their inception in 1963 and was the third time that they had been hosted in Suva. For the first time, the Games included both traditional multi-sport event disciplines such as athletics and swimming together with region-specific and smaller events such as outrigger canoeing, surfing and lawn bowls. Almost 5,000 athletes contested 32 events.
The Games’ mascot was a blue lizard named Tau ( “friend” in Fijian).
