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| Lusofonia Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Sports event |
| Frequency | Quadrennially (planned) |
| Location | Varies |
| Inaugurated | 2006 (2006) |
| Most recent | 2014 |
| Organized by | ACOLOP |
TheLusofonia Games (Portuguese:Jogos da Lusofonia) are a multinationalmulti-sport event organized by theACOLOP, which involves athletes coming fromLusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries. Most countries competing are members of theCommunity of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), some with significant Portuguese communities orhistory withPortugal.[1] Participating countries are founding membersAngola,Brazil,Cape Verde,East Timor,Guinea-Bissau,Macau (Chinese SAR),Mozambique,Portugal andSão Tomé and Príncipe, and associate membersIndia,Equatorial Guinea, andSri Lanka. In addition,Ghana,Flores (an island ofIndonesia),Mauritius andMorocco have also expressed the desire to participate in future events.[2]
This event is similar in concept to theCommonwealth Games (for members of theCommonwealth of Nations) and theJeux de la Francophonie (for theFrancophone community).
| Year | Edition | Date | Host country | Host city | Champions | Athletes (nations) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | I | 7–15 October |  Macau | Macau |  Brazil (57 medals) | 733 (11) |
| 2009 | II | 11–19 July |  Portugal | Lisbon | Brazil (76 medals) | 1300 (12) |
| 2014 | III | 18–29 January |  India | Goa[3] | India (92 medals) | 7000 (12) |
| 2017 | - | Cancelled |  Mozambique | Maputo | — | Cancelled |
| 2021 | - |  Angola | Luanda | — | ||
| TBD | IV | TBD | TBD[4] | TBD | TBD | TBD |
The 2017 Games were awarded to Mozambique. However, as of November 2017, they had not taken place. A delegation from CPLP met with officials inSão Tomé and Príncipe about holding the Games there in July 2018.[5] There are currently no plans for any future edition.
The 1st Lusofonia Games were hosted byMacau, from 7 to 15 October 2006, comprising 733 athletes from 11 countries (Equatorial Guinea did not field any athletes), some of which are international sports stars.
In competition were a total of 48 events distributed between 8sports:athletics, basketball,beach volleyball,football,futsal,table tennis,taekwondo,volleyball.Portugal andBrazil were the top medal collectors of the Games, managing to grab 85% of the titles. These two countries acquired 71% of the total medals of the Games. All delegations won medals.
AngolaBrazil
Cape Verde
East Timor
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-BissauIndiaMacauMozambiquePortugal
São Tomé and Príncipe
Sri Lanka| Pos | Country |  |  |  | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 64 | 43 | 32 | 139 |
| 2 | Portugal | 55 | 72 | 48 | 175 |
| 3 | India | 38 | 29 | 35 | 102 |
| 4 | Macau | 16 | 15 | 33 | 64 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 13 | 18 | 41 |
| 6 | Angola | 9 | 12 | 25 | 46 |
| 7 | Mozambique | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 8 | Cape Verde | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | East Timor | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 206 | 203 | 227 | 636 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
So far there are not any regulations concerning the list of sports that should be included in the Games schedule. The sports chosen for the 1st edition were discussed and deliberated by the ACOLOP's members on general assembly, but without any principle of future 'core' and 'rotating' sports from a list of approved ones.
However, on 14 October 2006, the president of the organizing committee for the2009 Lusophony Games,José Vicente de Moura, mentioned the possibility of the ACOLOP proposing four or five core sports to be included on every future edition, plus the prerogative for the host country to propose three of four more to a maximum of nine sports. In 2009 edition (Lisbon) 1500 athletes participated from 12 countries. In the football tournament five U-20 national teams competed.[7] The sport marked with an asterisk (*) means that it was ademonstration event.
Athletics (details)
Badminton (details)
Basketball (details)
Basketball 3x3 (details)
Beach volleyball (details)
Cycling (details)
Disabled sports (details)
Football (details)
Futsal (details)
Golf (details)
Gymnastics (details)
Judo (details)
Sailing (details)
Shooting (details)
Taekwondo (details)
Table tennis (details)
Tennis (details)
Triathlon (details)
Weightlifting (details)
Windsurfing (details)
Wrestling (details)
Wushu (details)
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