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Lusophony Games

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The Lusophony Games (Jogos da Lusofonia) is a multinational multi-sport event organized by the ACOLOP, which involves athletes coming from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries, namely those belonging to the CPLP (Community of Portuguese Language Countries), but also others where there are significant Portuguese communities or that have a common past with Portugal.

Participating countries are founding members Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Macau (China), Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe, and associate members Equatorial Guinea, India and Sri Lanka. Ghana, Galicia (one of the autonomous communities of Spain) and Flores (an island of Indonesia) have also expressed the desire to participate in future events.

This event is similar in concept to the Commonwealth Games (for the Anglo-British community) and the Jeux de la Francophonie (for the French-speaking community).

Editions

Portugal was chosen to host the 2009 Games, which will take place in Lisbon. India and Brazil are expected to bid for the 2013 edition.

Year Edition Date Host city Athletes (nations)
2006 I 7-15 October Macau, China 733 (11)
2009 II 11-19 July Lisbon, Portugal tbc
2013 III tbc Brazil [B], India [B] tbc
tbc - to be confirmed; [B] - bidding

Inaugural edition

The 1st Lusophony Games were hosted by Macau, China, from 7 to 15 October, 2006, comprising 733 athletes from 11 countries (Equatorial Guinea didn't field any athletes), some of which are international sports stars.

In competition were a total of 48 events distributed between 8 sports (athletics, basketball, beach volleyball, football, futsal, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball). Portugal and Brazil were the top medal collectors of the Games, managing to grab 85% of the titles. All delegations managed to win medals.

List of countries/territories

Countries/territories that have participated

Countries/territories still to participate

Sports

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 October 14, 2006, the president of the organizing committee for the 2009 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. As of 2009, it could also be included a paralympic sport.

Below are listed the official Lusophony sports included in Macau 2006 sports programme.

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