The Lusophony Games (Portuguese: 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. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. A multi-sport event -- 246717740 ( talk) 1859 5 October 2008 (UTC is an organized sporting event often held over multiple days and featuring competition in many ACOLOP ( Acronym for pt '''Associação dos Comités Olímpicos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa''' Association of the Portuguese Speaking Olympic Committees is an Olympic A Lusophone (or lusophone) is someone who speaks the Portuguese language natively or by adoption The Community of Portuguese Language Countries ( Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, pron. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
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. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an Island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial The Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( República de Guinea Ecuatorial,) is a country in Central Africa. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Ghana, Galicia (one of the autonomous communities of Spain), Flores (an island of Indonesia), Mauritius and Morocco have also expressed the desire to participate in future events. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Galicia (occasionally Galiza) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. An autonomous community is a first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, an Island arc with an estimated area of 14300 km² extending east from the Java island of Indonesia The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa [1]
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). The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Jeux de la Francophonie (Francophone Games in English are a combination of artistic and sporting events for French speaking nations held every four years since
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Portugal was chosen to host the 2009 Games, which will take place in Lisbon, Portugal. The 2009 Lusophony Games will be the second edition of the Lusophony Games, a Multi-sport event for delegations representing every Portuguese -speaking Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. [2] 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. The 1st Lusophony Games (1os Jogos da Lusofonia) were held in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( República de Guinea Ecuatorial,) is a country in Central Africa.
In competition were a total of 48 events distributed between 8 sports: athletics, basketball, beach volleyball, football, futsal, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Futsal is an indoor version of Association football. Its name is derived from the Portuguese fut ebol de sal ão and the Spanish Taekwondo (Korean태권도thɛʔkwʌndo Englishˈteɪˈkwɒnˈdoʊ is a Korean Martial art and the National sport of South Korea Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Portugal and Brazil were the top medal collectors of the Games, managing to grab 85% of the titles. This is the list of events results of 2006 Lusophony Games, where Portugal fielded athlets Athletics Basketball - This is the list of events results of 2006 Lusophony Games, where Brazil fielded athlets Athletics Beach Volleyball All delegations managed to win medals.
List of countries/territories
Countries/territories that have participated
Angola 2006- Brazil 2006
Cape Verde 2006
East Timor 2006
Guinea-Bissau 2006- Macau, China 2006
Mozambique 2006- Portugal 2006
São Tomé and Príncipe 2006- India 2006
Sri Lanka 2006
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. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an Island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( República de Guinea Ecuatorial,) is a country in Central Africa. Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, an Island arc with an estimated area of 14300 km² extending east from the Java island of Indonesia Galicia (occasionally Galiza) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa 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. The 2009 Lusophony Games will be the second edition of the Lusophony Games, a Multi-sport event for delegations representing every Portuguese -speaking José Vicente de Moura (born 1937) is the current president of the Olympic Committee of Portugal since 1997. As of 2009, it could also be included a paralympic sport. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical and sensorial disabilities [3]
Below are listed the official Lusophony sports included in Macau 2006 sports programme.
- Athletics (2006)
- Beach Volleyball (2006)
- Basketball (2006)
- Football (men: 2006)
- Futsal (men: 2006)
- Taekwondo (men: 2006)
- Table Tennis (2006)
- Volleyball (2006)
References
- ^ "Jogos da Lusofonia - Portugal e Índia são valor acrescentado", A União - Jornal Online. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Futsal is an indoor version of Association football. Its name is derived from the Portuguese fut ebol de sal ão and the Spanish Taekwondo (Korean태권도thɛʔkwʌndo Englishˈteɪˈkwɒnˈdoʊ is a Korean Martial art and the National sport of South Korea Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet (Portuguese)
- ^ "João Ribeiro convidado para Director Executivo dos 2.ºs Jogos da Lusofonia", Comité Olímpico de Portugal, 2007-02-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Retrieved on 2007-02-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. (Portuguese)
- ^ "1.ºs Jogos da Lusofonia - Missão faz balanço muito positivo", Comité Olímpico de Portugal, 2006-10-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Retrieved on 2006-10-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost (Portuguese)
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