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The 2009 Lusophony Games will be the 2nd edition of the Lusophony Games (Portuguese: 2os Jogos da Lusofonia), a multi-sport event for delegations representing every Portuguese-speaking national Olympic committees. It will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from July 11 to July 19, 2009. The Pavilhão Atlântico will be the main venue, staging the ceremonies and most of the sport competitions.[3]

Host decision

The organization was awarded to Portugal during the 6th ACOLOP general assembly, gathered in Macau, on October 10, 2006. José Vicente de Moura, president of the Olympic Committee of Portugal and honorary president of the ACOLOP, is also the president of the Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophony Games (COJOL).

Participants

Games

Sports

On May 21, 2007, during a meeting between the 2009 Games Organizing Committee (Portuguese: Comité Organizador dos Jogos da Lusofonia 2009, COJOL) and the ACOLOP (Associação dos Comités de Língua Oficial Portuguesa, English: Association of the Portuguese-Speaking Committees), a decision on which should be the ninth sport to be included in the competition program — out of a list that included badminton, canoeing, judo, swimming and roller hockey — was delayed due to insufficient survey data from some of the ACOLOP member committees.[6] Later that year, on November 12, the ACOLOP general assembly, gathered in Lisbon, finally decided to add judo to the official program.[3]

This edition thus featured nine sports — one more than in the inaugural edition — comprising 65 events. Three events for disabled athletes will be included in the athletics competition.[7]

Venues

Most of the competition will be held in venues within Lisbon, but other sports, like beach and indoor volleyball, will be played in the neighbouring municipalities of Oeiras and Almada, respectively.[8] The opening and closing ceremonies will be held at Pavilhão Atlântico, the largest venue, where four sports will take place as well.

Venue Location Sport Capacity
Estádio Universitário Lisbon Athletics, Disabled athletics 3,670[9]
Pavilhão Açoreana Seguros Lisbon Basketball 2,400[10]
Pavilhão Atlântico Lisbon Judo, Futsal, Taekwondo, Table tennis 20,000
Pavilhão Municipal de Almada Almada Volleyball N/A
Santo Amaro de Oeiras Beach Oeiras Beach volleyball N/A
Estádio Nacional Oeiras Football 38,000
Estádio José Gomes Amadora Football 10,000

Calendar

This is a provisory competition schedule of the Games, therefore it may be subject of further changes.[11] In this table, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round or group match. The golden boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport will be held. The number indicated in each box represents the number of finals that are to be contested on that day. The sports followed with an asterix (*) means that it is a demonstration sport and its champions do not count in the final tally.

  Opening ceremony   Event competitions   Event finals   Closing ceremony
July 2009 10th
Sat 		11th
Sat 		12th
Sun 		13th
Mon 		14th
Tue 		15th
Wed 		16th
Thu 		17th
Fri 		18th
Sat 		19th
Sun 		Gold
medals
Athletics 13 16 2 31
Basketball               2 2
Beach volleyball       2 2
Disabled athletics* 3 3
Football         1 1
Futsal         1 1
Judo 6 8 14
Taekwondo 4 4 8
Table tennis 2 2 5
Volleyball     2 2
Total gold medals 20 18 6 8 4 5 1 6
Cumulative Total 20 38 44 52 56 61 62 68
Ceremonies    
July 2009 10th
Sat 		11th
Sat 		12th
Sun 		13th
Mon 		14th
Tue 		15th
Wed 		16th
Thu 		17th
Fri 		18th
Sat 		19th
Sun 		Gold
medals

Symbols

The image and identity of the Lisbon 2009 Lusophony Games are conveyed by its official logo and mascot. The logo represents an "athlete, celebrating victory with a multicoloured ribbon, following the motto 'Union stronger than Victory', in an appeal to fair-play and unity between the athletes".[12] The mascot, representing a youthful humanized flame, is called "Xama" (after "chama", "flame" in English) and embodies the spirit of sport, the athlete's desire to surpass own limits, the "energy and vivacity" that give "body and soul in every heat".[13]

Medals table

2009 Lusophony Games medal count
Pos Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Brazil 29 18 17 64
2  Portugal 20 29 9 58
3  Angola 3 2 4 9
4  Macau 1 3 3 7
5  Sri Lanka 1 - 4 5
6  India 1 - 3 4
6  Mozambique - 1 2 3
7  Cape Verde - - 4 4
8  São Tomé and Príncipe - - 4 4

References

  1. ^ Nine founding members of the ACOLOP (Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé & Príncipe and Timor-Leste) and three associate members (Equatorial Guinea, India and Sri Lanka)
  2. ^ "Falta 1 ano para a cerimónia de abertura dos 2.os Jogos da Lusofonia Lisboa 2009" (in Portuguese). ACOLOP. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  3. ^ a b "ACOLOP aprova programa dos 2.ºs Jogos da Lusofonia" (in Portuguese). Comité Olímpico de Portugal. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2007-11-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ http://www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt/detalhe-noticia.php?id_new=970
  5. ^ www.dailynews.lk
  6. ^ Agência Lusa (2007-05-21). "Jogos Lusofonia - Organização de Lisboa2009 adia decisão sobre a modalide a incluir no programa" (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 2007-05-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Sports". Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophony Games (COJOL). Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  8. ^ "Location". Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophone Games (COJOL). Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  9. ^ "Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (EUL)" (in Portuguese). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  10. ^ "Pavilhão Açoreana Seguros" (in Portuguese). SL Benfica. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  11. ^ "Competitive Schedule". Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophone Games (COJOL). Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  12. ^ "Logo". Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophone Games (COJOL). Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  13. ^ "Mascot". Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophone Games (COJOL). Retrieved 2008-10-31.

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