2009 Lusofonia Games

none January 2020 II Lusofonia Games 2009 Lusophony Games logo.png 200 Lisbon, Portugal 12Nine founding members of the ACOLOP (Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé & Príncipe) and three associate members (Equatorial Guinea, India and Sri Lanka) 1,300http://www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt/detalhe-noticia.php?id_new=987 Pano cai com Portugal como segundo país mais medalhado Comité Olímpico de Portugal 25 July 2009 Portuguese https://archive.today/20090730144558/http://www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt/detalhe-noticia.php?id_new=987 30 July 2009 dead 67 (10 sports) plus one demonstration event 11 July 2009 19 July 2009 Aníbal Cavaco Silva José Sócrates MEO Arena (ceremonies)Estádio Universitário (athletics) A união é mais importante que a vitória"Union is more important than victory" lisboa2009.org 2006 Macau 2014 Goa The 2009 Lusofonia Games (pt 2.os Jogos da Lusofonia) was the second Lusofonia Games, a multi-sport event for delegations representing Portuguese-speaking National Olympic committees. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 11 to 19 July 2009. The Pavilhão Atlântico acted as the main venue, staging the opening ceremonies and the majority of the sporting events.http://www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt/detalhe-noticia.php?id_new=732 ACOLOP aprova programa dos 2.ºs Jogos da Lusofonia 12 November 2007 12 November 2007 Comité Olímpico de Portugal Portuguese https://web.archive.org/web/20071116101126/http://www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt/detalhe-noticia.php?id_new=732 16 November 2007 deadhttp://www.eurolympic.org/the-2nd-lusophony-games/ The 2nd Lusophony Games – The European Olympic Committees www.eurolympic.org en-US 27 August 2017 Host decision The organization was awarded to Portugal during the 6th ACOLOP general assembly, gathered in Macau, on 10 October 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 thumb|Countries participating in the 2009 Lusophony Games Portugal (170 athletes)http://www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt/detalhe-noticia.php?id_new=970 Comité Olímpico de Portugal 9 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090921162852/http://www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt/detalhe-noticia.php?id_new=970 21 September 2009 Macau Brazil Cape Verde Mozambique Angola Equatorial Guinea India Sri Lanka (20 athletes)Sri Lanka Sports News Online edition of Daily News – Lakehouse Newspapers http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/07/09/spo01.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20090712012143/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/07/09/spo01.asp 12 July 2009 dead 25 July 2009 Guinea-Bissau East Timor São Tomé and Príncipe Games Sports On 21 May 2007, during a meeting between the 2009 Games Organizing Committee (pt Comité Organizador dos Jogos da Lusofonia 2009, COJOL) and the ACOLOP (Associação dos Comités de Língua Oficial Portuguesa, en 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.http://www.rtp.pt/index.php?article=282597&visual=16 Jogos Lusofonia – Organização de Lisboa2009 adia decisão sobre a modalide a incluir no programa Agência Lusa RTP 21 May 2007 21 May 2007 Portuguese https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114503/http://www.rtp.pt/index.php?article=282597&visual=16 24 September 2015 dead Later that year, on 12 November the ACOLOP general assembly, gathered in Lisbon, finally decided to add judo to the official program. This edition thus featured nine sports—one more than in the inaugural games in 2006 — comprising 65 events. Three events for disabled athletes were included in the athletics competition, for a total of 68.http://www.lisboa2009.org/Default.aspx?tabid=446 Sports Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophony Games (COJOL) 26 October 2008 dead http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090624045032/http://www.lisboa2009.org/Default.aspx?tabid%3D446 24 June 2009 One of those disabled athletics events is of demonstration nature and is not included in the medal ranking. Athletics Disabled athletics Basketball Beach volleyball Football (men) Futsal (men) Judo Table Tennis Taekwondo Volleyball Venues Most of the competitions were held in venues within Lisbon, but other sports, like beach and indoor volleyball, were played in the neighbouring municipalities of Oeiras and Almada, respectively.http://www.lisboa2009.org/Default.aspx?tabid=458 Location Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophone Games (COJOL) 26 October 2008 dead https://archive.today/20090624054914/http://www.lisboa2009.org/Default.aspx?tabid=458 24 June 2009 The opening and closing ceremonies were held at Pavilhão Atlântico, the largest venue, where four sports took place as well. Venue Location Sport Capacity Estádio Universitário Lisbon Athletics, Disabled athletics 3,670http://www.eul.pt/gca/?id=731 Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (EUL) Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior 26 October 2008 Portuguese Pavilhão Açoreana Seguros Lisbon Basketball 2,400http://www.slbenfica.pt/Clube/Pavilhoes/pavilhao1/pavilhao1.asp Pavilhão Açoreana Seguros S.L. Benfica 26 October 2008 Portuguese https://web.archive.org/web/20080921225839/http://www.slbenfica.pt/Clube/Pavilhoes/pavilhao1/pavilhao1.asp 21 September 2008 live 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 and closing ceremonies N/A Estádio Nacional Oeiras Football 38,000 Estádio José Gomes Amadora Football 10,000 Calendar 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 were held. The number indicated in each box represents the number of finals that were to be contested on that day. The sports marked with an asterisk (*) means that it has an event that is a demonstration sport and its champion does not count in the final tally. Opening ceremony Event competitions Event finals Closing ceremony July 200910thSat11thSat12thSun13thMon14thTue15thWed16thThu17thFri18thSat19thSunGoldmedals 20px|class=skin-invert-image Athletics 13 16 2 31 20px|class=skin-invert-image Basketball 2 2 20px|class=skin-invert-image Beach volleyball 2 2 20px|class=skin-invert-image Disabled athletics* 2 2 20px|class=skin-invert-image Football 1 1 20px|class=skin-invert-image Futsal 1 1 20px|class=skin-invert-image Judo 6 8 14 20px|class=skin-invert-image Table tennis 2 2 5 20px|class=skin-invert-image Taekwondo 4 4 8 20px|class=skin-invert-image Volleyball 2 2 Total gold medals 19 18 6 8 4 5 1 6 Cumulative Total 19 37 43 51 55 60 61 67 Ceremonies    July 200910thSat11thSat12thSun13thMon14thTue15thWed16thThu17thFri18thSat19thSunGoldmedals Symbols The image and identity of the Lisbon 2009 Lusophony Games were 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".http://www.lisboa2009.org/Default.aspx?tabid=67 Logo Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophone Games (COJOL) 31 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080803120459/http://www.lisboa2009.org/Default.aspx?tabid=67 3 August 2008 dead 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".http://www.lisboa2009.org/Default.aspx?tabid=440 Mascot Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophone Games (COJOL) 31 October 2008 dead http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090624054002/http://www.lisboa2009.org/Default.aspx?tabid%3D440 24 June 2009 Medal table Note that when each champion is counted, the results will differ from the official results, therefore the following table will not match the official one as shown on the competition's website. #ccccff Host nation (Portugal) solid 1px #AAAAAA 2009 Lusophony Games medal count Pos Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Brazil at the 2009 Lusophony Games 33 23 20 76 2 Portugal at the 2009 Lusophony Games 25 34 15 74 3 Angola at the 2009 Lusophony Games 4 1 9 14 4 Macau at the 2009 Lusophony Games 1 3 8 12 5 Cape Verde at the 2009 Lusophony Games 1 1 5 7 India at the 2009 Lusophony Games 1 1 5 7 São Tomé and Príncipe at the 2009 Lusophony Games 1 1 5 7 8 Sri Lanka at the 2009 Lusophony Games 1 0 4 5 9 Mozambique at the 2009 Lusophony Games 0 3 2 5 Total 67 67 73 207 References 30em External links Official website (archived) Category:2009 in multi-sport events Lusophony 2009 Category:International sports competitions hosted by Portugal Category:Multi-sport events in Portugal Category:2000s in Lisbon Category:Sports competitions in Lisbon Category:July 2009 sports events in Portugal