2009 Lusofonia Games

II Lusofonia Games

Host city| Lisbon,  Portugal
Motto| A união é mais importante que a vitória
"Union is more important than victory"
Nations| 12[1]
Athletes| 1,300[2]
Events| 67 (10 sports)
plus one demonstration event
Opening| 11 July 2009
Closing| 19 July 2009
Opened by| Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Closed by| José Sócrates
Main venue| MEO Arena (ceremonies)
Estádio Universitário (athletics)
Website| lisboa2009.org

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The 2009 Lusofonia Games was the 2nd Lusofonia Games (Portuguese: 2.os Jogos da Lusofonia), 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.[3][4]

## Host decision

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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

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Countries participating in the 2009 Lusophony Games

* Portugal (170 athletes)[5]
* Macau
* Brazil
* Cape Verde
* Mozambique
* Angola
* Equatorial Guinea
* India
* Sri Lanka (20 athletes)[6]
* Guinea-Bissau
* East Timor
* São Tomé and Príncipe

## Games

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### Sports

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On 21 May 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.[7] Later that year, on 12 November 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 games in 2006 — comprising 65 events. Three events for disabled athletes were included in the athletics competition, for a total of 68.[8] 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

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### Venues

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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.[9] The opening and closing ceremonies were held at Pavilhão Atlântico, the largest venue, where four sports took place as well.

Venue | Location | Sport | Capacity

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Estádio Universitário | Lisbon | Athletics, Disabled athletics | 3,670[10]
Pavilhão Açoreana Seguros | Lisbon | Basketball | 2,400[11]
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

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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

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July 2009  | 10th
Sat  | 11th
Sat  | 12th
Sun  | 13th
Mon  | 14th
Tue  | 15th
Wed  | 16th
Thu  | 17th
Fri  | 18th
Sat  | 19th
Sun  | Gold
medals

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Athletics |  |  | 13 | 16 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 31
Basketball |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2
Beach volleyball |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2
Disabled athletics* |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Football |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
Futsal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1
Judo |  |  |  |  | 6 | 8 |  |  |  |  | 14
Table tennis |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Taekwondo |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 4 |  |  | 8
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 2009  | 10th
Sat  | 11th
Sat  | 12th
Sun  | 13th
Mon  | 14th
Tue  | 15th
Wed  | 16th
Thu  | 17th
Fri  | 18th
Sat  | 19th
Sun  | Gold
medals

### Symbols

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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".[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]

## Medal table

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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.

Host nation (Portugal)

2009 Lusophony Games medal count  |

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Pos | Country |  |  |  | Total
1 |  Brazil | 33 | 23 | 20 | 76
2 |  Portugal | 25 | 34 | 15 | 74
3 |  Angola | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14
4 |  Macau | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12
5 |  Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7
India | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7
São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7
8 |  Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5
9 |  Mozambique | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5
Total | 67 | 67 | 73 | 207

## References

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1. ^ Nine 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)
2. ^ "Pano cai com Portugal como segundo país mais medalhado" (in Portuguese). Comité Olímpico de Portugal. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
3. ^ a b "ACOLOP aprova programa dos 2.ºs Jogos da Lusofonia" (in Portuguese). Comité Olímpico de Portugal. 12 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
4. ^ "The 2nd Lusophony Games – The European Olympic Committees". www.eurolympic.org. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
5. ^ "Comité Olímpico de Portugal". Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
6. ^ "Sri Lanka Sports News | Online edition of Daily News – Lakehouse Newspapers". Archived from the original on 12 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
7. ^ Agência Lusa (21 May 2007). "Jogos Lusofonia – Organização de Lisboa2009 adia decisão sobre a modalide a incluir no programa" (in Portuguese). RTP. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
8. ^ "Sports". Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophony Games (COJOL). Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
9. ^ "Location". Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophone Games (COJOL). Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
10. ^ "Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (EUL)" (in Portuguese). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
11. ^ "Pavilhão Açoreana Seguros" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
12. ^ "Logo". Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophone Games (COJOL). Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
13. ^ "Mascot". Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophone Games (COJOL). Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2008.

## External links

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* Official website (archived)

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Sports at the 2009 Lusofonia Games (Lisbon)

* Athletics
* Basketball
* Beach volleyball
* Disabled athletics
* Football
* Futsal
* Judo
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Volleyball

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