2009 Lusofonia Games Explained

II Lusofonia Games
Size:200
Host City:Lisbon,
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
Stadium:MEO Arena (ceremonies)
Estádio Universitário (athletics)
Motto:A união é mais importante que a vitória
"Union is more important than victory"
Website:lisboa2009.org
Previous:2006 Macau
Next:2014 Goa

The 2009 Lusofonia Games was the 2nd Lusofonia Games (Portuguese: 2.<sup>os</sup> 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

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

Games

Sports

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.

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.[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
3,670[10]
Pavilhão Açoreana Seguros Lisbon 2,400[11]
Lisbon 20,000
Pavilhão Municipal de Almada N/A
Santo Amaro de Oeiras Beach Beach volleyball and Closing Ceremonies N/A
38,000
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 ceremonyEvent competitionsEvent finalsClosing ceremony
July 200910th
Sat
11th
Sat
12th
Sun
13th
Mon
14th
Tue
15th
Wed
16th
Thu
17th
Fri
18th
Sat
19th
Sun
Gold
medals
1316 2 31
             22
      22
Disabled athletics* 2 2
       1 1
       1 1
6 8 14
2 2 5
4 48
    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 200910th
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 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

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.

2009 Lusophony Games medal count
PosCountryTotal
1 33 23 20 76
2 25 34 15 74
3 4 1 9 14
4 1 3 8 12
5 1 1 5 7
1 1 5 7
1 1 5 7
8 1 0 4 5
9 0 3 2 5
Total 67 67 73 207

External links

Notes and References

  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. News: 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 .
  3. News: 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 . dead.
  4. Web site: The 2nd Lusophony Games – The European Olympic Committees. www.eurolympic.org. en-US. 27 August 2017.
  5. Web site: 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 .
  6. Web site: Sri Lanka Sports News | Online edition of Daily News – Lakehouse Newspapers . https://web.archive.org/web/20090712012143/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/07/09/spo01.asp . 12 July 2009 . dead . 25 July 2009 .
  7. News: Jogos Lusofonia – Organização de Lisboa2009 adia decisão sobre a modalide a incluir no programa . Agência Lusa . . 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 .
  8. Web site: 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 .
  9. Web site: 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 .
  10. Web site: Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (EUL) . Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior . 26 October 2008 . Portuguese.
  11. Web site: Pavilhão Açoreana Seguros . . 26 October 2008 . Portuguese. https://web.archive.org/web/20080921225839/http://www.slbenfica.pt/Clube/Pavilhoes/pavilhao1/pavilhao1.asp. 21 September 2008 . live.
  12. Web site: 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 .
  13. Web site: 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 .