2014 Lusofonia Games Explained

III Lusofonia Games
Host City:Goa, India
Nations:12
Athletes:7,000
Events:95 in 9 sports
Opening:18 January 2014
Closing:29 January 2014
Opened By:Pranab Mukherjee
Stadium:Fatorda Stadium
Website:Goa 2014
Prev:2009 Lisboa
Next:2024 Goiânia

The 2014 Lusofonia Games was the 3rd edition of the Lusofonia Games, a multi-sport event that represent athletes from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories. It was held from 18 to 29 January 2014 in the Indian state of Goa.[1] [2] [3]

Brazil and Sri Lanka also put in bids to stage the event. Participating delegations represented every Portuguese-speaking National Olympic Committee and other countries with historic ties to Portugal. The Chairman for these Games was Manohar Parrikar, the chief minister of Goa and the Chief Executive Officer was Keshav Chandra IAS, Secretary to the Government of Goa for Sports and Education. The Games were originally planned to be held in 2013, but was postponed and moved to the January 2014 dates.[2]

Since Goa was elected to host the games, Brazil chose not to send their athletes because of the ¨huge postponement¨ of the competition. Only 7 Brazilian athletes, independently of Brazilian Olympic Committee, competed at the 2014 Lusophone Games.[4]

Participating countries

All ACOLOP member and associated member countries were expected to participate in these Games:

Members
Associate members

Venues

List of 2014 Lusophone Games Venues

VenueCityCapacitySportsRef
22,000 [5]
3,600 [6]
4,000 [7] [8]
5,000 [9]
2,000 [10]
1,900 [11]

Sports

For these Games, 97 events in 9 sports, were contested for medals. Wushu made its debut. The majority of the sports here were contested at the first Lusophone Games in 2006, with the exception of judo, which made its debut in 2009. However, futsal was dropped from these Games, after being contested in both 2006 and 2009.

Calendar

[12]

Opening ceremonyEvent competitionsEvent finalsClosing ceremony
January 201418th
Sat
19th
Sun
20th
Mon
21st
Tue
22nd
Wed
23rd
Thu
24th
Fri
25th
Sat
26th
Sun
27th
Mon
28th
Tue
29th
Wed
Gold
medals
29 2 31
2 2
2 2
1 1
14 14
2 2 3 7
8 8
2 2
30 30
Total gold medals 97
Cumulative Total 97
Ceremonies
January 201418th
Sat
19th
Sun
20th
Mon
21st
Tue
22nd
Wed
23rd
Thu
24th
Fri
25th
Sat
26th
Sun
27th
Mon
28th
Tue
29th
Wed
Gold
medals

Criticism

The organizers of the Games were criticized by political parties over corruption. Indian National Congress spokesperson Durgadas Kamat alleged a crore scam in the pricing of the Games' medals, grand opening and closing ceremonies, hiring of taxis, as well as in laying out infrastructure.[13]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Terceira edição será em Goa. 14 July 2009. O Público. 2009-07-14. Portuguese. https://web.archive.org/web/20090719165715/http://desporto.publico.clix.pt/noticia.aspx?id=1391758&idCanal=4763. 19 July 2009. dead.
  2. News: It's Official: Lusofonia Games will be held in January 2014 . 22 September 2013 . The Goan . 2013-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925080622/http://www.thegoan.net/Goa/News/Its-Official-Lusofonia-Games-will-be-held-in-January-2014/05996.html . 25 September 2013 . dead.
  3. News: lusofonia games. 2014-01-17. Goa - Pictures, Reviews & Info Goa.me. 27 August 2017. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010034201/http://goa.me/lusofonia-games/. 10 October 2017. dead.
  4. News: Sem Brasil, Jogos da Lusofonia só se comunicam em Inglês. 22 January 2014 . Estadao . 2014-05-11 . Portuguese.
  5. Web site: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda . 6 January 2014 . 6 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106140646/http://lusofoniagames2014.gov.in/venue/pjn . dead .
  6. Web site: Athletics Stadium, Bambolim . 6 January 2014 . 6 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106141830/http://lusofoniagames2014.gov.in/venue/gmc . dead .
  7. http://lusofoniagames2014.gov.in/venue/guc Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Goa University
  8. http://www.goacom.com/sports/17179-indoor-stadium-at-taleigao-named-after-s-p-mukherjee Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Goa University
  9. Web site: Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco . 6 January 2014 . 6 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106140058/http://lusofoniagames2014.gov.in/venue/tilak . dead .
  10. Web site: Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Peddem . 6 January 2014 . 6 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106140045/http://lusofoniagames2014.gov.in/venue/indoor . dead .
  11. Web site: Miramar Beach, Panaji . 6 January 2014 . 6 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106140031/http://lusofoniagames2014.gov.in/venue/miramar . dead .
  12. News: 2014 Lusofonia Games Schedule. 2014-01-11. 4 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140504025852/http://www.lusofoniagames2014.gov.in/schedule. dead.
  13. Web site: Congress demands CBI Probe into 2014 Lusofonia Games held in Goa. Indo-Asian News Service. news.biharprabha.com. 20 July 2014.