2009 Lusofonia Games

The 2009 Lusophony Games was the 2nd Lusophony 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 majority of the sporting events.[3][4]

2nd Lusophony Games—Lisbon 2009
Host cityLisbon,  Portugal
MottoA união é mais importante que a vitória
"Union is more important than victory"
Nations participating12[1]
Athletes participating1,300[2]
Events67 (10 sports)
plus one demonstration event
Opening ceremony11 July 2009
Closing ceremony19 July 2009
Officially opened byAníbal Cavaco Silva
Officially closed byJosé Sócrates
Main venueMEO Arena (ceremonies)
Estádio Universitário (athletics)
Websitelisboa2009.org

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
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

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.

VenueLocationSportCapacity
Estádio UniversitárioLisbonAthletics, Disabled athletics3,670[10]
Pavilhão Açoreana SegurosLisbonBasketball2,400[11]
Pavilhão AtlânticoLisbonJudo, Futsal, Taekwondo, Table tennis20,000
Pavilhão Municipal de AlmadaAlmadaVolleyballN/A
Santo Amaro de Oeiras BeachOeirasBeach volleyball and Closing CeremoniesN/A
Estádio NacionalOeirasFootball38,000
Estádio José GomesAmadoraFootball10,000

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 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
Athletics1316231
Basketball       22
Beach volleyball   22
Disabled athletics*22
Football    11
Futsal    11
Judo6814
Table tennis225
Taekwondo448
Volleyball  22
Total gold medals1918684516
Cumulative Total1937435155606167
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 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 in the competition's website.

  Host nation (Portugal)

2009 Lusophony Games medal count
Pos Country Total
1 Brazil 33232076
2 Portugal 25341574
3 Angola 41914
4 Macau 13812
5 Cape Verde 1157
 India 1157
 São Tomé and Príncipe 1157
8 Sri Lanka 1045
9 Mozambique 0325
Total676773207

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. "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. "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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Sri Lanka Sports News | Online edition of Daily News – Lakehouse Newspapers". Archived from the original on 30 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.
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