2014 Lusofonia Games

The 2014 Lusophone Games was the 3rd edition of the Lusophone Games (Portuguese: 3.os Jogos da Lusofonia), 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]

3rd Lusophone Games—Goa 2014
Host cityGoa, India
Nations participating12
Athletes participating7,000
Events95 in 9 sports
Opening ceremony18 January 2014
Closing ceremony29 January 2014
Officially opened byPranab Mukherjee
Main venueFatorda Stadium
WebsiteGoa 2014

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 and associated member countries are expected to participate in these Games:

Associate members

Venues

List of 2014 Lusophone Games Venues

Venue City Capacity Sports Ref
Fatorda StadiumMargão22,000Football[5]
GMC Athletic StadiumBambolim3,600Athletics[6]
Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor StadiumBambolim4,000Basketball & Volleyball[7][8]
Tilak Maidan StadiumVasco da Gama5,000Football[9]
Multipurpose Indoor StadiumPeddem2,000Judo, Taekwondo, Table Tennis & Wushu[10]
Miramar BeachPanaji1,900Beach Volleyball[11]

Sports
Jojo, the official mascot of the Games

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 ceremony  Event competitions  Event finals  Closing ceremony
January 2014 18th
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
Athletics29231
Basketball22
Beach volleyball22
Football11
Judo1414
Table tennis2237
Taekwondo88
Volleyball22
Wushu3030
Total gold medals97
Cumulative Total97
Ceremonies
January 2014 18th
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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (India)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India (IND)*37272892
2 Portugal (POR)18201250
3 Macau (MAC)1591438
4 Sri Lanka (SRI)7111331
5 Angola (ANG)581427
6 Mozambique (MOZ)44513
7 Brazil (BRA)2136
8 Guinea-Bissau (GNB)2103
9 Cape Verde (CPV)16512
10 São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)0101
11 East Timor0011
Totals (11 nations)918895274

Criticism

The organizers of the Games were criticized by political parties over corruption. Indian National Congress spokesperson Durgadas Kamat alleged a ₹ 100 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

References
  1. "Terceira edição será em Goa" (in Portuguese). O Público. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  2. "It's Official: Lusofonia Games will be held in January 2014". The Goan. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. "lusofonia games". Goa - Pictures, Reviews & Info | Goa.me. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. "Sem Brasil, Jogos da Lusofonia só se comunicam em Inglês" (in Portuguese). Estadao. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  5. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda
  6. Athletics Stadium, Bambolim
  7. Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Goa University Archived 6 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Goa University Archived 15 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco
  10. Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Peddem
  11. Miramar Beach, Panaji
  12. "2014 Lusofonia Games Schedule". Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  13. "Congress demands CBI Probe into 2014 Lusofonia Games held in Goa". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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