2009 Lusophony Games

2009 Lusophony Games

Lusophony Games
Name = 2nd Lusophony Games

Size = 250
Host city = Lisbon
Host nation = Portugal
Nations participating = 12 [9 founding members of the ACOLOP (Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Macao, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé & Príncipe and Timor-Leste) and 3 associate members (Equatorial Guinea, India and Sri Lanka)]
Athletes participating =
Events = ? (9 sports)
Opening ceremony = July 11, 2009
Closing ceremony = July 19, 2009
Officially opened by =
Officially closed by =
Stadium = Pavilhão Atlântico (ceremonies)
Estádio Universitário (athletics)
Motto = "A união é mais importante que a vitória"
"Union is more important than victory"The 2009 Lusophony Games will be the second edition of the Lusophony Games, a multi-sport event for delegations representing every Portuguese-speaking national Olympic committees.
Lisbon will be the host city of these Games, which will be held from July 11 to July 19, 2009. The Pavilhão Atlântico will serve as the ceremonies venue, while the Estádio Universitário ( _en. University Stadium) will receive the athletics events.cite news |url=http://www.comiteolimpicoportugal.pt/detalhe-noticia.php?id_new=732 |title=ACOLOP aprova programa dos 2.ºs Jogos da Lusofonia |date=2007-11-12 |accessdate=2007-11-12 |publisher=Comité Olímpico de Portugal |language=Portuguese]

The organization was awarded to Portugal during the sixth general assembly of the ACOLOP, gathered in Macau on October 10, 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.

On a meeting between the 2009 Games Organizing Committee and the ACOLOP, in May 21, 2007, the decision on what should be the ninth sport to be included in the program — out of a list that includes badminton, canoeing, judo, swimming and roller hockey — was delayed due to insufficient survey data from some of the ACOLOP national member committees.cite news |url=http://www.rtp.pt/index.php?article=282597&visual=16 |title=Jogos Lusofonia - Organização de Lisboa2009 adia decisão sobre a modalide a incluir no programa |author=Agência Lusa|publisher=RTP |date=2007-05-21 |accessdate=2007-05-21|language=Portuguese] In November 12, 2007, the ACOLOP general assembly, gathered in Lisbon, agreed to add judo to the official program.

Ghana, Galicia (one of the autonomous communities of Spain) and Flores (an island of Indonesia) are expected to participate newly in this second event.

ports

The 2009 Lusophony Games will include 9 sports, 4 individual sports and 5 team sports.
*Athletics
*Basketball
*Football
*Futsal
*Judo
*Table Tennis
*Taekwondo (men)
*Volleyball
*Beach volleyball

References

ee also

*ACOLOP
*Lusophony Games
*2006 Lusophony Games


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