2014 Lusophony Games

3rd Lusophony Games—Goa 2014
Host city Goa
Nations participating 12
Athletes participating 7,000
Events 95 in 9 sports
Opening ceremony 18 January 2014
Closing ceremony 29 January 2014
Officially opened by Pranab Mukherjee
Main venue Fatorda Stadium
Website Goa 2014

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

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]

Brazil, the biggest powerhouse in the history оf the Lusophony Games, chose not to send their athletes because of the huge postponement of the competition. Only 7 Brazilian athletes from Wushu, independently of the Brazilian organization, competed at the 2014 Lusophony Games.[3]

Participating countries

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

Associate members

Venues

List of 2014 Lusophony Games Venues

Venue City Capacity Sports Ref
Fatorda Stadium Margão 22,000 Football [4]
GMC Complex Bambolim 3,600 Athletics [5]
Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium Bambolim 4,000 Basketball & Volleyball [6][7]
Tilak Maidan Stadium Vasco da Gama 5,000 Football [8]
Multipurpose Indoor Stadium Peddem 2,000 Judo, Taekwondo, Table Tennis & Wushu [9]
Miramar Beach Panaji 1,900 Beach Volleyball [10]

Sports

Jojo, the official mascot of the Games

For these Games, 97 events in 9 sports, will be contested for medals. Wushu makes its debut here. The majority of the sports here were contested at the first Lusophony 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

[11]

 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
Athletics 29 2 31
Basketball 2 2
Beach volleyball 2 2
Football 1 1
Judo 14 14
Table tennis 2 2 3 7
Taekwondo 8 8
Volleyball 2 2
Wushu 30 30
Total gold medals 97
Cumulative Total 97
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

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  India 37 27 28 92
2  Portugal 18 20 12 50
3  Macau 15 9 14 38
4  Sri Lanka 7 11 13 31
5  Angola 5 8 14 27
6  Mozambique 4 4 5 13
7  Brazil 2 1 3 6
8  Guinea-Bissau 2 1 0 3
9  Cape Verde 1 6 5 12
10  São Tomé and Príncipe 0 1 0 1
11  East Timor 0 0 1 1
Total 91 88 95 274

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.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Terceira edição será em Goa" (in Portuguese). O Público. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  2. 1 2 "It's Official: Lusofonia Games will be held in January 2014". The Goan. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Sem Brasil, Jogos da Lusofonia só se comunicam em Inglês" (in Portuguese). Estadao. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  4. ↑ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda
  5. ↑ Athletics Stadium, Bambolim
  6. ↑ Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Goa University
  7. ↑ Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Goa University
  8. ↑ Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco
  9. ↑ Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Peddem
  10. ↑ Miramar Beach, Panaji
  11. ↑ "2014 Lusofonia Games Schedule". Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  12. ↑ "Congress demands CBI Probe into 2014 Lusofonia Games held in Goa". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

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