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

•  Equatorial Guinea
•  India
•  Sri Lanka

Venues

List of 2014 Lusophony Games Venues

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

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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

• ACOLOP
• CPLP Games
• Commonwealth Games
• Jeux de la Francophonie

References

External links

• Official website
• ACOLOP