CPLP Games

The CPLP Games (Portuguese: Jogos da CPLP) is a multinational multi-sport event organized by the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), which involves athletes coming from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries that are less than 16 years old.

This event is similar in concept to the Lusophony Games, but for younger athletes.

Editions

Year	Edition	Host city	Date	Athletes	Participants
1992	I	Lisbon		500
1995	II	Bissau		300
1997	III	Maputo		500
2002	IV	Praia	Jul 20 – 28	470
2005	V	Luanda	Aug 12 – 18	575	Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal
2008	VI	Rio de Janeiro	Jul 27 – Aug 2	600	Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal
2010	VII	Maputo ^[1]	Jul 29 – Aug 7	tbd	Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal
2012	VIII	Mafra	Jul 7 – 15	tbd	Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal
2014	IX	Luanda	Jul 23 – Aug 3	tbd	Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal

Medal table

Year City	Edition	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
1992 Lisbon	I
1995 Bissau	II
1997 Maputo	III
2002 Praia	IV	Portugal
2005 Luanda	V	Brazil 15 4 3	Angola 5 6 6	Cape Verde 5 6 3	Portugal 2 5 3	Guinea Bissau 1 4 5	Sao Tome 2 1	Mozambique 2
2008 Rio	VI	Brazil 7 6 2	Angola 3 3 3	Portugal 3 1 1	Mozambique 2 3	Guinea Bissau 1 2	Cape Verde 2
2010 Maputo	VII	Brazil 18 9 1	Portugal 9 7 6	Angola 3 8 6	Mozambique 1 5 11	Guinea Bissau 1 2 3	Cape Verde 2 1
2012 Mafra	VIII	Portugal 17 6 4	Brazil 7 11 5	Mozambique 2 6 7	Angola 1 2 8	Cape Verde 1 3	East Timor 1	Sao Tome
2014 Luanda	IX	Brazil 26 10 13	Portugal 12 20 12	Angola 6 11 16	Mozambique 6 5 9	Cape Verde 3 4	Sao Tome 1 2	East Timor

Medal table details

Year City	Edition
2012 Mafra	IX				83 242 133 113 13
2014 Luanda	IX				1154 795 437 331			127

Participating nations

In the first edition, the nations that have participated are as follows:

In Maputo 1997, Brazil entered the competition, but in Praia 2002 it did not participate. Luanda 2005 saw the return of Brazil.

In 2008, the CPLP Games saw all the possible participating nations competing in Rio de Janeiro, after East Timor participated for the first time, plus Macau ( People's Republic of China) that was invited to be present.

Sports

So far there are not any regulations concerning the list of sports that should be included in the Games schedule. However, in the 2008 edition the sports were:

It is expected in next editions of this games, the inclusion of roller hockey (quad), a sport so relevant and associated to Lusophone world.

References

↑ "Definidas modalidades para os Jogos da CPLP de Moçambique" (in Portuguese). Inforpress. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-07-18.

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External links

Official website of VIII CPLP Games

Multi-sport events

Global

Olympics	Olympic Games Summer Winter Youth Olympic Games

Continental	African Games Asian Games Summer Winter Beach Indoor and Martial Arts European Games Pacific Games Pan American Games

Associations	Commonwealth Games Inter-Allied Games¹ Island Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusophony Games Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR¹ World Outgames

Communities	Croatian World Games Gay Games Islamic Solidarity Games Maccabiah Games Pan Arab Games Pan-Armenian Games Women's Islamic Games¹ World Indigenous Games

Disabled sport	Deaflympics Défi sportif IWAS World Games Armed forces Invictus Games Warrior Games Paralympic Games Summer Winter Special Olympics Summer Winter

Professions	Lumberjack World Championship Military World Games World Police and Fire Games

Youth and students	Asian Youth Games Australian Youth Olympic Festival Commonwealth Youth Games CPLP Games European Youth Olympic Festival Gymnasiade International Children's Games SELL Student Games Universiade World Interuniversity Games World Youth Games¹

Other sport	Dew Tour Mind Sports Olympiad SportAccord World Mind Games World Combat Games World Games X Games

Regional

Africa	African Youth Games African Games All-Africa University Games Central African Games¹

Americas	ALBA Games Bolivarian Games CANUSA Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games North American Indigenous Games North American Outgames Pan American Games Parapan American Games South American Beach Games South American Games

Asia	ASEAN Civil Service Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN ParaGames Asian Beach Games Asian Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Martial Arts Games¹ Asian Para Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Central Asian Games Children of Asia International Sports Games¹ East Asian Games Far Eastern Games¹ South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Europe	Black Sea Games EuroGames European Games European Sports Championships European Youth Olympic Festival Games of the Small States of Europe

Oceania	Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games Micronesian Games Pacific Games

Inter-continental	Afro-Asian Games¹ Arafura Games Arctic Winter Games AsiaPacific Outgames FESPIC Games¹ Indian Ocean Island Games Mediterranean Games Nordic Games¹ Pacific Ocean Games¹ Pan Arab Games

National

Americas	Canada Quebec Western Colombia United States amateur juniors seniors

Asia	Bangladesh China All-China Games National Games of China National Peasants' Games India Indian Empire¹ Indonesia Japan Malaysia Para Mongolia Pakistan Philippines National Games Batang Pinoy Palaro Singapore South Korea Summer Winter Thailand youth Vietnam

Europe	Albania¹ Nazi Germany¹ Netherlands Poland (youth) Soviet Union (youth)¹

Oceania	Western Australia (high school)²

NCSG³	Alabama California Florida Massachusetts Missouri Montana Nebraska New York North Carolina North Dakota¹ Texas Wisconsin

Historical¹

Pre Modern Olympics (in chronological order, 1900BC–1852AD)	Tailteann Games Panhellenic Games Ancient Olympic Games Pythian Games Nemean Games Heraean Games Panathenaic Games Roman Games Cotswold Olimpick Games Gog Magog Games Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games

Alternatives to the Modern Olympics	Aryan Games Friendship Games Games of the New Emerging Forces Goodwill Games Islamic Games Liberty Bell Classic People's Olympiad South African Games Spartakiad Workers' Olympiads

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International junior and youth athletics competitions

World

Regional

Under-23	Europe North America, Central America and Caribbean South America

Junior	Africa Arab Asia CARIFTA Games Central America and Caribbean Central America Europe Leeward Islands Oceania Pan American South America

Youth	Africa Arab Asia CARIFTA Games Central American and Caribbean Central America Europe Gulf CC Oceania Pan American South America

Under-16	Central American and Caribbean Central American Dutch Caribbean Leeward Islands

Games

Asian Youth Games
African Youth Games
Commonwealth Youth Games
CPLP Games
European Youth Olympic Festival

See also: World records: Junior; Youth

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