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Encyclopedia > 2006 Lusophony Games
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1st Lusophny Games
1st Lusophny Games

Host city Macau
Host nation Macau, PR China
Nations participating 12[1]
Athletes participating 733
Events 48 in 8 sports
Opening ceremony October 7, 2006[2]
Closing ceremony October 15, 2006
Officially opened by Unknown
Officially closed by Unknown
Main Stadium Macau Stadium
Motto 4 Continents,
1 Language,
United by sport

The 2006 Lusophony Games are to be held in Macau, People's Republic of China between October 7 and October 15. The 2006 games are the first edition of this multi-sport event for Portuguese speaking countries. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... // History Main article: History of sport The development of sports throughout history teaches us a great deal about social changes, and about the nature of sport itself. ... Team mates cooperate to beat the other team Team sport is a term used to distinguish between sports based on one-on-one direct confrontation (such as most raquet sports, boxing or Martial arts) or timed races (such as athletics or swimming), as opposed to those which are practiced between... PRC redirects here. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular football field to an oval for cricket games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lusophony Games (Lusofonia Games according to the official spelling of the Games Organization Committee) or Jogos da Lusofonia (in Portuguese) is a multinational multi-sport event, organized by the Association of the Portuguese Speaking Olympic Committees (ACOLOP) to enhance the members unity and promote their cooperation relationships. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... A multi-sport event is a competition in which athletes compete in a number of different sports. ...


The site for the opening and closing ceremonies is going to be the Macau Stadium. The mascot for the games is a dog named Leo. The pronunciation of "Leo" in Portuguese is similar to Chinese "Come to Macau".


Sports

The 2006 Lusophony Games includes 8 sports, 3 individual sports and 5 team sports. In total there are 48 events at the Games.


Medals table

2006 Lusophony Games medal count
Pos Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
- Angola 0 0 0 0
- Brazil 0 0 0 0
- Cape Verde 0 0 0 0
- East Timor 0 0 0 0
- Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0
- Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0
- India 0 0 0 0
- Macau 0 0 0 0
- Mozambique 0 0 0 0
- Portugal 0 0 0 0
- São Tomé and Príncipe 0 0 0 0
- Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

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Calendar

   ●    Opening ceremony    ●    Event competitions    ●    Event finals    ●    Closing ceremony
October 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9st 10nd 11rd 12th 13th 14th 15th
Ceremonies
Athletics
Basketball
Football
Futsal
Taekwondo
Table Tennis
Beach Volleyball
Volleyball
October 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9st 10nd 11rd 12th 13th 14th 15th


 
 

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