Angola participates in the Lusophone Games, a multi-sport event for Portuguese-speaking countries, as a member of ACOLOP. Angola participated in the 2006 games in Macau, the first edition of the Lusophone Games.[1] Angola has sent athletes to all three editions of the Lusophone Games and won medals at all three. Angola did not win any gold medals in 2006 but has won gold medals at all Games since, with four in 2009 and five in 2014.
The first Lusophone Games was the 2006 edition held in Macau, which is an autonomous territory of China.[5] In total, 773 athletes competed at the Games with 58 of them Angolan.[2][10] The Angolan delegation was the fourth largest at the Games with Macau (155), Portugal (140) and Brazil (74) the countries with larger delegations than Angola.[10] The Angolan men's national basketball team reached the final of the men's basketball competition where they lost 59–53 to Portugal.[11] In the men's football competition, Angola won the silver medal after reaching the final, where they eventually lost to Portugal 2–0.[12] Angola won the bronze medal in the men's futsal.[13] Overall, Angola won a total of five medals with three silvers and two bronzes.[14] They finished seventh out of eleven countries on the medal table.[14]
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Main article: Angola at the 2009 Lusophone Games
The second Lusophony Games was held in Lisbon, Portugal.[2] At the Games, Angola won four gold medals.[15] The gold medalists were Cândido Cândido and Maria Celeste Manuel (both competing in the disabled athletics),[16]Antónia Moreira in Judo,[17] and the men's basketball team, who beat Cape Verde in the final of their competition.[18] In other team sports, Angola won a bronze medal in men's football, and a bronze medal in men's futsal.[19][20] Overall, Angola finished third in the medal tally with four golds, one silver and nine bronzes.[15] The two countries that beat Angola were Brazil and Portugal.[15]
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Angola participates in the Lusophone Games a multi sport event for Portuguese speaking countries as a member of ACOLOP Angola participated in the 2006 games in Macau the first edition of the Lusophone Games 1 Angola has sent athletes to all three editions of the Lusophone Games and won medals at all three Angola did not win any gold medals in 2006 but has won gold medals at all Games since with four in 2009 and five in 2014 Angola at theLusophone GamesFlag of AngolaIOC codeANGNOCAngolan Olympic CommitteeWebsitecomiteolimpicoangolano wbr com wbr ptMedalsRanked 6thGold 9 Silver 12 Bronze 25 Total 46 Contents 1 Background 2 2006 3 2009 4 2014 5 ReferencesBackground editThe Lusophone Games is a multinational multi sport event for countries that are Portuguese speaking 2 The name of the Games comes from the term Lusophone which is a name for Portuguese speaking people 3 The competition is organised by the Association of the Portuguese Speaking Olympic Committees Portuguese Associacao dos Comites Olimpicos de Lingua Oficial Portuguesa ACOLOP which is an Olympic related not for profit organisation 2 4 The Lusophone Games is contested by Angola Brazil Cape Verde East Timor Equatorial Guinea Guinea Bissau Macau Mozambique Portugal Sao Tome and Principe and Sri Lanka as well as the Indian state of Goa 5 Angola was a Portuguese colony between 1575 and 1975 before gaining independence in the Angolan War of Independence 6 7 Portuguese is the national language of Angola 8 Alongside the Lusophony Games Angola also competes at other multi sport games such as the Olympics 9 2006 editMain article Angola at the 2006 Lusophone Games The first Lusophone Games was the 2006 edition held in Macau which is an autonomous territory of China 5 In total 773 athletes competed at the Games with 58 of them Angolan 2 10 The Angolan delegation was the fourth largest at the Games with Macau 155 Portugal 140 and Brazil 74 the countries with larger delegations than Angola 10 The Angolan men s national basketball team reached the final of the men s basketball competition where they lost 59 53 to Portugal 11 In the men s football competition Angola won the silver medal after reaching the final where they eventually lost to Portugal 2 0 12 Angola won the bronze medal in the men s futsal 13 Overall Angola won a total of five medals with three silvers and two bronzes 14 They finished seventh out of eleven countries on the medal table 14 2009 editMain article Angola at the 2009 Lusophone Games The second Lusophony Games was held in Lisbon Portugal 2 At the Games Angola won four gold medals 15 The gold medalists were Candido Candido and Maria Celeste Manuel both competing in the disabled athletics 16 Antonia Moreira in Judo 17 and the men s basketball team who beat Cape Verde in the final of their competition 18 In other team sports Angola won a bronze medal in men s football and a bronze medal in men s futsal 19 20 Overall Angola finished third in the medal tally with four golds one silver and nine bronzes 15 The two countries that beat Angola were Brazil and Portugal 15 2014 editThe 2014 Lusophone Games was held in Goa India 21 Angola won five gold medals 22 These were achieved by Osvaldo Morais athletics men s 100 metres 23 Alexandre Joao athletics men s 10 kilometres 23 Felismina Cavela athletics women s 800 metres 23 Antonia Moreira Judo 24 and Mario Rafael Judo 24 Angola won silver medals in both the men s and women s basketball competitions 25 In total Angola won 27 medals at the 2014 Games with five golds eight silvers and 14 bronzes 22 They finished fifth on the medal tally behind India Portugal Macau and Sri Lanka 22 References edit Comite Olimpico Angolano in Portuguese ACOLOP Archived from the original on 2 February 2008 Retrieved 25 October 2016 a b c d The Lusophony Games topendsports com Retrieved 25 October 2016 Lusophone Oxford Dictionaries Archived from the original on October 25 2016 Retrieved 25 October 2016 Associacao dos Comites Olimpicos de Lingua Oficial Portuguesa in Portuguese ACOLOP Archived from the original on 27 October 2016 Retrieved 25 October 2016 a b Jha S N 2016 Yearly Current Affairs 2016 Kalinjar Publications p 283 ISBN 978 9351721031 Manuel Paul Christopher Lyon Alynna Wilcox Clyde 2012 Religion and Politics in a Global Society Comparative Perspectives from the Portuguese Speaking World Lexington Books p 23 ISBN 978 0739176818 History of Angola History World Retrieved 25 October 2016 Languages in Angola Just Landed Retrieved 25 October 2016 Angola Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 25 October 2016 a b 1st Lusophone Games officially open today in Macau ASemana 7 October 2016 Archived from the original on 25 October 2016 Retrieved 25 October 2016 Portugal Elvis Leaves Angola All Shook Up FIBA Europe 16 October 2006 Retrieved 25 October 2016 Jogos da Lusofonia 2006 Macao Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 25 October 2016 Jogos da Lusofonia 2006 Futsal Macao Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 25 October 2016 a b Olimpo PDF Olympic Committee of Portugal p 14 Retrieved 25 October 2016 a b c Jogos da Lusophonia in Portuguese Lisbon 2009 Archived from the original on 19 December 2009 Retrieved 25 October 2016 Angola Adapted Sports Medals Included in General Standing AllAfrica com 15 July 2009 Retrieved 25 October 2016 Lusophone Games Lisbon JudoInside com Retrieved 25 October 2016 Angola triumphs at Lusophony Games FIBA Africa 20 July 2009 Retrieved 25 October 2016 Futebol in Portuguese Lisbon 2009 Archived from the original on 19 December 2009 Retrieved 25 October 2016 Futsal in Portuguese Lisbon 2009 Archived from the original on 19 December 2009 Retrieved 25 October 2016 Lusofonia Games Goa 2014 Goa 2014 Retrieved 25 October 2016 a b c Lusofonia Games 2014 Goa Medal Tally Medal Table Indian Crux 25 January 2014 Retrieved 25 October 2016 a b c Lusofonia Games 2014 Goa Athletics Results Indian Crux Retrieved 25 October 2016 a b Top Medal Winners Goa 2014 Archived from the original on 1 March 2014 Retrieved 25 October 2016 India win Basketball Men s Gold at Lusofonia Games 2014 India at Sports 28 January 2014 Retrieved 25 October 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angola at the Lusofonia Games amp oldid 1172871254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
