2009 Lusophony Games
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| Host city |
Lisbon,  Portugal
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| Motto | A união é mais importante que a vitória "Union is more important than victory" |
| Nations participating | 12 |
| Athletes participating | 1,300 |
| Events | 67 (10 sports) plus one demonstration event |
| Opening ceremony | 11 July 2009 |
| Closing ceremony | 19 July 2009 |
| Officially opened by | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
| Officially closed by | José Sócrates |
| Main venue |
MEO Arena (ceremonies) Estádio Universitário (athletics) |
| Website | lisboa2009.org |
The 2009 Lusophony Games was the 2nd Lusophony Games (Portuguese: 2.os Jogos da Lusofonia), a multi-sport event for delegations representing Portuguese-speaking National Olympic committees. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 11 to 19 July 2009. The Pavilhão Atlântico acted as the main venue, staging the opening ceremonies and majority of the sporting events.
The organization was awarded to Portugal during the 6th ACOLOP general assembly, gathered in Macau, on 10 October 2006. José Vicente de Moura, president of the Olympic Committee of Portugal and honorary president of the ACOLOP, is also the president of the Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophony Games (COJOL).
On 21 May 2007, during a meeting between the 2009 Games Organizing Committee (Portuguese: Comité Organizador dos Jogos da Lusofonia 2009, COJOL) and the ACOLOP (Associação dos Comités de Língua Oficial Portuguesa, English: Association of the Portuguese-Speaking Committees), a decision on which should be the ninth sport to be included in the competition program—out of a list that included badminton, canoeing, judo, swimming and roller hockey — was delayed due to insufficient survey data from some of the ACOLOP member committees. Later that year, on 12 November the ACOLOP general assembly, gathered in Lisbon, finally decided to add judo to the official program.
This edition thus featured nine sports—one more than in the inaugural games in 2006 — comprising 65 events. Three events for disabled athletes were included in the athletics competition, for a total of 68. One of those disabled athletics events is of demonstration nature and is not included in the medal ranking.
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