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( pt, 1.^os Jogos da Lusofonia; ) were held in the

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of the People's Republic of China between 7 and 15 October 2006. The 2006 Games were the first edition of this

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. The site for the opening ceremony was the

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and the closing ceremony was held at the

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. The mascot for the games was a dog named Leo. The pronunciation of "Leo" in Portuguese is similar to Chinese (''Lei O'') and it means "Come to

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". Due to the high expenses, some of the participating NOCs received financial support from the

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and

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Sports

The 2006 Lusophone Games included 8 sports, 3 individual sports and 5 team sports. In total there were 48 events at the Games. * * * (men) * (men) * (men) * * *

Delegations

A total of 733 athletes competed at the Games. When the Games started didn't field any athletes.

Medal table

Calendar

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Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...

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Table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

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Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

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Venues

* IPM Multisport Pavilion (''Pavilhão Polidesportivo do IPM'') *

Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion The Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion (; pt, Pavilhão Polidesportivo Tap Seac) is an indoor sporting arena located in São Lázaro, Macau, China. The land on which the Tap Seac Multi-sport Pavilion sits at present belongs to the Ho-Tung Primary Sc ...

(''Pavilhão Polidesportivo Tap Seac'') * Macau Stadium Pavilion (''Pavilhão Desportivo do Estádio de Macau'') *

(''Estádio de Macau'') *

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(''Campo Desportivo e Pavilhão da UCTM'') *

(''Nave Desportiva dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental de Macau'') * Tennis Academy (''Academia de Ténis'')

References

External links

Official website of the 1st Lusophone Games
{{Macauafter1999 2006

Lusofonia Games The Lusofonia Games ( pt, Jogos da Lusofonia) is a multinational multi-sport event organized by the ACOLOP, which involves athletes coming from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries. Most countries competing are countries that are members of ...

Lusophonia Games International sports competitions hosted by Macau Multi-sport events in Macau