The

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competition at the 2014 Lusophone Games took place at the

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between 23 and 27 January 2014 in

Bambolim Bambolim is a neighborhood located in the southeastern part of the city of Panaji, the capital of the Indian state of Goa. It is completely located on the island of Tiswadi, one of the talukas in the state of Goa. The only allopathic medical co ...

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. The competition stood at a significantly lower level than the two previous editions. Arguably the strongest Lusophone nation, Brazil, did not send any competitors while Portugal only sent a few development athletes. Taking advantage of this situation, the host nation, India, topped the medal table. Most of their athletes were representatives of the state of Goa. São Tomé and Princípe was the only nation not to medal.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participation

* (10) * (13) * (2) * (62) * (13) * (4) * (8) * (17) * (4) * (2)

References

External links

Report from the eventDay 1 resultsDay 2 resultsDay 3 results
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