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( pt, 1.^os Jogos da Lusofonia; ) were held in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China between 7 and 15 October 2006. The 2006 Games were the first edition of this multi-sport event for Portuguese-speaking countries and territories, under the banner of ACOLOP. 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

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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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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

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Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

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Beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...

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Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

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

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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 Summ ...

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Venues

IPM Multisport Pavilion The Macao Polytechnic University Multisport Pavilion (formerly named Macao Polytechnic Institute Multisport Pavilion) is part of the Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) in Macau, People's Republic of China. It covers a total area of over and has a ...

(''Pavilhão Polidesportivo do IPM'') * Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion (''Pavilhão Polidesportivo Tap Seac'') * Macau Stadium Pavilion (''Pavilhão Desportivo do Estádio de Macau'') *

(''Estádio de Macau'') *

Sports Field and Pavilion at MUST Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...

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

(''Nave Desportiva dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental de Macau'') *

Tennis Academy Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cove ...

(''Academia de Ténis'')

References

External links

Official website of the 1st Lusophone Games
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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