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The Lusofonia Games in 2014 were hosted by which Indian state?
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Answer: Option C — Goa
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The 3rd Lusofonia Games were held in Goa, India, from 18 to 29 January 2014. The main venue was the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, along with other venues in the state.
What are the Lusofonia Games?
The Lusofonia Games are a multi-sport event for countries and regions that speak Portuguese or have strong historical links with Portugal. "Lusophone" means Portuguese-speaking, from Lusitania, the old Roman name for the region that roughly corresponds to Portugal.
The Games are organised by ACOLOP (the Association of the National Olympic Committees of Portuguese Speaking Countries), formed in 2004.
Members include Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor (Timor-Leste), Equatorial Guinea, and associate members such as Macau, India and Sri Lanka.
Editions:
- 1st Lusofonia Games: Macau, 2006.
- 2nd: Lisbon, Portugal, 2009.
- 3rd: Goa, India, 2014.
- Why Goa and India?
Goa was a Portuguese colony for about 450 years, from 1510 (when Afonso de Albuquerque captured it) until 1961, when it was liberated by the Indian Army in Operation Vijay. Because of this history, India became an associate member of ACOLOP. Hosting the Games also helped build sports facilities in Goa, which later hosted parts of the 2023 National Games.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Kerala is linked with the Portuguese through Vasco da Gama's arrival at Calicut (1498), but it did not host the Games.
- ✗Maharashtra did not host the Lusofonia Games, though Portuguese rule once included places such as Bassein.
- ✗Puducherry was a French colony, not a Portuguese one.
Quick tip
Remember: Lusofonia Games (Portuguese-speaking nations) 2014 = Goa (Fatorda Stadium, Margao); 1st = Macau 2006; Goa was Portuguese from 1510 to 1961.
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