CPLP Games

The CPLP Games (Template:Langx) is a multinational multi-sport event organized by the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), which involves athletes coming from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries that are less than 16 years old.

This event is similar in concept to the Lusophone Games, but for younger athletes.

Editions

Not held in 2020 and 2022.

Year	Edition	Host city	Date	Athletes	Participants
1992	I	Template:Flagicon Lisbon		500
1995	II	Template:Flagicon Bissau		300
1997	III	Template:Flagicon Maputo		500
2002	IV	Template:Flagicon Praia	Jul 20 – 28	470
2005	V	Template:Flagicon Luanda	Aug 12 – 18	575	Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal
2008	VI	Template:Flagicon Rio de Janeiro	Jul 27 – Aug 2	600	Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal
2010	VII	Template:Flagicon Maputo	Jul 29 – Aug 7		Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
2012	VIII	Template:Flagicon Mafra	Jul 7 – 15		Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
2014	IX	Template:Flagicon Luanda	Jul 23 – Aug 3		Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
2016	X	Template:Flagicon Sal, Cape Verde	Jul 17 – Jul 24		Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
2018	XI	Template:Flagicon São Tomé Island
2025	XII	Template:Flagicon Dili	Jul 17 – Jul 27	tbd

Medal table

Year City	Edition	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
1992 Lisbon	I
1995 Bissau	II
1997 Maputo	III
2002 Praia	IV	Portugal
2005 Luanda	V	Brazil 2005 15 2005 4 2005 3	Angola 2005 5 2005 6 2005 6	Cape Verde 2005 5 2005 6 2005 3	Portugal 2005 2 2005 5 2005 3	Guinea Bissau 2005 1 2005 4 2005 5	Sao Tome 2005 2 2005 1	Mozambique 2005 2
2008 Rio	VI	Brazil 2008 7 2008 6 2008 2	Angola 2008 3 2008 3 2008 3	Portugal 2008 3 2008 1 2008 1	Mozambique 2008 2 2008 3	Guinea Bissau 2008 1 2008 2	Cape Verde 2008 2
2010 Maputo	VII	Brazil 2010 18 2010 9 2010 1	Portugal 2010 9 2010 7 2010 6	Angola 2010 3 2010 8 2010 6	Mozambique 2010 1 2010 5 2010 11	Guinea Bissau 2010 1 2010 2 2010 3	Cape Verde 2010 2 2010 1
2012 Mafra	VIII	Portugal 2012 17 2012 6 2012 4	Brazil 2012 7 2012 11 2012 5	Mozambique 2012 2 2012 6 2012 7	Angola 2012 1 2012 2 2012 8	Cape Verde 2010 1 2010 3	East Timor 2012 1	Sao Tome
2014 Luanda	IX	Brazil 2014 26 2014 10 2014 13	Portugal 2014 12 2014 20 2014 12	Angola 2014 6 2014 11 2014 16	Mozambique 2014 6 2014 5 2014 9	Cape Verde 2014 3 2014 4	Sao Tome 2014 1 2014 2	East Timor

Participating nations

In the first edition, the nations that have participated are as follows:

In Maputo 1997, Brazil entered the competition, but in Praia 2002 it did not participate. Luanda 2005 saw the return of Brazil.

In 2008, the CPLP Games saw all the possible participating nations competing in Rio de Janeiro, after East Timor participated for the first time, plus Macau (PR China) that was invited to be present.

Sports

So far there are not any regulations concerning the list of sports that should be included in the Games schedule. However, in the 2008 edition the sports were:

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Beach volleyball
• Disabled athletic
• Football
• Handball
• Tennis

It is expected in next editions of this games, the inclusion of roller hockey (quad), a sport so relevant and associated to Lusophone world.

See also

• CPLP
• ACOLOP
• Lusophone Games

External links

• Official website of VIII CPLP Games