23 Jan: Herald. Come at the Athletic Stadium, Bambolim, on Thursday and you will witness non- stop action as 3rd Lusofonia Games' main event, athletics gets underway at 5 p. m. The men's 100m heats start from 6.30 p. m. with the finals slated for 7.25 p. m. which will be followed by the women's final, five minutes later. A total 93 medals in all 17 events with 12 on track, three in the jump category, one in the throw event and a road race of 10 km will be at stake. Hubert D'Costa ( 13.86m) is the front runner to bag the gold medal in shot- put while Ashwin Soares ( 10.80) can also surprise his teammate. http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=13526&boxid=155720906&uid=&dat= 1/23/2014 To watch the Lusofonia Games online, http://www.turbotv.in/dd-sports-live/
Portugal is critical of the Lusofonia Games organisation 21 Jan: O Jogo (Portugal). The Lusofonia Games began with many problems which made Artur Lopes, head of the Portuguese mission, critical .. The most glaring is the official language is English . The Games should have taken place in 2013 but Goa was not ready and Brazil had offered to host the event . the opening ceremony was beautiful but things have wrong after that . one has to understand the Indian culture even in Goa . what is born crooked will never get straightened . the people never say no but agree to do what you want and then do nothing . the pavilions are dirty and of poor quality . Portugal is pushing for its language to be included in the list of official languages of the Olympics - what is happening in Goa is demoralising! . 424 words. http://goanvoiceuk.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/o-jogo-lisbon-jan-21-2014-page32 / Artur Lopes refuses to speak English 22 Jan. Ponto Final (Portugal). The Head of Mission of Portugal, Artur Lopes, refused to give interviews to Indian newspapers, demanding that they speak to him in Portuguese. Ajit John, a reporter for the newspaper The Goan, tried to address Artur Lopes on Monday for a brief interview. The same happened with journalist Mihir Vasavda of the Indian Express . 499 words. http://bit.ly/1jDoOXz