Athletics at the II Lusophone Games | |
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Dates | 12,13,19 July 2009 |
Host city | Lisbon, Portugal |
Venue | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa |
Events | 31 |
Participation | 181 athletes from 12 nations |
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The Athletics competition at the 2009 Lusophone Games was held in the Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 12,13 and 19 July 2009.
Brazilian medalists Jorge Sena, Bruno Barros, Lucimar Teodoro, Luciana França, Lucimara da Silva, Fernanda Gonçalves, Josiane Tito were all later disqualified from their events as they failed their drug tests after systematic doping by their coach. Triple jump fourth placer Leonardo dos Santos was also disqualified.[1] It is not clear whether medals were reassigned to other athletes.