Jeux de la Francophonie

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The Jeux de la Francophonie (Canadian English: Francophonie Games; British English: Francophone Games) are a combination of artistic and sporting events for the Francophonie, mostly French-speaking nations and former colonies of France, held every four years since 1989.

Jeux de la Francophonie
Logo of the Games
Statusactive
Genresports event
Frequencyevery 4th year
Location(s)various
Inaugurated1989 (1989)
Websitewww.jeux.francophonie.org

Editions

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Year Edition Opened by Date Host city No. of
Athletes (nations)
1989 I Hassan II 8–22 July   Casablanca & Rabat, Morocco 1,700 (39)
1994 II François Mitterrand 5–13 July   Paris, Évry & Bondoufle, France 2,700 (45)
1997 III Didier Ratsiraka 27 August – 6 September   Antananarivo, Madagascar 2,300 (38)
2001 IV Adrienne Clarkson 14–24 July   Ottawa–Gatineau, Canada 2,400 (51)
2005 V Mamadou Tandja 7–17 December   Niamey, Niger 2,500 (44)
2009 VI Michel Suleiman 27 September – 6 October   Beirut, Lebanon 2,500 (40)
2013 VII François Hollande 6–15 September   Nice, France 2,700 (54)
2017 VIII Alassane Ouattara 21–30 July   Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire 4,000 (49)
2023 IX Félix Tshisekedi 28 July – 6 August   Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,000 (36)
2027 X TBA TBA   Yerevan, Armenia[1] TBD

Events

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Sports

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There were four sports at the inaugural event in 1989: athletics, basketball, association football and judo. Handisport, handball, table tennis and wrestling were added to the competition programme in 1994. None of these four sports featured at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, and boxing and tennis were introduced to the programme instead. Eight sports featured in 2001: the four inaugural sports, boxing and table tennis were included. Furthermore, parasports and beach volleyball competitions were held. Neither of these sports were included in 2005, with traditional style wrestling being demonstrated in addition to the six more established sports. The 2009 programme re-introduced beach volleyball.

Cultural

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The Jeux de la Francophonie are distinctive, if not unique, among international multi-sport competitions for including competitive cultural performances and exhibitions, complete with gold, silver, and bronze medals for winning participants.

In 2001, street art was featured as a demonstration event.

Medal table

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An all-time Jeux de la Francophonie Medal Table from 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie to 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie, is tabulated below. The table is the sum of the medal tables of the various editions of the Jeux de la Francophonie.[2]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France219163132514
2  Canada9280126298
3  Morocco8810090278
4  Romania815258191
5  Senegal394147127
6  Ivory Coast27282681
7  Cameroon263554115
8  Canada, Québec243255111
9  Madagascar22182868
10  Poland2082048
11  Egypt19152256
12  Tunisia17314088
13  French Community of Belgium16183468
14  Mauritius15202459
15  Burkina Faso15132452
16  Switzerland1072744
17  Congo9101534
18  Lebanon991533
19  Armenia77923
20  DR Congo6112138
21  Chad68620
22  Benin63716
23  Seychelles63312
24  Djibouti62715
25  Niger5191539
26  Rwanda52411
27  Burundi34714
28  Guinea3317
29  Kosovo3216
30  Gabon291728
31  Canada New Brunswick271928
32  Togo2237
33  Cape Verde2226
34  Haiti2125
35  Mali161118
36  Lithuania15612
37  Vietnam1449
38  Qatar1168
39  Bulgaria1034
40  North Macedonia1012
41  Luxembourg051318
42  Central African Republic0167
43  Montenegro0112
44  Dominica0101
  Guinea-Bissau0101
  Slovakia0101
47  Cambodia0066
48  Equatorial Guinea0011
  Saint Lucia0011
  Uruguay0011
Totals (50 entries)8207911,0212,632

Participation

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The Jeux de la Francophonie are open to athletes and artists of the 55 member nations, 3 associate member nations and 12 observer nations of the Francophonie. Canada is represented by three teams: Quebec, New Brunswick (the only officially bilingual Canadian province), and a team representing the remainder of Canada. The Belgian team is restricted to athletes from the French-speaking areas of the country.

Participation has so far varied between 1,700 and 4,000 athletes and artists in the past 20 years.

55 member nations or governments

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Three associate member nations

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Observer territories, nations, and provinces

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Xes Jeux de la Francophonie à Erevan (Arménie) en 2027 | Jeux de la francophonie".
  2. ^ "Jeux de la Francophonie". jeux.francophonie.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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