Jeux de la Francophonie
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Jeux de la Francophonie | |
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Status | active |
Genre | sports event |
Frequency | every 4th year |
Location(s) | various |
Inaugurated | 1989 |
Website | https://www.jeux.francophonie.org/ |
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.
Editions
Year | Edition | Opened by | Date | Host city | No. of Athletes (nations) |
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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] | 4,000 (50) |
Events
Sports
There were four sports at the inaugural event in 1989:
- Athletics ( ) : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023
- Basketball ( ) : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023
- Beach volleyball ( ) : 2001, 2009
- Boxing ( ) : 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013
- Cycling ( ) : 2013, 2023
- Road cycling (demonstration) ( ) : 2017
- Disabled sports () : 2001, 2009, 2017, 2023
- Football ( ) : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023
- Handball ( ) : 1994
- Judo ( ) : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023
- Table tennis ( ) : 1994, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023
- Tennis ( ) : 1997
- Wrestling ( ) : 1994, 2013, 2017, 2023
- Traditional African wrestling ( ) : 2005 (demonstration), 2013, 2017, 2023
Cultural
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.
- Song ( )
- Storytelling ( )
- Traditional inspiration dance ( )
- Poetry ( )
- Painting ( )
- Photography ( )
- Sculpture ( )
In 2001, street art was featured as a demonstration event.
Medal table
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]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France | 219 | 163 | 132 | 514 |
2 | Canada | 92 | 80 | 126 | 298 |
3 | Romania | 81 | 52 | 58 | 191 |
4 | Morocco | 59 | 100 | 90 | 249 |
5 | Senegal | 39 | 41 | 47 | 127 |
6 | Ivory Coast | 27 | 28 | 26 | 81 |
7 | Cameroon | 26 | 35 | 54 | 115 |
8 | Canada, Québec | 24 | 32 | 55 | 111 |
9 | Madagascar | 22 | 18 | 28 | 68 |
10 | Poland | 20 | 8 | 20 | 48 |
11 | Egypt | 19 | 15 | 22 | 56 |
12 | Tunisia | 17 | 31 | 40 | 88 |
13 | French Community of Belgium | 16 | 18 | 34 | 68 |
14 | Mauritius | 15 | 20 | 24 | 59 |
15 | Burkina Faso | 15 | 13 | 24 | 52 |
16 | Switzerland | 10 | 7 | 27 | 44 |
17 | Congo | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 |
18 | Lebanon | 9 | 9 | 15 | 33 |
19 | Armenia | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
20 | DR Congo | 6 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
21 | Chad | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
22 | Benin | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
23 | Seychelles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
24 | Djibouti | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
25 | Niger | 5 | 19 | 15 | 39 |
26 | Rwanda | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
27 | Burundi | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
28 | Guinea | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
29 | Kosovo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
30 | Gabon | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 |
31 | Canada New Brunswick | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 |
32 | Togo | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
33 | Cape Verde | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
34 | Haiti | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
35 | Mali | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 |
36 | Lithuania | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
37 | Vietnam | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
38 | Qatar | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
39 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
40 | North Macedonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
41 | Luxembourg | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
42 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
43 | Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
44 | Dominica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
47 | Cambodia | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
48 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (50 entries) | 791 | 791 | 1021 | 2603 |
Participation
The Jeux de la Francophonie are open to
Participation has so far varied between 1,700 and 4,000 athletes and artists in the past 20 years.
55 member nations or governments
Three associate member nations
Observer territories, nations, and provinces
See also
- Commonwealth Games
- Lusophony Games
- Mediterranean Games
References
- ^ "Xes Jeux de la Francophonie à Erevan (Arménie) en 2027 | Jeux de la francophonie".
- ^ "Jeux de la Francophonie". jeux.francophonie.org. Retrieved 24 June 2017.