2017 Jeux de la Francophonie
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Host city | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
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Nations | 49 |
Athletes | 4,000 |
Opening | July 21, 2017 |
Closing | July 30, 2017 |
Opened by | Alassane Ouattara |
Main venue | Stade Félix Houphouet-Boigny |
The 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as VIIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie (French for 8th Francophone Games), informally known as Abidjan 2017, took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from July 21–30. This was the first edition of the games to be hosted in Ivory Coast.[1]
Since 2011, it was the third international competition held in Abidjan, after the 2013 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships and the 2013 AfroBasket.
Venues
[edit]Ten cultural and sports venues will be situated in three geographic zones in Abidjan :
- Zone A : Marcory and Treichville suburbs
- Zone B : Plateau suburb
- Zone C : Cocody suburb
Zone A (Marcory and Treichville)
[edit]- Stade Robert Champroux - Sporting competitions, Renovated in 2007
- Parc du Canal aux bois - Cultural events
- Palais des Sports de Treichville - Sporting competitions, Renovated in 2013
- Palace of Culture of Abidjan - Cultural events, Renovated in 2012
- Café-Théâtre, Centre national des arts et de la culture - Cultural events
Zone B (Le Plateau)
[edit]- Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny - Sporting competitions, To be renovated
- Ivory Coast Museum of Civilisations - Cultural events
- National Library of Ivory Coast - Cultural events
- French Cultural Centre - Cultural events
Zone C (Cocody)
[edit]- Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (campus) - Games village; Sporting competitions, Renovated in 2012
Participants
[edit]Of the 48 delegations participating, Kosovo and Ukraine were participating for the first time, while Laos returned to the Games for the first time since 2009. Countries that participated in 2013 that did not return in 2017 were Andorra, Austria, Cyprus, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Guinea-Bissau, Montenegro, Poland, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, and Slovakia.
Armenia
Benin
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
France
French Community of Belgium
Gabon
Guinea
Haiti
Ivory Coast
Kosovo
Laos
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Monaco
Morocco
Mozambique
Niger
Qatar
Romania
Senegal
Seychelles
Switzerland
Togo
Tunisia
Ukraine
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Events
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Sports[edit]
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Cultural[edit]
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Medal table
[edit]Final medal tally below.
* Host nation (Ivory Coast)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 22 | 16 | 11 | 49 |
2 | ![]() | 13 | 14 | 15 | 42 |
3 | ![]() | 13 | 8 | 15 | 36 |
4 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
5 | ![]() | 8 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
6 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
7 | ![]() | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
8 | ![]() | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
9 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
11 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
12 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
18 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
20 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
21 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
22 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
24 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
25 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
26 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
29 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
30 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
31 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (35 entries) | 108 | 107 | 138 | 353 |
Medalists
[edit]African wrestling
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's team | ![]() Mouhamet Bousso Omar Diouane Moussa Faye Cheikh Tidiane Niang Moustapha Sène |
![]() Débé Blaise Emmanuel Romaric Kawané Moussa Konané Eloi Zerbo Drissa Zon |
![]() Mahamadou Alimiyaou Garba Mourtala Tassiou Sani Tassiou Ibrahim Yahaya Kaka |
Men's 66 kg | Moussa Faye![]() |
Roland Tambi Nforsong![]() |
Mahamadou Alimiyaou![]() |
Men's 76 kg | Madalin Minzala![]() |
Garba Mourtala![]() |
Omar Diouane![]() |
Men's 86 kg | Cheikh Tidiane Niang![]() |
Drissa Zon![]() |
Tassiou Ibrahim![]() |
Men's 100 kg | Moustapha Sène![]() |
Yahaya Kaka![]() |
Eloi Zerbo![]() |
Men's +100 kg | Mouhamet Bousso![]() |
Emmanuel Romaric Kawané![]() |
Anas El Mkabber![]() |
Women's team | ![]() Binette Diatta Safietou Goudiaby Marie Therese Manga Anta Sambou Nahamie Sambou |
![]() Assetou Coulibaly Makourakou Diomande Tiemongo Soro Caroline Yapi N'De Amy Youin |
![]() Joseph Essombe Berthe Etane Ngolle Danielle Sino Guemde |
Women's 45 kg | Nahamie Sambou![]() |
Josiane Danimbe Lubahitar![]() |
Caroline Yapi N'De![]() |
Women's 50 kg | Madalina Linguraru![]() |
Binette Diatta![]() |
Tiemongo Soro![]() |
Women's 60 kg | Joseph Essombe![]() |
Safietou Goudiaby![]() |
Josiane Nabi![]() |
Women's 70 kg | Amy Youin![]() |
Fatoumata Yarie Camara![]() |
Marie Therese Manga![]() |
Women's 80 kg | Anta Sambou![]() |
Samsia Gassida Godah![]() |
Cătălina Axente![]() |
Athletics
[edit]Basketball
[edit]Cultural
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Hip-hop dance | Sn9per Crew![]() |
04 LKARWA![]() |
Pockemon Crew![]() |
Giant puppetry | Ivoire Marionnettes![]() |
Pi![]() |
Nama![]() |
Ball juggling | Stylers Crew![]() |
S3![]() |
Kassio Ignace![]() |
Painting | Yazan Halwani![]() |
Mbaye Babacar Diouf![]() |
Ahmed Youssef Ahmed![]() |
Sculpture | Rémi Ama Sossouvi![]() |
Émilie Grace Lavoie![]() |
Serge Ecker![]() |
Photography | Laurence-Azita Rasti![]() |
Anush Babajanyan![]() |
Annie France Noël![]() |
Digital creation | Sabrina Ratté![]() |
Aboubacar Bablé Draba![]() |
Clément Hugues![]() |
Ecological creation | Jeux WASA![]() |
PARO-CI![]() |
David Ngaba![]() |
Song | Fanie Fayar![]() |
Awa Mounaya Yanni![]() |
Céléna-Sophia![]() |
Storytelling | Julles Moussoki Mitchum![]() |
Compagnie Arc-en-ciel![]() |
Najoua Darwiche![]() |
Traditional inspiration dance | Les Frères Joseph![]() |
Soul City![]() |
N'Soleh![]() |
Literature | Razak René![]() |
Gabriel Robichaud![]() |
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr![]() |
Cycling
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's road race | Pierre Idjouadiene![]() |
Soufiane Sahbaoui![]() |
Bruno Armirail![]() |
Women's road race | Pauline Allin![]() |
Soline Lamboley![]() |
Alexxa Albrecht![]() |
Football
[edit]Judo
[edit]- Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Extra-lightweight 60 kg |
Jolan Florimont![]() |
Flavio Dimarca![]() |
Lionel Schwander![]() |
Mohammed Jafy![]() | |||
Half-lightweight 66 kg |
Franck Vernez![]() |
Gueorgui Poklitar![]() |
Dieudonné Nama Etoga![]() |
Imad Bassou![]() | |||
Lightweight 73 kg |
Akil Gjakova![]() |
Ahmed El Meziati![]() |
Alexandru Raicu![]() |
Patrick Cantin![]() | |||
Half-middleweight 81 kg |
Alpha Oumar Djalo![]() |
Achraf Moutii![]() |
Saliou Ndiaye![]() |
Franck Bell Ngindjel![]() | |||
Middleweight 90 kg |
Louis Krieber-Gagnon![]() |
Tobias Meier![]() |
Grigor Sahakyan![]() |
Zachary Burt![]() | |||
Half-heavyweight 100 kg |
Rebouka Ariano![]() |
Marc Deschenes![]() |
Luca Kunszabo![]() |
Ousmane Diallo![]() | |||
Heavyweight +100 kg |
Messie Katanga![]() |
Mbagnick Ndiaye![]() |
Jean-François Ouellet![]() |
Adil Hajji![]() |
- Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Extra-lightweight 48 kg |
Olfa Saoudi![]() |
Virginia Aymard![]() |
Aziza Chakir![]() |
Diana Kwan Hu![]() | |||
Half-lightweight 52 kg |
Distria Krasniqi![]() |
Christianne Legentil![]() |
Tamara Silva![]() |
Ikram Soukate![]() | |||
Lightweight 57 kg |
Sarah Harachi![]() |
Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne![]() |
Soumiya Iraoui![]() |
Sarah Sylva![]() | |||
Half-middleweight 63 kg |
Emily Burt![]() |
Cloe Yvin![]() |
Sofia Belattar![]() |
Mariem Bjaoui![]() | |||
Middleweight 70 kg |
Melissa Heleine![]() |
Alix Renaud-Roy![]() |
Fatim Fofana![]() |
Ayuk Otay Arrey Sophina![]() | |||
Half-heavyweight 78 kg |
Stessie Bastareaud![]() |
Mina Coulombe![]() |
Audrey Dilane Njepang![]() |
Sarra Mzougui![]() | |||
Heavyweight +78 kg |
Anne Fatoumata M'Bairo![]() |
Andrea Eyui Mbengone![]() |
Kimberly Carole Imongo![]() |
Aicha Isilo![]() |
Para-athletics
[edit]Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's 200 m | T44 | Dimitri Pavadé![]() |
Michaël Mayali![]() |
Tristan Gaël Kangbazou![]() |
Men's long jump | T44 | Dimitri Pavadé![]() |
Michaël Mayali![]() |
Tristan Gaël Kangbazou![]() |
Men's 200 m | T46–47 | Akué N'Guessan Kouassi![]() |
Serge Arthur Nakou![]() |
Mahamane Sacko![]() |
Men's long jump | T46–47 | Abdelkabir Jaddi![]() |
Addoh Frédéric Kimou![]() |
Fayssal Atchiba![]() |
Men's javelin throw | F42–46 | Aimé Atchoukeu Mbithe![]() |
Semedo Marilson![]() |
Abdelhadi El Harti![]() |
Table tennis
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Joé Seyfried![]() |
Alexandru Manole![]() |
Antoine Bernadet![]() |
Gaël Vendé![]() | |||
Women's singles | Océane Guisnel![]() |
Alina Georgiana Zaharia![]() |
Abir Haj Salah![]() |
Malak Khoury![]() | |||
Mixed doubles | ![]() Alexandru Manole Alina Georgiana Zaharia |
![]() Océane Guisnel Joé Seyfried |
![]() Salomé Claire Simonet Gaël Vendé |
![]() Bùi Thế Nghĩa Phạm Thị Thu Hương | |||
Mixed team | ![]() Océane Guisnel Joé Seyfried |
![]() Alexandru Manole Alina Georgiana Zaharia |
![]() Mohamad Hamie Malak Khoury |
![]() Salomé Claire Simonet Gaël Vendé |
Wrestling
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's freestyle 57 kg | Steven Takahashi![]() |
Mkhitar Grigoryan![]() |
Youssoup Deliev![]() |
Marin Filip![]() | |||
Men's freestyle 61 kg | Adama Diatta![]() |
Ioan-Raul Donu![]() |
Darthe Capellan![]() |
Ashot Velitsyan![]() | |||
Men's freestyle 65 kg | David Dobre![]() |
Vincent De Marinis![]() |
Vaghinak Matevosyan![]() |
Dillon Williams![]() | |||
Men's freestyle 70 kg | Khachatur Papikyan![]() |
Roman Duscov![]() |
Jean Bernard Diatta![]() |
Caleb Rutner![]() | |||
Men's freestyle 74 kg | Ahmed Shamiya![]() |
Varuzhan Kajoyan![]() |
Madalin Minzala![]() |
Guseyn Ruslanzada![]() | |||
Men's freestyle 86 kg | Jordan Steen![]() |
Marzpet Galstyan![]() |
Marcel Diboma![]() |
Ion Pislaru![]() | |||
Men's freestyle 97 kg | Vlad Caras![]() |
Quentin Milliere![]() |
Cedric Nyamsi Tchouga![]() |
Dalton Webb![]() | |||
Men's freestyle 125 kg | Sean Molle![]() |
Frédérick Choquette![]() |
Thiacka Faye![]() |
Nicolas Tavernese![]() | |||
Women's freestyle 48 kg | Jade Parsons![]() |
Tabatha Grunewald![]() |
Madalina Linguraru![]() |
Women's freestyle 53 kg | Kristina McLaren![]() |
Elisa Rasoanantenaina![]() |
Chan Raksmey Chey![]() |
Samantha Stewart![]() | |||
Women's freestyle 55 kg | Laurence Beauregard![]() |
Madalina Simona Tudor![]() |
Faridatou Gbadamassi![]() |
Elisa Savalle![]() | |||
Women's freestyle 58 kg | Joseph Essombe![]() |
Safietou Goudiaby![]() |
Sonia Baudin![]() |
Emily Schaefer![]() | |||
Women's freestyle 60 kg | Aurelie Basset![]() |
Denisa Iuliana Fodor![]() |
Gertrude Prombove![]() |
Hannah Franson![]() | |||
Women's freestyle 63 kg | Jessica Brouillette![]() |
Linda Morais![]() |
Berthe Etane Ngolle![]() |
Kriszta Incze![]() | |||
Women's freestyle 69 kg | Anta Sambou![]() |
Kayla Brodner![]() |
Ania Mabunga Menga![]() |
Pauline Lecarpentier![]() | |||
Women's freestyle 75 kg | Veronica Keefe![]() |
Danielle Sino Guemde![]() |
Cătălina Axente![]() |
Gracelynn Doogan![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "2017 Francophone Games to take place in Ivory Coast city Abidjan". 14 April 2014.
External links
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