# Jeux de la Francophonie

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) |
| 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 | TBD |

## Events
### Sports

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.
* Athletics (details) : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023
* Basketball (details) : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023
* Beach volleyball (details) : 2001, 2009
* Boxing (details) : 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013
* Cycling (details) : 2013, 2023
* Road cycling (demonstration) (details) : 2017
* Disabled sports (details) : 2001, 2009, 2017, 2023
* Football (details) : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023
* Handball (details) : 1994
* Judo (details) : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023
* Table tennis (details) : 1994, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023
* Tennis (details) : 1997
* Wrestling (details) : 1994, 2013, 2017, 2023
* Traditional African wrestling (details) : 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 (details)
* Storytelling (details)
* Traditional inspiration dance (details)
* Poetry (details)
* Painting (details)
* Photography (details)
* Sculpture (details)
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.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France | 219 | 163 | 132 | 514 |
| 2 | Canada | 92 | 80 | 126 | 298 |
| 3 | Morocco | 88 | 100 | 90 | 278 |
| 4 | Romania | 81 | 52 | 58 | 191 |
| 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 |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Cambodia | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (50 entries) | Totals (50 entries) | 820 | 791 | 1,021 | 2,632 |

## Participation

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

| Albania  Armenia  Belgium French Community of Belgium  Benin  Bulgaria  Burkina Faso  Burundi  Cambodia  Cameroon  Canada  New Brunswick  Quebec  Cape Verde  Central African Republic  Chad  Comoros  Democratic Republic of the Congo  Republic of the Congo | Côte d'Ivoire  Djibouti  Dominica  Egypt  Equatorial Guinea  France  Gabon  Greece  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Haiti  Laos  Lebanon  Lithuania  Luxembourg  North Macedonia  Madagascar  Mali  Mauritania | Mauritius  Moldova  Monaco  Morocco  Niger  Poland  Romania  Rwanda  Saint Lucia  São Tomé and Príncipe  Senegal  Seychelles  Slovakia  Slovenia  Switzerland  Togo  Tunisia  Vanuatu  Vietnam |

### Seven associate member nations

| Cyprus  Ghana  Kosovo | New Caledonia  Qatar | Serbia  United Arab Emirates |

### Observer territories, nations, and provinces

| Argentina  Austria  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Canada  Ontario  Costa Rica  Croatia  Czech Republic  Estonia  Gambia | Georgia  Hungary  Ireland  South Korea  Latvia  Lithuania  Malta  Mexico  Montenegro  Mozambique | Poland  Slovakia  Slovenia  Thailand  Ukraine  United States  Louisiana  Uruguay |