# 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie

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.
Since 2011, it was the third international competition held in Abidjan, after the 2013 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships and the 2013 AfroBasket.

## Venues

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)

* 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)

* 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)

* Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (campus) - Games village; Sporting competitions, Renovated in 2012

## Participants

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
** New Brunswick
** Quebec
* 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

## Medal table

Final medal tally below.
* Host nation (Ivory Coast)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France | 22 | 16 | 11 | 49 |
| 2 | Morocco | 13 | 14 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Canada | 13 | 8 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Senegal | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Romania | 8 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| 6 | Ivory Coast* | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Cameroon | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | Quebec | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 9 | Congo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 12 | Seychelles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Kosovo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Armenia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | Mali | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | Niger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | New Brunswick | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | Benin | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | Mauritius | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 22 | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | French Community of Belgium | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Chad | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Gabon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Guinea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Cambodia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (35 entries) | Totals (35 entries) | 108 | 107 | 138 | 353 |

## Medalists
### African wrestling

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's team | Senegal Mouhamet Bousso Omar Diouane Moussa Faye Cheikh Tidiane Niang Moustapha Sène | Burkina Faso Débé Blaise Emmanuel Romaric Kawané Moussa Konané Eloi Zerbo Drissa Zon | Niger Mahamadou Alimiyaou Garba Mourtala Tassiou Sani Tassiou Ibrahim Yahaya Kaka |
| Men's 66 kg | Moussa Faye Senegal | Roland Tambi Nforsong Cameroon | Mahamadou Alimiyaou Niger |
| Men's 76 kg | Madalin Minzala Romania | Garba Mourtala Niger | Omar Diouane Senegal |
| Men's 86 kg | Cheikh Tidiane Niang Senegal | Drissa Zon Burkina Faso | Tassiou Ibrahim Niger |
| Men's 100 kg | Moustapha Sène Senegal | Yahaya Kaka Niger | Eloi Zerbo Burkina Faso |
| Men's +100 kg | Mouhamet Bousso Senegal | Emmanuel Romaric Kawané Burkina Faso | Anas El Mkabber Morocco |
| Women's team | Senegal Binette Diatta Safietou Goudiaby Marie Therese Manga Anta Sambou Nahamie Sambou | Ivory Coast Assetou Coulibaly Makourakou Diomande Tiemongo Soro Caroline Yapi N'De Amy Youin | Cameroon Joseph Essombe Berthe Etane Ngolle Danielle Sino Guemde |
| Women's 45 kg | Nahamie Sambou Senegal | Josiane Danimbe Lubahitar Chad | Caroline Yapi N'De Ivory Coast |
| Women's 50 kg | Madalina Linguraru Romania | Binette Diatta Senegal | Tiemongo Soro Ivory Coast |
| Women's 60 kg | Joseph Essombe Cameroon | Safietou Goudiaby Senegal | Josiane Nabi Burkina Faso |
| Women's 70 kg | Amy Youin Ivory Coast | Fatoumata Yarie Camara Guinea | Marie Therese Manga Senegal |
| Women's 80 kg | Anta Sambou Senegal | Samsia Gassida Godah Chad | Cătălina Axente Romania |

### Cultural

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Hip-hop dance | Sn9per Crew Cameroon | 04 LKARWA Morocco | Pockemon Crew France |
| Giant puppetry | Ivoire Marionnettes Ivory Coast | Pi Canada | Nama Mali |
| Ball juggling | Stylers Crew Morocco | S3 France | Kassio Ignace Ivory Coast |
| Painting | Yazan Halwani Lebanon | Mbaye Babacar Diouf Senegal | Ahmed Youssef Ahmed Egypt |
| Sculpture | Rémi Ama Sossouvi Benin | Émilie Grace Lavoie New Brunswick | Serge Ecker Luxembourg |
| Photography | Laurence-Azita Rasti Switzerland | Anush Babajanyan Armenia | Annie France Noël New Brunswick |
| Digital creation | Sabrina Ratté Canada | Aboubacar Bablé Draba Mali | Clément Hugues Quebec |
| Ecological creation | Jeux WASA Canada | PARO-CI Ivory Coast | David Ngaba Chad |
| Song | Fanie Fayar Congo | Awa Mounaya Yanni Senegal | Céléna-Sophia Wallonia |
| Storytelling | Julles Moussoki Mitchum Congo | Compagnie Arc-en-ciel Guinea | Najoua Darwiche France |
| Traditional inspiration dance | Les Frères Joseph Mauritius | Soul City France | N'Soleh Ivory Coast |
| Literature | Razak René Niger | Gabriel Robichaud New Brunswick | Mohamed Mbougar Sarr Senegal |

### Cycling

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's road race | Pierre Idjouadiene France | Soufiane Sahbaoui Morocco | Bruno Armirail France |
| Women's road race | Pauline Allin France | Soline Lamboley France | Alexxa Albrecht Quebec |

### Judo
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Extra-lightweight 60 kg | Jolan Florimont France | Flavio Dimarca Wallonia | Lionel Schwander Switzerland |
| Extra-lightweight 60 kg | Jolan Florimont France | Flavio Dimarca Wallonia | Mohammed Jafy Morocco |
| Half-lightweight 66 kg | Franck Vernez France | Gueorgui Poklitar Quebec | Dieudonné Nama Etoga Cameroon |
| Half-lightweight 66 kg | Franck Vernez France | Gueorgui Poklitar Quebec | Imad Bassou Morocco |
| Lightweight 73 kg | Akil Gjakova Kosovo | Ahmed El Meziati Morocco | Alexandru Raicu Romania |
| Lightweight 73 kg | Akil Gjakova Kosovo | Ahmed El Meziati Morocco | Patrick Cantin Quebec |
| Half-middleweight 81 kg | Alpha Oumar Djalo France | Achraf Moutii Morocco | Saliou Ndiaye Senegal |
| Half-middleweight 81 kg | Alpha Oumar Djalo France | Achraf Moutii Morocco | Franck Bell Ngindjel Cameroon |
| Middleweight 90 kg | Louis Krieber-Gagnon Quebec | Tobias Meier Switzerland | Grigor Sahakyan Armenia |
| Middleweight 90 kg | Louis Krieber-Gagnon Quebec | Tobias Meier Switzerland | Zachary Burt Canada |
| Half-heavyweight 100 kg | Rebouka Ariano France | Marc Deschenes Canada | Luca Kunszabo Romania |
| Half-heavyweight 100 kg | Rebouka Ariano France | Marc Deschenes Canada | Ousmane Diallo Mali |
| Heavyweight +100 kg | Messie Katanga France | Mbagnick Ndiaye Senegal | Jean-François Ouellet Quebec |
| Heavyweight +100 kg | Messie Katanga France | Mbagnick Ndiaye Senegal | Adil Hajji Morocco |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Extra-lightweight 48 kg | Olfa Saoudi Tunisia | Virginia Aymard France | Aziza Chakir Morocco |
| Extra-lightweight 48 kg | Olfa Saoudi Tunisia | Virginia Aymard France | Diana Kwan Hu Madagascar |
| Half-lightweight 52 kg | Distria Krasniqi Kosovo | Christianne Legentil Mauritius | Tamara Silva Switzerland |
| Half-lightweight 52 kg | Distria Krasniqi Kosovo | Christianne Legentil Mauritius | Ikram Soukate Morocco |
| Lightweight 57 kg | Sarah Harachi France | Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne Ivory Coast | Soumiya Iraoui Morocco |
| Lightweight 57 kg | Sarah Harachi France | Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne Ivory Coast | Sarah Sylva Mauritius |
| Half-middleweight 63 kg | Emily Burt Quebec | Cloe Yvin France | Sofia Belattar Morocco |
| Half-middleweight 63 kg | Emily Burt Quebec | Cloe Yvin France | Mariem Bjaoui Tunisia |
| Middleweight 70 kg | Melissa Heleine France | Alix Renaud-Roy Quebec | Fatim Fofana Ivory Coast |
| Middleweight 70 kg | Melissa Heleine France | Alix Renaud-Roy Quebec | Ayuk Otay Arrey Sophina Cameroon |
| Half-heavyweight 78 kg | Stessie Bastareaud France | Mina Coulombe Canada | Audrey Dilane Njepang Cameroon |
| Half-heavyweight 78 kg | Stessie Bastareaud France | Mina Coulombe Canada | Sarra Mzougui Tunisia |
| Heavyweight +78 kg | Anne Fatoumata M'Bairo France | Andrea Eyui Mbengone Gabon | Kimberly Carole Imongo DR Congo |
| Heavyweight +78 kg | Anne Fatoumata M'Bairo France | Andrea Eyui Mbengone Gabon | Aicha Isilo Madagascar |

### Para-athletics

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's 200 m | T44 | Dimitri Pavadé France | Michaël Mayali France | Tristan Gaël Kangbazou Central African Republic |
| Men's long jump | T44 | Dimitri Pavadé France | Michaël Mayali France | Tristan Gaël Kangbazou Central African Republic |
| Men's 200 m | T46–47 | Akué N'Guessan Kouassi Ivory Coast | Serge Arthur Nakou Ivory Coast | Mahamane Sacko Mali |
| Men's long jump | T46–47 | Abdelkabir Jaddi Morocco | Addoh Frédéric Kimou Ivory Coast | Fayssal Atchiba Benin |
| Men's javelin throw | F42–46 | Aimé Atchoukeu Mbithe Cameroon | Semedo Marilson Cape Verde | Abdelhadi El Harti Morocco |

### Table tennis

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Joé Seyfried France | Alexandru Manole Romania | Antoine Bernadet Quebec |
| Men's singles | Joé Seyfried France | Alexandru Manole Romania | Gaël Vendé Switzerland |
| Women's singles | Océane Guisnel France | Alina Georgiana Zaharia Romania | Abir Haj Salah Tunisia |
| Women's singles | Océane Guisnel France | Alina Georgiana Zaharia Romania | Malak Khoury Lebanon |
| Mixed doubles | Romania Alexandru Manole Alina Georgiana Zaharia | France Océane Guisnel Joé Seyfried | Switzerland Salomé Claire Simonet Gaël Vendé |
| Mixed doubles | Romania Alexandru Manole Alina Georgiana Zaharia | France Océane Guisnel Joé Seyfried | Vietnam Bùi Thế Nghĩa Phạm Thị Thu Hương |
| Mixed team | France Océane Guisnel Joé Seyfried | Romania Alexandru Manole Alina Georgiana Zaharia | Lebanon Mohamad Hamie Malak Khoury |
| Mixed team | France Océane Guisnel Joé Seyfried | Romania Alexandru Manole Alina Georgiana Zaharia | Switzerland Salomé Claire Simonet Gaël Vendé |

### Wrestling

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's freestyle 57 kg | Steven Takahashi Canada | Mkhitar Grigoryan Armenia | Youssoup Deliev France |
| Men's freestyle 57 kg | Steven Takahashi Canada | Mkhitar Grigoryan Armenia | Marin Filip Romania |
| Men's freestyle 61 kg | Adama Diatta Senegal | Ioan-Raul Donu Romania | Darthe Capellan Canada |
| Men's freestyle 61 kg | Adama Diatta Senegal | Ioan-Raul Donu Romania | Ashot Velitsyan Armenia |
| Men's freestyle 65 kg | David Dobre Romania | Vincent De Marinis Quebec | Vaghinak Matevosyan Armenia |
| Men's freestyle 65 kg | David Dobre Romania | Vincent De Marinis Quebec | Dillon Williams Canada |
| Men's freestyle 70 kg | Khachatur Papikyan Armenia | Roman Duscov Romania | Jean Bernard Diatta Senegal |
| Men's freestyle 70 kg | Khachatur Papikyan Armenia | Roman Duscov Romania | Caleb Rutner Canada |
| Men's freestyle 74 kg | Ahmed Shamiya Canada | Varuzhan Kajoyan Armenia | Madalin Minzala Romania |
| Men's freestyle 74 kg | Ahmed Shamiya Canada | Varuzhan Kajoyan Armenia | Guseyn Ruslanzada Quebec |
| Men's freestyle 86 kg | Jordan Steen Canada | Marzpet Galstyan Armenia | Marcel Diboma Cameroon |
| Men's freestyle 86 kg | Jordan Steen Canada | Marzpet Galstyan Armenia | Ion Pislaru Romania |
| Men's freestyle 97 kg | Vlad Caras Romania | Quentin Milliere France | Cedric Nyamsi Tchouga Cameroon |
| Men's freestyle 97 kg | Vlad Caras Romania | Quentin Milliere France | Dalton Webb Canada |
| Men's freestyle 125 kg | Sean Molle Canada | Frédérick Choquette Quebec | Thiacka Faye Senegal |
| Men's freestyle 125 kg | Sean Molle Canada | Frédérick Choquette Quebec | Nicolas Tavernese France |
| Women's freestyle 48 kg | Jade Parsons Canada | Tabatha Grunewald France | Madalina Linguraru Romania |
| Women's freestyle 53 kg | Kristina McLaren Canada | Elisa Rasoanantenaina Madagascar | Chan Raksmey Chey Cambodia |
| Women's freestyle 53 kg | Kristina McLaren Canada | Elisa Rasoanantenaina Madagascar | Samantha Stewart New Brunswick |
| Women's freestyle 55 kg | Laurence Beauregard Quebec | Madalina Simona Tudor Romania | Faridatou Gbadamassi Benin |
| Women's freestyle 55 kg | Laurence Beauregard Quebec | Madalina Simona Tudor Romania | Elisa Savalle France |
| Women's freestyle 58 kg | Joseph Essombe Cameroon | Safietou Goudiaby Senegal | Sonia Baudin France |
| Women's freestyle 58 kg | Joseph Essombe Cameroon | Safietou Goudiaby Senegal | Emily Schaefer Canada |
| Women's freestyle 60 kg | Aurelie Basset France | Denisa Iuliana Fodor Romania | Gertrude Prombove Cameroon |
| Women's freestyle 60 kg | Aurelie Basset France | Denisa Iuliana Fodor Romania | Hannah Franson Canada |
| Women's freestyle 63 kg | Jessica Brouillette Canada | Linda Morais Quebec | Berthe Etane Ngolle Cameroon |
| Women's freestyle 63 kg | Jessica Brouillette Canada | Linda Morais Quebec | Kriszta Incze Romania |
| Women's freestyle 69 kg | Anta Sambou Senegal | Kayla Brodner Canada | Ania Mabunga Menga DR Congo |
| Women's freestyle 69 kg | Anta Sambou Senegal | Kayla Brodner Canada | Pauline Lecarpentier France |
| Women's freestyle 75 kg | Veronica Keefe Quebec | Danielle Sino Guemde Cameroon | Cătălina Axente Romania |
| Women's freestyle 75 kg | Veronica Keefe Quebec | Danielle Sino Guemde Cameroon | Gracelynn Doogan Canada |