claim: Arjit Singh is from India.
evidence: At the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie , the athletics events were held at the Stade General Seyni Kountche in Niamey , Niger , from 11 -- 16 December 2005 .. Niamey. Niamey. Niger. Niger. Stade General Seyni Kountche. Stade General Seyni Kountche. 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie. 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie. athletics. Athletics ( sport ). A total of 43 events were contested , of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes .. France sent the largest squad and topped the medal table with 19 gold medals and 39 medals in total .. gold medals. gold medals. Morocco was the next most successful nation , having won 11 golds and 31 medals all together .. Morocco. Morocco. This was largely as a result of their middle - and long-distance running dominance which saw them take all three medals in four events , as well as three separate Moroccan 1 -- 2 finishes .. long-distance running. long-distance running. Canada and the Ivory Coast were third and fourth in the medal tally .. Canada. Canada. Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast. Twenty of the 37 nations competing won a medal , although hosts Niger went empty-handed in the athletics competition .. Niger. Niger. athletics. Athletics ( sport ). The performances were down in comparison to the 2001 edition in Ottawa , which had benefited from being held a few weeks before the 2001 World Championships in Athletics , also in Canada that year .. Canada. Canada. 2001 edition. Athletics at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie. Ottawa. Ottawa. 2001 World Championships in Athletics. 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Two Games records were broken over the course of the competition , but a number of African athletes broke their national record -- home athletes improved six different Nigerien records .. Games records. Athletics at the Jeux de la Francophonie. national record. national records in athletics. Nigerien records. List of Nigerien records in athletics. Among the prominent medallists were Moroccans Yassine Bensghir and Seltana Ait Hammou , who completed 800 / 1500 metres doubles on the men 's and women 's sides respectively .. Yassine Bensghir. Yassine Bensghir. Seltana Ait Hammou. Seltana Ait Hammou. 800 metres. 1500 metres. 1500 metres. Their compatriot Zhor El Kamch won both the women 's 5000 metres and 10,000 metres while Tarik Bougtaib took a gold and a silver in the horizontal jumps .. Zhor El Kamch. Zhor El Kamch. 5000 metres. 5000 metres. 10,000 metres. 10,000 metres. Tarik Bougtaib. Tarik Bougtaib. Yves Niare of France was dominant in the throws , winning the shot put and discus throw events .. Yves Niare. Yves Niare. shot put. shot put. discus throw. discus throw. Chad 's efforts were led by Kaltouma Nadjina who won two golds for her 200 metres and 400 metres performances -- her nation 's only medals of the entire multi-sport event that year .. Chad. Chad. Kaltouma Nadjina. Kaltouma Nadjina. 200 metres. 200 metres. 400 metres. 400 metres. multi-sport event. multi-sport event