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The 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as IXes Jeux de la Francophonie (French for 9th Francophone Games), informally Kinshasa 2023 (Lingala: Kinsásá 2023), were a multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 6, 2023, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] This was the first edition of the games to be hosted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

IX Jeux de la Francophonie
Host cityKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nations34
Athletes3,000
Opening28 July 2023
Closing6 August 2023
Opened byFélix Tshisekedi
Main venueStade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte
Websitehttps://kinshasa2023.org/
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Originally awarded on April 7, 2016, to Moncton and Dieppe.[2] On January 30, 2019, the New Brunswick government cancelled its commitment to host the games due to funding issues.[3] The games were awarded to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo in July 2019.[4]

In 2020, the games were moved from 2021 to 2022 to avoid clashing with the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] They were postponed once again in 2022, to 2023 due to delays.[6]

Several countries withdrew from the games or sent reduced delegations due to health and safety concerns including team Canada, Quebec,[7] New Brunswick [8] and France.[9]

Organisation

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First selection

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Among the interested hosts were Moncton-Dieppe, New Brunswick, Sherbrooke, Quebec and Guadeloupe.[10] After the advisory committee of the international committee of the Francophonie Games decided to support New Brunswick, the Quebec government announced that it was joining the consensus reached, would step aside and support New Brunswick's bid.[11] The games were officially awarded in Paris on April 7, 2016, to Moncton and Dieppe as the sole remaining bid.[2]

Venues for the games were to include Universite de Moncton's Moncton Stadium, and facilities at Mount Allison University and Crandall University. New Brunswick Community College in Dieppe was expected to host the event's cultural activities.[12] Up to 4,000 athletes and artists were expected to participate.

Initially expected to cost $17.5 million, costs grew by 664 per cent to $130 million.[13] On January 30, 2019, the New Brunswick government cancelled its commitment to host the games due to funding issues.[3]

Second selection

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The city council of Sherbrooke, Quebec passed a motion in February 2019 expressing support for hosting the game provided the city receive financial support from the federal government of Canada and the provincial government of Quebec.[14]

The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie issued a new call on 1 March 2019 for bids to host the games with a deadline of 31 May 2019 for submissions.[14] The games were awarded to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo in July 2019.[4]

Controversies

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Less than a month before the Games, several teams withdrew due to health and safety concerns. Quebec canceled its participation,[7] while Canada and New Brunswick participated with reduced delegations.[15][8] France limited itself to a few events, refusing, among other things, to send participants for athletics and cycling events.[9] Wallonia-Brussels only sent participants for cultural events, expressing concerns about the state of sports infrastructure.[9] Some delegations, including the Canadian one, hired additional security teams.[16]

The general secretary of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Louise Mushikiwabo, did not attend the opening ceremony of the games.[17] Against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions between Rwanda and the DRC, she claims that her invitation was never sent to her. She was replaced by Caroline St-Hilaire, administrator of the OIF.

In October 2023 Nicolas Kazadi, the Congolese Minister of Finance, estimated that the cost of the games was ultimately multiplied by seven. According to figures published by the minister, the initial budget of $48 million ultimately reached $324 million.[18]

Participants

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Full members, associate members and observer members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie are eligible to participate. 34 of 61 members participated in the games.[19][20]

Participating members
Non-Participating members

Venues

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Sport Venues

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Venue Sports
Stade des Martyrs - Terrain annexe Athletics, Para-athletics
Stade des Martyrs - Gymnasium Basketball
Stade des Martyrs Football (Final and Semi-finals)
Stade de Barumbu Football (Group stage)
Stade Tata Raphaël Football (Group stage)
Stade Tata Raphaël - Gymnasium Judo, Wrestling (Freestyle)
Stade Tata Raphaël - Salle de Tennis de Table Table tennis
Esplanade Fikin Wrestling (African)

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Cultural Venues

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Venue Event
National Museum of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Painting, Photography, Sculpture
Echangeur de Limete Hip-hop dance, Juggling, Puppetry
Palais du Peuple Song
Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles Storytelling
Institut Français - Halle de la Gombe Digital creation
Délégation Wallonie-Bruxelles Literature

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Events

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Medal table

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Final medal tally below.

  *   Host nation (DR Congo)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Morocco23161958
2  Romania1791238
3  Cameroon13131440
4  Senegal109625
5  Burkina Faso74819
6  France74415
7  Ivory Coast65415
8  Mauritius64212
9  DR Congo*5111935
10  Canada46313
11  Djibouti4138
12  Niger38718
13  Madagascar3429
14  Armenia3238
15  Lebanon2158
16  Chad15410
17  Tunisia1326
18  Kosovo1214
19  Switzerland1135
20  Guinea1102
21  Benin1023
22  Congo04711
23  Togo0213
24  Gabon0145
25  Burundi0123
  Mali0123
27  French Community of Belgium0112
28  New Brunswick0022
29  Equatorial Guinea0011
  Vietnam0011
Totals (30 entries)119119144382

Medalists

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African wrestling

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team   Senegal
Babacar Diène
Mamadou Diouf
Modou Faye
Gora Niang
Siny Sembène 		  Niger
Djamilou Bakoye Bajini
Noura Hassane Salou
Aboubacar Ibrahim Mahaman
Mansour Issa Saley
Zakirou Zakari Abdourahamane 		  Burkina Faso
Iyassa Bado
Karim Basongo
Koni Diallo
Siaka Konate
Kevin Mosse
Men's 66 kg Djamilou Bakoye Bajini
  Niger 		Iyassa Bado
  Burkina Faso 		Babacar Diène
  Senegal
Men's 76 kg Mamadou Diouf
  Senegal 		Mansour Issa Saley
  Niger 		Koni Diallo
  Burkina Faso
Men's 86 kg Aboubacar Ibrahim Mahaman
  Niger 		Pierrot Mayakapongo Kabuanga
  DR Congo 		Siny Sembène
  Senegal
Men's 100 kg Gora Niang
  Senegal 		Alaza Sayibia
  Togo 		Noura Hassane Salou
  Niger
Men's +100 kg Modou Faye
  Senegal 		Idriss Bousseina
  Chad 		Zakirou Zakari Abdourahamane
  Niger
Women's team   Cameroon
Rose Namondo Kombe
Natacha Nabaina
Blodine Nyeh Ngui
Rosine Ntsa Assouga
Pélagiie Wilita 		  Chad
Bamdra Eldjoumba Bamaye
Godah Samsia Gassida
Lubahitar Josta
Issa Zara 		  DR Congo
Djenny Boenga Eyale
Ndombe Kiengi
Prisca Madunu
Mira Mbala
Rosie Tabora
Women's 48 kg N'De Caroline Yapi
  Ivory Coast 		Rosine Ntsa Assouga
  Cameroon 		Lubahitar Josta
  Chad
Women's 53 kg Rose Namondo Kombe
  Cameroon 		Beatrice Ionela Ferent
  Romania 		Mama Marie Sambou
  Senegal
Women's 58 kg Zineb Hassoune
  Morocco 		Mariatou Diallo
  Senegal 		Wendgounda Josiane Nabi
  Burkina Faso
Women's 63 kg Blodine Nyeh Ngui
  Cameroon 		Fatoumata Yarie Camara
  Guinea 		Malala Soloniaina
  Madagascar
Women's 70 kg Amy Youin
  Ivory Coast 		Pélagiie Wilita
  Cameroon 		Adina Ionela Irimia
  Romania

Basketball

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women   Senegal
Aminata Tall
Seynabou Ndoye
Seynabou Dieye
Mame Coumba Fall
Coumba Niang
Julie Dacosta
Aminata Ly
Khadija Faye
Ndioma Kane
Aissatou Mame Fall
Khadidiatou Bigue Sarr
Laurence Sabine Diedhiou 		  Cameroon
Michelle Noelle Nkolo
Alie'A Vafon Joko
Sema Ekah
Paule Nkwetchou Njoukwe
Salomé Bella Belong
Loica Djuessie Youta
Myriam Guiolobo
Josiane Feumba
Damaris Phalonne Emedie
Audrey Batchaya Djofang
Josiane Tcheumeleu Tientcheu 		  Madagascar
Harisoa Hajanirina
Nahitantsoa Rakotobe
Marion Rasolofoson
Elinah Ranarisaona
Setratiana Manohisoa
Avotra Marson
Minaoharisoa Jaofera
Malala Rasendrarison
Harimihanta Andriatahina
Jessica Vavisoa
Angelissa Velontiana
Lalaina Rasoanomenjanahary

Cultural

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Creative dance Cie Fientan
  Burkina Faso 		Cie Les Algues
  DR Congo 		Cie Siwa Carmelita
  Benin
Digital creation VieAir 2.26
  Burkina Faso 		Paul Malaba
  DR Congo 		Bj Vision
  Gabon
Hip-hop dance Team Léopard
  DR Congo 		Power Crew Bboying
  Senegal 		One Nation
  Wallonia
Juggling Stylers Crew
  Morocco 		CIV freestyle team
  Ivory Coast 		FECOFREE
  DR Congo
Literature Jocelyn Danga Motty
  DR Congo 		Cécile Hupin
  Wallonia 		Valentin Decoppet
  Switzerland
Painting Richianny Raherinjatovo
  Madagascar 		Fally Sène Sow
  Senegal 		Glodi Mbela Mambueni
  DR Congo
Photography Mary Madanamootoo
  Mauritius 		Ralff Lhyliann
  Congo 		Adrien Tache
  France
Puppetry Les Marionnettes du Congo
  DR Congo 		KAdam-KAdam
  Togo 		Collectif Sannu-Sannu
  Niger
Sculpture Senou Anthelme Lokossou
  Benin 		Fitiavana Ratovo Andriantseheno
  Madagascar 		Kwami Dodji Agbetoglo
  Togo
Song Nda Chi
  Cameroon 		Flora Paré
  Burkina Faso 		Lerie Sankofa
  Ivory Coast
Storytelling Hanna Samira Moumoula
  Burkina Faso 		Mamane Iro Salifou
  Niger 		Dan Bosembo Alonga
  DR Congo

Cycling

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's road race Achraf Ed Doghmy
  Morocco 		Nasr-Eddine Maatougui
  Morocco 		Cătălin Buta
  Romania
Women's road race Salma Hariri
  Morocco 		Chaimae Ez-Zakraoui
  Morocco 		Wissal Baoubbou
  Morocco

Judo

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 60 kg Ashik Andreyan
  Armenia 		Alexandru Matei
  Romania 		Enzo Jean
  France
Arnold Kisoka Kiamfumu
  DR Congo
Men's 66 kg Julien Frascadore
  Canada 		Fernand Nkero
  Gabon 		Joe Haddad
  Lebanon
Lucian Borş-Dumitrescu
  Romania
Men's 73 kg Hassan Doukkali
  Morocco 		Gedéon Kasota Kisiati
  DR Congo 		Dardan Cena
  Kosovo
Alexandre Rubiano
  France
Men's 81 kg David Popovici
  Canada 		Tizie Gnamien
  France 		Hamza Kabdani
  Morocco
Kissouli Konate
  Burkina Faso
Men's 90 kg Alexandru Sibișan
  Romania 		Alexandre Arencibia
  Canada 		Tshierry Lusamba Kalala
  DR Congo
Vladimir Ngueya Naheu
  Cameroon
Men's 100 kg Shpati Zekaj
  Kosovo 		Eduard Serban
  Romania 		Walid Boukhriss
  Morocco
Libasse Ndiaye
  Senegal
Men's +100 kg Khamzat Saparbaev
  France 		John Messé A Bessong
  Canada 		Hardel Samba
  Congo
Mohammed Lahboub
  Morocco
Women's 48 kg Anais Perrot
  France 		Signoline Kanyamuneza
  Burundi 		Aziza Chakir
  Morocco
Charlize Medilo
  Canada
Women's 52 kg Marie Baba Matia
  Cameroon 		Florina Bădiceanu
  Romania 		Fatimé Barka Sègue
  Chad
Evelyn Beaton
  Canada
Women's 57 kg Chloé Devictor
  France 		Narindra Rakotovao
  Madagascar 		Zalikatou Hassane Abdou
  Niger
Wissal Ziane
  Morocco
Women's 63 kg Rania Drid
  France 		Isabelle Harris
  Canada 		Chaimae Taibi
  Morocco
Aqulina Chayeb
  Lebanon
Women's 70 kg Aina Rasoanaivo Razafy
  Madagascar 		Laurence Biron
  Canada 		Oulaya Khairi
  Morocco
Zita Biami
  Cameroon
Women's 78 kg Liz Ngelebeya
  France 		Coralie Godbout
  Canada 		Ange Niragira
  Burundi
Georgika Djendue Moune
  Cameroon
Women's +78 kg Marie Loanne Durhone
  Mauritius 		Natacha Tarabay
  Lebanon 		Emilie Afang Obiang
  Gabon
Badjoh Polneau
  Ivory Coast
Mixed team Team Mbuji-Mayi
  Marie Baba Matia (CMR)
  Cheick Bamogo (BUR)
  Rosine Bodjrenou (BEN)
  Ioan Dzitac (ROU)
  Tizie Gnamien (FRA)
  Lizzie Joseph (MRI)
  Hafsa Yatim (MAR) 		Team Paris
  Robert Beina Bangmo (CMR)
  Kadodjobe Cissé (CIV)
  Sasso Hassan Mohamed (DJI)
  Inès Irakiza (BDI)
  Isabelle Landu Malundama (COD)
  Khamzat Saparbaev (FRA)
  Wissal Ziane (MAR) 		Team Bukavu
  Marie Alexsha Agathe (MRI)
  Chloé Devictor (FRA)
  Alberto Kems Bokandji (CGO)
  Hillary Komba Ngwamidiba (GAB)
  Kissouli Konate (BUR)
  David Koung A Koung (CMR)
  Rianah Ramahefarison Harind (MAD)
Team Beyrouth
  Anna Siga Faye (SEN)
  Winsley Gangaya (MRI)
  Gedéon Kasota Kisiati (COD)
  Ada Mounguengui (GAB)
  Ange Niragira (BDI)
  Fetra Ranaivoarisoa (MAD)
  Souleymane Seogo (BUR)

Table tennis

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Andrei Eduard Ionescu
  Romania 		Fabio Rakotoarimanana
  Madagascar 		Ylane Batix
  Cameroon
Exaucé Ngefuassa Ngyie
  DR Congo
Women's singles Elena Adriana Zaharia
  Romania 		Fadwa Garci
  Tunisia 		Mariam El Habech
  Lebanon
Rima Khlghatyan
  Armenia
Mixed doubles   Romania
Andrei Eduard Ionescu
Elena Adriana Zaharia 		  Mauritius
Ryan Desscann
Sandhana Desscann 		  Cameroon
Ylane Batix
Juliana Mbock
  Tunisia
Youssef Ben Attia
Fadwa Garci
Mixed team   Romania
Andrei Eduard Ionescu
Elena Adriana Zaharia 		  Tunisia
Youssef Ben Attia
Fadwa Garci 		  Gabon
Andy Bringaud
Louidiglisia Maloufa Minzie
  Lebanon
Saadeddine El Habach
Mariam El Habech

Wrestling

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's freestyle 57 kg Răzvan Marian Kovacs
  Romania 		Omar Faye
  Senegal 		Roland Tambi Nforsong
  Cameroon
Arakel Movsesyan
  Armenia
Men's freestyle 61 kg Vrezh Gevorgyan
  Armenia 		Rabby Kilonga Kilandi
  DR Congo 		Samuel Dohya Kale
  Cameroon
Men's freestyle 65 kg Marwane Ahmed Yezza
  France 		Hrachya Margaryan
  Armenia 		Raby Bapelekia
  Congo
Stefan Ionut Coman
  Romania
Men's freestyle 70 kg Gevorg Mkheyan
  Armenia 		Moukhammad Amin Sangariev
  France 		Kaireddine Ben Telili
  Tunisia
Jacques Monty Mbougou
  Cameroon
Men's freestyle 74 kg Maxim Vasilioglo
  Romania 		Aime Rakotoniaina
  Madagascar 		Mamadou Diouf
  Senegal
Guy Alain Lago
  Ivory Coast
Men's freestyle 79 kg Andy Kabeya Mukendi
  DR Congo 		Razmik Simonyan
  Armenia 		Jean Claude Atongui
  Congo
Abou Nafou Zorome
  Burkina Faso
Men's freestyle 86 kg Siny Sembène
  Senegal 		Aboubacar Ibrahim Mahaman
  Niger 		Barthelemy Tshosha
  DR Congo
Men's freestyle 92 kg Cédric Abossolo
  Cameroon 		Mihai Nicolae Palaghia
  Romania 		Tommy Thomas Mabruki
  DR Congo
Men's freestyle 97 kg Aron Isomi Mbo
  DR Congo 		Askerkhan Khounkaev
  France 		Aiden Kenneth Stevenson
  Canada
Men's freestyle 125 kg Modou Faye
  Senegal 		Reagan Mabuba
  DR Congo 		Gires Tebou
  Cameroon
Women's freestyle 50 kg Emma Luttenauer
  France 		N'De Caroline Yapi
  Ivory Coast 		Ana Maria Pîrvu
  Romania
Chancelvie Gomba
  DR Congo
Women's freestyle 53 kg Beatrice Ionela Ferent
  Romania 		Lilya Cohen
  France 		Mama Marie Sambou
  Senegal
Nguyễn Thị Oanh
  Vietnam
Women's freestyle 55 kg Miriam Drock Ngoe Wase
  Cameroon 		Makiese Prisca Madunu
  DR Congo 		not awarded
Women's freestyle 57 kg Zineb Hassoune
  Morocco 		Faten Hammami
  Tunisia 		Natacha Nabaina
  Cameroon
Women's freestyle 59 kg Siwar Bouseta
  Tunisia 		Kateryna Zhydachevska
  Romania 		Amel Rebiha
  France
Women's freestyle 62 kg Aleah Noelle Nickel
  Canada 		Diwa Mervedie Mbemba
  DR Congo 		Salmantou Coulibaly
  Burkina Faso
Women's freestyle 65 kg Amina Roxana Capezan
  Romania 		Blandine Nyeh Ngiri
  Cameroon 		Vivian Mei Kutnowski
  New Brunswick
Women's freestyle 68 kg Katie Nichole Mulkay
  Canada 		Berthe Etane Ngolle
  Cameroon 		Adina Ionela Irimia
  Romania
Women's freestyle 72 kg Maria Larisa Niţu
  Romania 		Nyla Raeleen Burgess
  Canada 		Elena Sehic
  New Brunswick
Danielle Sino Guemde
  Cameroon
Women's freestyle 76 kg Cătălina Axente
  Romania 		Amy Youin
  Ivory Coast 		Erica Déborah Ngakali
  Congo

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