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 () : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023 •
Basketball () : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023 •
Beach volleyball () : 2001, 2009 •
Boxing () : 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 •
Cycling () : 2013, 2023 •
Road cycling (demonstration) () : 2017 •
Disabled sports () : 2001, 2009, 2017, 2023 •
Football () : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023 •
Handball () : 1994 •
Judo () : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023 •
Table tennis () : 1994, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023 •
Tennis () : 1997 •
Wrestling () : 1994, 2013, 2017, 2023 •
Traditional African wrestling () : 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 () •
Storytelling () •
Traditional inspiration dance () •
Poetry () •
Painting () •
Photography () •
Sculpture () In 2001,
street art was featured as a demonstration event. ==Medal table==