The sports and cultural competitions are well underway in various venues across the city of Nice. While the cyclists only had one day of events, all other disciplines continue to compete in a spirit of fraternity and sharing, values dear to the Francophonie.
The road cycling competition—a demonstration event in this edition of the games—took place on the Promenade des Anglais. 19 women and 19 men started the race, covering distances of 90 and 120 kilometers respectively.
The women’s podium features Frenchwoman Christel Ferrier-Bruneau in first place (02:51:17), Lex Albrecht from Canada-Québec in second place (02:51:18), and another Frenchwoman, Aude Biannic, in third place (02:51:41).
As for the men’s race, the winning trio consists of three Frenchmen: Pierre Roger Latour (02:59:12), Mathieu Lelanvandier (02:59:18), and Anthony Maldonado (03:00:24).
The results of the day
Table Tennis
Pool 1:
France/Ivory Coast: 2-0
France/Haiti: 2-0
Pool 2:
Romania/Lebanon: 2-0
Romania/Djibouti: 2-0
Pool 3:
Belgium/Cyprus: 2-0
Belgium defeats Madagascar by default
Pool 4:
Poland/Seychelles: 2-0
Poland/Gabon: 2-0
Pool 5:
Luxembourg/Togo: 2-1
Luxembourg/Cameroon: 2-0
Pool 6:
Canada Quebec/Qatar: 2-0
Canada Quebec/Benin: 2-0
Pool 7:
Switzerland/Armenia: 2-0
Armenia/Mauritius: 1-2
Switzerland defeats Morocco by default
Mauritius defeats Morocco by default
Pool 8:
Tunisia/Canada: 1-2
Tunisia/Congo: 2-0
Canada/Niger: 2-0
Congo/Niger: 2-0
Freestyle Wrestling
Freestyle wrestling delivered its first results in the women’s section, at 55kg, Tatiana Debien (France) advances to the finals after defeating Han Hassou Hagada (Chad) in the quarter-finals and Michalak. K (Poland) in the semi-finals. She will face Samantha Stewart (Canada New Brunswick), who defeated the Ivorian Kang. I in the quarter-finals and Barry Brianne (Canada) in the semi-finals.
For the women again, at 48kg, Lenka Matejova (Slovakia) is in the finals after defeating Sothera Chov (Cambodia) in the quarter-finals and Renilda de Dios (Canada Quebec) in the semi-finals. She will compete against Madalina Linguraru (Romania), who defeated Jasmine Mian (Canada) in the quarter-finals, and Tabatha Grunwald (Poland) in the semi-finals.
The men also competed today. In the 55kg category, Steven Takahashi (Canada) advances to the finals after defeating Hep Here (Chad) in the quarter-finals and Jacob Renning (Canada Quebec) in the semi-finals. He will face Ohan Gikinyan (Armenia), who won against B. Andriamalala (Madagascar) in the quarter-finals and Adam Beinkowski (Poland) in the semi-finals.
In the 66kg category, Lonut Adrian Moise (Romania) qualifies for the finals after defeating Hama Gassissou (Chad) in the quarter-finals and Scott Schiller (Canada Quebec) in the semi-finals. He will meet Narek Sirunyan (Armenia), who defeated Diatta. V (Senegal) in the round of 16, Ibrahim. A (Qatar) in the quarter-finals, and Cedric Hudson (Canada) in the semi-finals.
In the 84kg category, Jordan Steen (Canada Quebec) reaches the final after defeating Abdou Sambou (Senegal) in the quarter-finals and Brown Theriault. A (Canada) in the semi-finals. He will compete against Jezirzatski. S (Poland), who won against Islam Dudaiev (France) in the round of 16, Obougou A Maben. E (Cameroon) in the quarter-finals, and Frant. A (Romania) in the semi-finals.
Basketball
Women’s basketball events, which pitted the Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles against Romania and Canada-Québec against the Ivory Coast, saw victories for the Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles (81/78) and the Ivory Coast (53/41).
Tale
Today, at the National Theatre of Nice (TNN), Group B of the storytelling event took place, featuring Burkina Faso, Cameroon, France, Mauritius, and Chad; storytellers had 25 minutes to narrate a tale based on a true, fictional, or symbolic story.
Song
Group A of the song event included delegations from France, Mauritania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Morocco; each participant had 15 to 25 minutes of concert time, in French or their national language, to perform a song of their own composition at the Opera of Nice.
Creative Dance
Group A of the creative dance event included Niger, Canada-Québec, and Gabon; the groups, composed of 2 to 10 people, each presented a 25-minute creation specifically crafted for the Games to the numerous spectators at the TNN.
The cultural contests continue, with results expected by the end of the week.
