Halfway through the end of this international event, the finals are starting to yield their share of winners. Artistic encounters are showing full houses while sporting events are generating significant enthusiasm among spectators who are passionate about these competitions.
Writing Games, Literature Finale
Guillaume Corbeil (Canada) won this contest with his unpublished short story of which he is the author. The silver medal goes to Edgar Kosma alias Benoît Dupont (Wallonia-Brussels Federation) and Kakou Fonou N’guessan Rosine (Ivory Coast) receives the bronze.
French Karaoke
A “Francophone Jam” is scheduled in the evening’s entertainment, at the partners’ village from 8:30 PM to 11 PM, to sing all together in the French language.
African Wrestling Enters the Arena
For the first time, African wrestling enters the official competition of the Francophonie Games. In this type of wrestling, two men face off barehanded, without gloves, without protection. The various African federations have worked on a common set of rules: the matches consisting of two times three minutes take place on a nine-meter combat area; three points of ground contact are enough to lose.
The Day’s Sports Results
Athletics
Yesterday, Christophe Lemaitre, one of the ambassadors of the 7th Francophonie Games, was in the stands to support and encourage all the athletes engaged in the competitions.
Women’s 100 meters Final: 1. Ayodele Ikuesan (France) 2. Andreea Luiza Ograzeanu (Romania) 3. Shai-Anne Davis (Canada)
Men’s 100 meters Final: 1. Emmanuel Biron (France) 2. Dontae Richards-Kwok (Canada) 3. Samuel Francis (Qatar)
Men’s 110 meters Final: 1. Sekou Kaba (Canada) 2. Ladji Doucouré (France) 3. Ingvar Moselay (Canada)
Men’s Discus Throw: 1. Sergiu Ursu (Romania) 2. Rashid Al Dosari (Qatar) 3. Ahmed Dheeb (Qatar)
Judo
Preliminaries, repechages, and quarter-finals took place on the mat at the Palais Nikaïa,
Table Tennis
Women’s Singles
Guylaine Flore Bissoko Ngola (Cameroon)/Richy Meye Me Ndong (Gabon): 3-0
Alayna Chan (Canada)/Eleftheria Panagiotou (Cyprus): 3-1
Khefilath Bissola Ma Gafarou (Benin)/Yacimin Farah Hassan (Djibouti): 3-2
Sanjana Caroline Ramasawmy (Mauritius)/Faty Lombo Mwana Mbuta (Democratic Republic of the Congo): 3-0
Christy Bristol (Seychelles)/Liz Hajj Nicolas (Lebanon): 1-3
Sahar Othman (Tunisia)/Toukoudjou Boukar Koundou (Niger): 3-0
Aia Mohamed (Qatar)/Pharlone Duval (Haiti): 3-0
Football
The Niger/Ivory Coast match ended with a result of 0 to 4. The Congo Brazza/Rwanda match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Basketball
The Ivory Coast/France match saw the African country win with a score of 68 to 63. The match between Luxembourg and Canada-Quebec was won by the North American team, 70 to 51. The Wallonia-Brussels Federation won against Mali, 38 to 28.
Cultural Contests: Finals in Sight
The five finalist countries for the Song category are: Austria, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Lebanon, and Rwanda. We will know the grand winner during the final, which will take place tomorrow evening at the Nice Opera.
At the Théâtre de Verdure, in front of a large and captivated audience, the juggling final took place, with the final ranking order being: France, Morocco, Cameroon.
In hip-hop, the quarterfinals gave their verdict: France, Gabon, Congo Brazza, and Cameroon are selected.
