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2023 Jeux de la Francophonie
International sports competition in Kinshasa, DRC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as IXieme 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.
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Host city | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Nations | 34 |
Athletes | 3,000 |
Opening | 28 July 2023 |
Closing | 6 August 2023 |
Opened by | Félix Tshisekedi |
Main venue | Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte |
Website | https://kinshasa2023.org/ |
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]