IX Games of La Francophonie
The Games of La Francophonie are held every 4 years, bringing together around 3,000 young athletes and artists from member and observer states and governments of La Francophonie. In 2023, the IX Games of La Francophonie took place in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Kinshasa 2023
From July 28 to August 6, 2023, the city of Kinshasa welcomed more than 3,000 participants from member states and governments of La Francophonie for the IX Games of La Francophonie.
The city of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and host city of the IX Games of La Francophonie, is the largest French-speaking city in the world, with more than 17 million habitants with French as their official language.
The IX Games of La Francophonie were held under the themes of equity, solidarity, excellence, responsibility and diversity.
Team Canada's artists and athletes
Canada was represented in 5 cultural competitions and 2 sport competitions at the IX Games of La Francophonie. Including the artists, athletes, coaches, medical team and mission staff, Team Canada was composed of 49 people.
Cultural component
For the cultural component, Team Canada was represented in the following:
- song
- storytelling
- creative dance
- hip-hop dance
- painting
Sports component
For the sports component, Team Canada was represented in the following:
- freestyle wrestling
- judo
Promotional video
2023 IX Games of La Francophonie promotional video (Transcript)
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