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Jeux de la Francophonie 2023


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:ROU bags the first gold medal in table tennis. They might be able to sweep the medals, which would definitely help their chances of topping the medal table.

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Stylers Crew :MAR will again perform for the gold medal. :CIV will get a chance to avenge their semifinal loss to them from six years ago. 

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I don’t think the judges and I watched the same final :mumble:

 

Stylers Crew :MAR get the gold even though they spent more time doing weird gags and hogging the stage than the CIV Freestyle Team :CIV (who at least actually did some juggling)

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Definitely looking like a battle between :MAR:ROU for top spot on the medal table. :ROU got eliminated in women’s basketball, so that might hurt their chances.

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A couple decent performances in athletics…

 

Eseme :CMR took gold in the men’s 100m (10.04)

 

Mendy :SEN won gold and broke the games record in the men’s 110m hurdles (13.38)

 

Diouf :SEN with nice sub-46 win in the men’s 400m.

 

:GUI:MAD picked up their first gold medals as well. :CMR (men’s long jump) and :MAR (women’s 1500m) both achieved podium sweeps.

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:WLL won a silver medal in literature, so they won’t leave empty-handed.

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Men’s singles event in table tennis is shaping up for an interesting finale. :ARM:KOS:LBN all eliminated in the quarterfinals. :ROU the only non-African country into the semifinals. :COD still with a chance for gold as well.

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Huge result for Marthe Koala :BUR (heptathlete) in women’s long jump. She set the Games Record at 6.94m, which also bags her a quota for Paris 2024. 25cm PB according to the start list :yikes:

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