The curtains fell on the Games of the Francophonie Sunday, August 06, 2023 in Kinshasa (DR Congo). After these games, Senegal finished in fourth place with 23 medals: 10 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze.

The Senegalese athletes behaved well in the 9th of the Francophonie. As proof, they were able to achieve a good harvest with 23 medals (10 Gold, 7 Silver and 6 bronze).

These performances earned the Senegalese delegation the 4th place in the ranking of nations. Thus, Senegal has kept in Kinshasa the same ranking as that obtained during the Games of La Francophonie in 2017 in Abidjan.

Morocco took first place on the podium with 57 medals: 22 gold, 16 silver and 19 bronze. Romania is second with 38 medals: 17 gold, 9 gold and medals: 6 gold, 2 silver and 12 bronze.

The last step of the podium is occupied by Cameroon which obtains 38 medals: 11 gold, 13 silver and 14 bronze, reports the sports daily «Stadiums».

At these 9th Jeux de la Francophonie, Senegal was represented in all eight disciplines registered in the program: athletics, para-athletics, judo, cycling, basketball (U-25), football (U20), and wrestling.

Senegal won 3 gold and 5 silver medals in athletics. In wrestling, Senegal won 13 medals: 6 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze.

While Libasse Ndiaye saved the day in judo, the U25 Women’s National Basketball Team did wonders in winning gold. With these young basketball players, the succession could well be assured in national team A.

Senegal Medals
Athletics (8)
or (3) Saly Sarr (triple jump, 14m00), Louis François Mendy (110 m hurdles, 13″ 38), Cheikh Ti diane Diouf (400 m, 45″70) Silver (5): 4×100 m (3966). 4×400 m (3’03″66), Mamadou Fall Sarr (100 m, 10″17), Ousmane Si- dibé (400m hurdles, 49″58), Amath Faye (triple jump, 16m61)

Judo (1)
Bronze (1) : Libasse Ndiaye (-100 kg)

Panier (1)
Ou (1) : Lionnes U25

Lutte (13)

There will be a Senegalese athlete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the 110-metre Hurdles category. At the international meeting in Troyes on Saturday 1st July 2023, the rider Louis-François Mendy set a new Senegalese national record of 110m hurdles with a time of 13 seconds and 18 hundredths. , he had already broken his own national record at the Geneva meeting with a time of 13″36 a month ago.

This performance not only allowed her to exceed the Olympic minima set at 13 seconds and 27 hundredths, but also opened the doors to the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from August 19 to 27, 2023.

All of Jamaica, mainly Usain Bolt, is wondering where his $12 million went. The star of the 100 and 200 metres was robbed of all his money, as were some 40 other victims of the same financial fraud.

Financially, nothing is going well for Usain Bolt. The undisputed King of the World Sprint, who has not spoken to Prince Harry since his marriage, was robbed of some $12 million following a fraud. It has also rubbed shoulders with some 40 other wealthy individuals, including many seniors. Following the scam, police have been investigating Kingston-based investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) for two weeks. The latter thus holds, or rather held, funds invested by the sprinter, father of twins. His $12 million account was stripped of most of it. It was a tragedy for the star of the race.
Deeply loved and admired by his Jamaican country, many wanted to support Usain Bolt, who no longer wants to have children. Notably the artist Gage, who went so far as to write him a song symbolically entitled SSL. In particular, it highlights the injustices between the different social classes faced by the inhabitants of poor neighbourhoods in Jamaica.

Source: Closer