2017 Jeux de la Francophonie

The 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as VIIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie (French for 8th Francophone Games), informally known as Abidjan 2017, took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from July 21–30. This was the first edition of the games to be hosted in Ivory Coast.^[1]

Since 2011, it was the third international competition held in Abidjan, after the 2013 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships and the 2013 AfroBasket.

Venues

Ten cultural and sports venues will be situated in three geographic zones in Abidjan :

Zone A : Marcory and Treichville suburbs
Zone B : Plateau suburb
Zone C : Cocody suburb

Zone A (Marcory and Treichville)

Stade Robert Champroux - Sporting competitions, Renovated in 2007
Parc du Canal aux bois - Cultural events
Palais des Sports de Treichville - Sporting competitions, Renovated in 2013
Palace of Culture of Abidjan - Cultural events, Renovated in 2012
Café-Théâtre, Centre national des arts et de la culture - Cultural events

Zone B (Le Plateau)

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny - Sporting competitions, To be renovated
Ivory Coast Museum of Civilisations - Cultural events
National Library of Ivory Coast - Cultural events
French Cultural Centre - Cultural events

Zone C (Cocody)

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (campus) - Games village; Sporting competitions, Renovated in 2012

Participants

Of the 48 delegations participating, Kosovo and Ukraine were participating for the first time, while Laos returned to the Games for the first time since 2009. Countries that participated in 2013 that did not return in 2017 were Andorra, Austria, Cyprus, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Guinea-Bissau, Montenegro, Poland, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, and Slovakia.