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The 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as IV es Jeux de la Francophonie, (French for Francophone Games) were held in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, Canada from July 14–24, 2001. Events [ edit ]
The Jeux de la Francophonie are open to athletes and artists of the 55 member nations, 3 associate member nations and 12 observer nations of the Francophonie. Canada is represented by three teams: Quebec , New Brunswick (the only officially bilingual Canadian province), and a team representing the remainder of Canada.
Ottawa, Canada Shot put: 20.18 m Tomasz Majewski Poland 10 September 2013 2013: Nice, France [4] Discus throw: 65.10 m Jason Tunks Canada July 2001 2001: Ottawa, Canada Hammer throw: 79.89 m Szymon Ziółkowski Poland July 2001 2001: Ottawa, Canada Javelin throw: 84.75 m Alexandru Novac Romania 4 August 2023 2023: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic ...
Québec Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie Sonia LeBel stated that "the linguistic crises of preceding months have led to a renewed interest in Québec for francophone and Acadian communities in Canada." [15] In April 2020, the Summit was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. [16] [17]
The football tournament in the Jeux de la Francophonie occurs every four years. It is contested by French-speaking nations and usually involves the use of youth national teams. Morocco, Canada and Congo are the only nations to have won the tournament twice.
These are the full results of the athletics competition at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie which took place on July 19–23, 2001, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [ 1 ] Men's results
As well, ACFO lobbied against the provincial government's planned closure of Ottawa's Montfort Hospital. In 2004, the organization changed its name to L'Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario, partly to reflect Canadian francophones' modern shift away from identifying as French Canadian. In 2010 / 2011, their revenue was 1.4 million dollars ...
The primary cultural organization of the Franco-Ontarian community is the Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario, or AFO, which coordinates many of the community's cultural and political activities. Franco-Ontarians retain many cultural traditions from their French Canadian ancestry.