en 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie

IIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie
Host city	Antananarivo, Madagascar
Nations	30
Athletes	2,300
Opening	August 27, 1997
Closing	September 6, 1997
Opened by	Didier Ratsiraka
Main venue	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium
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The 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as III^es Jeux de la Francophonie, (French for Francophone Games) were held in Antananarivo, Madagascar from August 27 to September 6, 1997.

Events

Painting
Photography
Poetry
Sculpture
Song
Traditional inspiration dance
Storytelling

* Host nation (Madagascar)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	23	23	15	61
2	Madagascar (MAD)*	15	6	15	36
3	Canada (CAN)	10	14	13	37
4	French Community of Belgium	5	3	4	12
5	Senegal (SEN)	5	1	6	12
6	Romania (ROU)	4	2	2	8
7	Cameroon (CMR)	3	4	8	15
8	Tunisia (TUN)	3	3	6	12
9	Ivory Coast (CIV)	3	2	4	9
10	Quebec	2	2	6	10
11	Burundi (BDI)	2	2	1	5
12	Mauritius (MRI)	1	7	6	14
13	Gabon (GAB)	1	3	7	11
14	Seychelles (SEY)	1	1	2	4
15	New Brunswick	1	0	5	6
16	Guinea (GUI)	1	0	0	1
17	Lebanon (LIB)	0	2	1	3
18	Congo (COG)	0	1	0	1
	Luxembourg (LUX)	0	1	0	1
	Niger (NIG)	0	1	0	1
21	Burkina Faso (BFA)	0	0	2	2
21	Central African Republic (CAF)	0	0	2	2
23	Cape Verde (CPV)	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 entries)		80	78	106	264