Francophone Games kick off in Beirut

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Francophone Games kick off in Beirut

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28 September,2009 07:06 pm

Lebanon began hosting the sixth edition of the Francophone Games in which more than 3,000 athletes from 42 countries will compete. The games will be held in Beirut's main sports stadium until October 6. The games are held every four years in a French speaking country and this is the first time Lebanon, a former French mandate, has hosted the event. Athletes will be competing in six sports disciplines, including athletics, women's basketball, boxing and table tennis. There will also be separate competing cultural events for painting and photography and other arts. The games were first held in Morocco in 1989. In the crowd at the opening ceremony Beirut residents welcomed the event.