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Benin At The 2019 African Games
Benin competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing the country won two bronze medals and the country finished in 38th place in the overall medals table, shared with Guinea at the 2019 African Games, Guinea and Togo at the 2019 African Games, Togo. Medal summary Medal table , style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;", Archery Zinsou Kpetchehoue Merveille Santi competed in archery in the Archery at the 2019 African Games – Women's individual, women's individual recurve event. She finished in 17th place. Athletics Souliath Saka, Noelie Yarigo, Odile Ahouanwanou and Romeo N'tia competed in athletics. Romeo N'tia won the bronze medal in the Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Men's long jump, men's long jump event. Saka competed in the Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Women's 200 metres, women's 200 me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Benin
The national flag of Benin (french: drapeau du Bénin) is a flag A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design empl ... consisting of two horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side and a green vertical band at the hoist. Adopted in 1959 to replace the Flag of France, French Tricolour, it was the flag of the Republic of Dahomey until 1975, when the People's Republic of Benin was established. The new regime renamed the country and changed the flag to a green field with a red star in the canton. This version was utilized until the regime collapsed in 1990, coinciding with the Revolutions of 1989. The new government promptly restored the original pre-1975 flag. History Under French colonial empire, French colonial rule over French Dahomey, Dahomey, French authorities forbade the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
