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events were held at the

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and 39 medals in total.

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was the next most successful nation, having won 11 golds and 31 medals altogether. This was large as a result of their middle- and

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dominance which saw them take all three medals in four events, as well as three separate Moroccan 1–2 finishes.

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and the

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were third and fourth in the medal tally. Twenty of the 37 nations competing won a medal, although hosts Niger went empty-handed in the athletics competition. The performances were down in comparison to the 2001 edition in

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, which had benefited from being held a few weeks before the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, also in Canada that year. Two Games records were broken over the course of the competition, but a number of

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n athletes broke their national record – home athletes improved six different Nigerien records. Among the prominent medallists were Moroccans Yassine Bensghir and Seltana Aït Hammou, who completed

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doubles on the men's and women's sides respectively. Their compatriot Zhor El Kamch won both the women's

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and

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while Tarik Bougtaïb took a gold and a silver in the horizontal jumps. Yves Niaré of France was dominant in the throws, winning the

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and

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events.

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's efforts were led by Kaltouma Nadjina who won two golds for her

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and

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performances – her nation's only medals of the entire

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that year.

Records

Medal summary

Men

*† = Wind speed was not recorded for this jump

Women

Medal table

*Note: Arnaud Casquette of Mauritius won long jump and relay bronze medals, but then tested positive for

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and was given a six-month ban. However, his medals were not stripped.News Décember 2005
Africa Athlé. Retrieved on 2010-08-01.

Participating nations

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References

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5èmes Jeux de la Francophonie – Résultats complets Athletisme (archived)
. 2005 Niamey. Retrieved on 2010-08-01.
2005 Francophonie Games Results
Athlé. Retrieved on 2010-08-01. ;Daily reports *Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-12)

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. Retrieved on 2010-08-01. *Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-13)
Francophone Games – Day 2

. Retrieved on 2010-08-01. *Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-14)
Francophone Games – Day 3

. Retrieved on 2010-08-01. *Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-15)
Francophone Games – Day 4

. Retrieved on 2010-08-01. *Fuchs, Carole (2005-12-17)
Francophone Games – Final Day

. Retrieved on 2010-08-01.

External links

Official website (archived)

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