On the final day of competition at the 9th Francophonie Games on Saturday, Morocco caused a sensation by winning 23 gold, 16 silver and 19 bronze medals.
The Kingdom, which had never before won so many medals at the Francophonie Games, set a new record, with 42 medals in athletics, 8 in judo, 5 in road cycling, 2 in wrestling and one in ball juggling. Morocco’s last record was set in Côte d’Ivoire (2017), with a total of 42 medals (13 gold, 14 silver and 15 bronze).
