Les sports

2. This French city is hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics.
4. Sorro wrestling is a traditional sport with the goal of forcing any part of the opponent’s body to touch the ground. There are no out-of-bounds or time limits. It is exclusively practiced in this francophone country.
6. The most popular sport in the world.
8. de la Francophonie The _________ (four French words) is a competition between mostly French-speaking members that has been held every four years since 1989. It is unique in that there are both athletic and artistic competitions eligible for medals.
9. __________, a sport involving passing a ball with your hands and throwing it into a goal, is Algeria’s most popular team sport after soccer.
10. This country’s favorite sport is ice hockey.
11. The contact sport __________ is featured in the initiation rites of the Cameroonian ethnic groups such as the Bakweri and the Duala.
12. The sport ________ is similar to basketball and is a very popular women’s sport across Africa. There is no dribbling and no backboard.
14. Vanuatu has more registered players of ________ than of soccer.

1. Before the Montréal Expos became the Washington Nationals, Youppi was their mascot. Youppi is a French word for.
3. Skiing is _________’s national sport.
5. The traditional Belgian game _______ is a team sport similar to golf. The goal is to tap a wooden ball through goals with as few strokes as possible.
6. _________ will be defending their Africa Cup of Nations title this year in Ivory Coast.
7. Republic of the Congo The _________ (five words) is hosting the Jeux de la Francophonie this year.
13. de France “The world’s biggest annual sporting event” has a different course each year but always ends in Paris.