Jeux de la Francophonie

There were four sports at the inaugural event in 1989: athletics, basketball, association football and judo. Handisport, handball, table tennis and wrestling were added to the competition programme in 1994. None of these four sports featured at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, and boxing and tennis were introduced to the programme instead. Eight sports featured in 2001: the four inaugural sports, boxing and table tennis were included. Furthermore, handisport and beach volleyball competitions were held as demonstration events. Neither of these demonstration sports were included in 2005, with traditional style wrestling being demonstrated in addition to the six more established sports. The 2009 programme re-introduced beach volleyball.

• Athletics () : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017
• Basketball () : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017
• Beach volleyball () : 2001, 2009
• Boxing () : 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013
• Cycling () : 2013
• Road cycling (demonstration) () : 2017
• Disabled sports () : 2001, 2009, 2017
• Football () : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017
• Handball () : 1994
• Judo () : 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017
• Table tennis () : 1994, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017
• Tennis () : 1997
• Wrestling () : 1994, 2013, 2017
• Traditional African wrestling () : 2005 (demonstration), 2013, 2017

The Jeux de la Francophonie are distinctive, if not unique, among international multi-sport competitions for including competitive cultural performances and exhibitions, complete with gold, silver, and bronze medals for winning participants.

• Song ()
• Storytelling ()
• Traditional inspiration dance ()
• Poetry ()
• Painting ()
• Photography ()
• Sculpture ()

In 2001, street art was featured as a demonstration event.