Athletes open Francophone Games with victory

The Qatar sport delegation attended the opening ceremony of Francophone Games (Jeux De La Francophone) 2013 held in Nice city , France on Saturday. Senior officials, including, Mr. François Hollande, the President of Republic of France, along with Presidents of different countries  , Heads of delegations and the Secretary General of International Organization of la Francophone attended the opening ceremony. In Sunday’s opening, Qatar table tennis team opened campaign in the prestigious Games with 2-0 victory over Benin and scheduled to shake hands with Canada in clash for the last eight stage on Monday. Qatar’s Wrestler, Abdulrahman Ibrahim booked his seat in the last eight stage after defeating the French counterpart Johni Pour in the 55 kg on Sunday. Qatar is participating in the Francophone Games for the first time in four games, including , Athletics, table tennis, wrestling and Judo. Source: Qatar Olympic Committee