display marked the end of the official opening ceremony, followed by a concert by Youssou N'Dour. Events The 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie featured 13 competitions, 7 sport events and 6 cultural contests. Canadian athlete Jared MacLeod broke the games record in the 110 meters hurdles race, Yahya Berrabah from Morocco scored both a games and a national record in the men's long jump discipline. Ihab Al Sayed Abdelrahman from Egypt and Lindy Leveau-Agricole from the Seychelles scored new games records respectively for men's and women's javelin throw and Manuela Montebrun from France also broke the game record for women's hammer throw. The Cypriot women's basketball team which had won four matches was disqualified for exceeding the permitted number of naturalized players. Sports Athletics () Basketball () Beach volleyball () Boxing () Football (soccer) () Judo () Table tennis () Cultural Song Storytelling Traditional inspiration dance Poetry Painting Photography Sculpture Medal count Total Games medal count Closing ceremony The 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie games closing ceremony took place in BIEL, downtown Beirut, on 7 September. The festivities were opened with a classical concert led by conductor Harout Fazlian, followed by a folkloric African music concert specially composed for the occasion. Eliya Francis and Cynthia Samaha interpreted Mozart's opera Bastien und Bastienne, and the following set by Canzone Napoletana was also interpreted by Francis. A large Zorba ring preceded the concert of the Lebanese pop artist Ragheb Alama accompanied by belly dancers. The festivities ended with an electronic music event by the Franco Elektro competition winner DJ Rio Tony-T, who opened for Antoine Clamaran References External links Official website Medal winners 2009 at jeux.francophonie.org Medal tables at jeux.francophonie.org Opening ceremony video 1 Opening ceremony video 2 Opening ceremony video 4 Opening ceremony video 6 Jeux de la Francophonie, 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie Sports competitions in Beirut Jeux de la Francophonie International sports competitions hosted by Lebanon Multi-sport events in Lebanon 2000s in Beirut Events at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium