Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

competed in the

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held at the

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in the city of Abuja,

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. The country sent 86 athletes to compete, including teams to compete in

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and handball. The team won two medals, including a silver in women's basketball.

Competitors

The Democratic Republic of the Congo took the Games as, in the words of Youth, Sports and Leisure Minister , "an opportunity to strengthen its unity, and resume its leading position in African sporting competitions" and planned to send 117 athletes to compete in the games, and enter 11 events. In the event, 86 qualified for entry, 34 men and 52 women. Competitors included Kitenge Fibel who competed in both the Men's 200 and 400 metres and Kayembe Tshiaba who entered the Men's shot put. The women's football team was a last minute replacement for

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, who pulled out of the

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. The team won their first match against

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on 4 October, but subsequently were eliminated in the qualifying stage. The women's team entered in Group B of the handball tournament, while the women's national team entered the basketball competition optimistically of a medal after coming second in

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Medal summary

Democratic Republic of the Congo won two medals, a silver and a bronze medal, and was ranked twenty-eighth in the final medal table.

Medal table

List of Medalists

Silver Medal

References