Magali Franka (born 24 January 1990 in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

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) is a

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

sprint athlete who competes internationally for the

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 ...

.Athlete biography: Franka Magali
, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008 Magali represented

DR Congo at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country's delegation consisted of 29 people, including coaches and sports offici ...

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. She competed at the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

sprint and placed eighth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 12.57 seconds.

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1990 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo female sprinters Olympic athletes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes from Lyon French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Olympic female sprinters Black French sportspeople {{DRCongo-athletics-bio-stub