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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – When Popole Misenga’s image appeared on the giant television screen, the waiting crowd exploded in delight. Shouts, songs and chants of support pierced the heavy morning air of downtown Rio de Janeiro. “Go Popole, go Popole,” they chanted in unison. It was a sight the audience at the community centre could barely believe they were witnessing: a fellow Congolese ...
21 de ago. de 2017 · Popole Misenga was one of the stories of the Rio Olympics as a member of the first ever refugee team at the Games.
6 de jul. de 2017 · Popole Misenga receives a stipend from the International Olympic Committee, which told AFP it is committed to supporting the refugee team members in ongoing, full time training. The money's enough to get by and for Misenga to keep going to the Instituto Reacao, but not much else.
31 de jul. de 2016 · Los judocas congoleños serán parte de una pequeña delegación de deportistas que huyeron de sus países que por primera vez podrán participar del evento deportivo. Video
22 de jun. de 2019 · Popole MISENGA, who is now 27 years old, recently participated in the Baku Grand Slam, and was really pleased to compete again at the international level: “I live and train in Brazil, my adoptive country, at the Instituto Reação in Rio de Janeiro led by Flavio Canto and were Olympic and World Champion, Rafaela Silva started judo.
10 de ago. de 2016 · Misenga, 24, lost his last-16 -90kg bout as Mabika, 28, was knocked out in the first round of the -70kg contest. "When I'm older, people will see my name in the books about Rio," she said.
1 de jun. de 2016 · Popole Misenga and Yolande Mabika, who are judo athletes from Congo, are two of those competing for spots on the refugee squad. They say the chance to be part of history feels like a form of ...
