Athletes who never returned to their country. Since the end of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, several athletes have been missing. Last weekend, the public prosecutor of Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis) opened an investigation after the disappearance of two Paralympic athletes from the Congo-Brazzaville delegation.
According to information from “Le Parisien”, the flag bearer Mireille Nganga, who competed in the javelin throw, her compatriot Emmanuel Grace Mouambako, fourth in the 100m and her guide, have not given any sign of life since September 5. According to our colleagues, investigators do not exclude the possibility that the three Congolese ran away.
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Shortly before these alerts, the Paris region police were already concerned about the fate of another Paralympic athlete: Rwandan sitting volleyball player Claudine Bazubagira. On August 20, the athlete disappeared after a quick stop at a restaurant in Hauts-de-Seine. Her absence was reported a week later by the Rwandan Olympic authorities, also triggering the opening of an investigation, overseen by the Nanterre prosecutor’s office.
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