The stage has already been set for 21st edition of the National Athletics Championships in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The hostilities begin Friday, August 26th and will end Sunday, August 29th at the Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa. This event serves as a dress rehearsal for the Games of La Francophonie, which will be held in 2023.
The DR Congo will host its national athletics championships for three days. Recent highlights by the 1erMike Mutombo, vice-president of Athletics Federation of Congo (FEAC), said that the tracks are in a very bad state. “Also, all around the football field, it would be necessary to remove the advertising screens, which occupy three corridors. Otherwise, the timekeeper will find it difficult to monitor the timing, especially for the 100-meter race,”Marie Ekula, the National Technical Director, also receives this information.
But this 21ThThe presence of Mr. Fathi (Confederation of African Athletics Secretary General) will mark the National Athletics Championships. He was compelled to travel to Kinshasa to experience the infrastructure rehabilitation work for the next Games of La Francophonie, which the Democratic Republic of Congo will host between July 28 and August 6, 2023.
Use of the electric chronometer from Congo-Brazzaville
The FEAC has a long tradition of using the manual stopwatch. However, it is now moving to cruising speed with cutting-edge technology. The first time that the electric chronometer has been used in Congolese athletics is in history. It will be from Congo-Brazzaville. “It is a test championship for the DRC which is the host country of the next Francophone Games, scheduled for March 2023, in Kinshasa”Marie Ekula, National Technical Director, suggested it.
Expected level for athletes
These championships will feature at least 400 athletes from nine provinces. They will be split into five groups: FARDC (the Congolese national Police), FARDC (the students), Paralympics and Mentally Handicapped. “We have invited Congolese athletes from the diaspora to these 21st national championships. Lionel Muteba, who participated in the world athletics championships held in Oregon, USA, is an example of this. He was eliminated from the 100m semi-final. The athletes from Congo will be able prepare abroad after these championships. This is what the Federation specifications, filed with the Ministry of Sports, mention. Confide the DTN.
Armel LANGANDA
Source: sportnewsafrica
