| Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | COD |
| NOC | Comité Olympique Congolais |
| inTokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 7 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Marcelat Sakobi Matshu David Tshama |
| Flag bearer (closing) | N/A |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
TheDemocratic Republic of the Congo competed at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it had previously competed in four editions under the nameZaire.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo received auniversality slot from theWorld Athletics to send a male athlete to the Olympics.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Oliver Mwimba | Men's 100 m | 10.63 | 3Q | 10.97 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
The Democratic Republic of the Congo entered four boxers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament for the first time sinceLondon 2012. David Tshama scored an outright semifinal victory to secure a spot in the men's middleweight division at the2020 African Qualification Tournament inDiamniadio,Senegal.[3]
Fiston Mbaya Mulumba (men's lightweight), Marcelat Sakobi Matshu (women's featherweight), and Naomie Yumba Therese (women's lightweight) completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Africa in their respective weight divisions of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Fiston Mbaya Mulumba | Men's lightweight |  Narimatsu (JPN)L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||||
| David Tshama | Men's middleweight |  Ntsengue (CMR)W 3–2 |  Valsaint (HAI)L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||
| Marcelat Sakobi Matshu | Women's featherweight |  Petecio (PHI)L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Naomie Yumba | Women's lightweight | Bye |  Kodirova (UZB)L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||
Democratic Republic of the Congo qualified one judoka for the women's half-heavyweight category (78 kg) at the Games.Marie Branser accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Marie Branser | Women's –78 kg |  Babintseva (ROC)L 00–01 | Did not advance | |||||
Democratic Republic of the Congo received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and theWorld Taekwondo Federation to send Naomie Katoka in the women's welterweight category (67 kg) to the Olympics.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Naomie Katoka | Women's −67 kg |  Gbagbi (CIV)LDSQ | Did not advance | ||||
