The Olympic Games are a stage where dreams come true, but they can also be a platform to draw the world’s attention to many sensitive topics that are sometimes not widely known or widely covered in the international press. This is what is happening in Congo, prompting boxer Marcel Sakobi to make a symbolic and powerful gesture of warning on Friday.
Two fingers pointed to the head, while the other hand covered the mouth. To signal not only the genocide taking place in the east of the country, but also the repeated censorship, a gesture that was also made by the Congolese team at CAN.
This gesture, made in front of the cameras shortly after her elimination in the 16th round of boxing in the 57 kg category, did not go unnoticed by her opponent, Uzbek Sitora Turdibekova, who rushed to console her.