He was one of the “disappeared” of the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. Like several other athletes, the swimmer Freddy Mayala, eliminated in series of the 50m freestyle, had decided not to return to his country after the Olympic Games to ask for asylum in France. The 24-year-old athlete of Congo-Brazzaville settled in the west of the country, in Brittany, and was welcomed by the Vitré swimming club where he trained five times a week and indicates that he had great solidarity. Thursday, Freddy Mayala saw his request accepted by the National Court of Asylum Law. Victor Missistrano collected his reaction.
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Swimming: Congolese swimmer Freddy Mayala “very relieved” after acceptance of his asylum application
