Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics: Wrestler Stéphanie Nsimba Manzanza wins the DRC its first Olympic medal

Congolese wrestler Stéphanie Nsimba Manzanza won bronze in the under-55 kg beach wrestling event at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on November 7. She secured the medal by defeating Azerbaijan’s Gunel Karimli, giving the DRC its first Olympic medal. Already a two-time gold medallist at the latest African wrestling championships, she has further demonstrated her potential and the progress of women’s wrestling in the DRC.