by Christopher Tomlinson, The National Pulse:

Two members of the Olympic team from the Republic of Congo have disappeared following the closing ceremony of the Paris Games, fueling speculation they may have decided to claim asylum somewhere in Europe.

It was initially believed three of the six Congolese athletes had gone missing after swimmer Aristote Impelenga, judoka Daso Kisoka, and sprinter Dominique Lasconi all failed to appear for the closing ceremonies. However, Kisoka later resurfaced just before the Congolese Olympic team’s flight back to their native country.

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Aristotle Impelenga, who remains missing, is the only Congolese athlete who came close to medaling. He finished in 7th place in the first round of the men’s 100-metre race. Following the race, he failed a doping test.

It is not rare for athletes from African countries and other impoverished nations to abscond and disappear following or even during athletic events in Western countries. Last year, several handball players from Burundi disappeared while attending a tournament in Croatia. Weeks later, they were discovered applying for asylum in Belgium.

Belgian authorities stated that while the athletes were welcome to apply for asylum if they wished, they would have to return to Croatia and apply there as it was their first point of entry to the European Union. At least 82 athletes sought asylum in the United Kingdom following the 2012 Olympic games in London.

Countries in Europe continue to cope with large numbers of asylum seekers and the negative effects mass migration has had, including surging violent crime in countries like Germany. Asylum seekers and other migrants are also vastly overrepresented in welfare usage, as well as welfare fraud in countries like Sweden.

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