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Even its name sounds like a stunner.
For penetration and explosiveness: Mvumbi.
And that's exactly what Gauthier Mvumbi has so far proven at the handball world championship.
Which, given its weight, cannot be taken for granted.
According to official information, the 26-year-old, who is taking part in a World Cup with the Congolese national team for the first time, weighs 110 kilograms.
Nothing unusual for a cyclist at 192 centimeters tall.
But if you watched the colossus at 22:28 at the start against Argentina, you should guess that the truth could well be more than 20 kilograms away.
Puzzle about the weight of "El Gigante" Mvumbi
This is probably also how the organizers of the tournament, which was held for the first time with 32 nations, see it on the website of the World Cup with very different data.
But in the wrong direction: Mvumbi is listed there with 89 kilograms.
The pictures speak - with all due respect - different words.
89 kilograms?
At Gauthier Mvumbi, the strained yellow fabric suggests other values
Source: AFP / MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY
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And ultimately, other numbers are also far more important.
In his case about four.
That's how many goals Mvumbi scored in the first World Cup game in the history of the handball national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
And since he only needed four attempts for this, "El Gigante", as he calls himself, currently has a success rate of 100 percent.
The debut has so far been very successful for the surprisingly agile man in the circle.
But he wants to achieve his big goal on January 17th.
On Sunday evening he and his team meet the powerful Danes.
Mvumbi doesn't believe in a win, and defending his impressive hit rate won't be a big deal for him either.
From 8.30 p.m., it's all about the scalp of the Danish superstar.
In an interview with the French newspaper "L'Echo Republicaine", the cyclist reported on an internal competition to remove Hansen's trademark.
Mvumbi is on the hunt for Hansen's headband.