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Rwanda bags bronze in girls’ volleyball at African Youth Games

Rwanda girls' volleyball team
The Rwanda girls’ volleyball team has won bronze at the African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana

The Rwanda girls’ national team has won bronze in the volleyball event at the ongoing second edition of the African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana.

The U-19 girls amassed four wins against hosts Botswana (3-0), South Africa (3-0), Mauritius (3-0) and Nigeria (3-0) and were unfortunate to lose 3-0 to eventual gold medalists Egypt 3-0 and fellow East Africans, Kenya 3-2 in their opening game of the competition.

Head coach Paul Bitok expressed gratitude to the players and said, “I am very impressed with the way the girls played and for sure the future is bright for them.”

Seraphine Mukantambara was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament while Olive Mutamba was awarded as the best server of the competition.

Chef de mission of Team Rwanda Elie Manirarora said that this was a proud moment for the country. “They have played well and deserve to be awarded.”

This was Rwanda’s second medal after boxer Jean Pierre Cyiza bagged bronze in the boys’ lightweight category three days ago.

Rwanda was represented by 40 athletes in 12 sports disciplines including athletics, basketball, boxing, cycling, fencing, golf, karate, lawn tennis, taekwondo, table tennis and volleyball.

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Rwanda wins bronze at African Youth Games

Jean Pierre Cyiza
Jean Pierre Cyiza has won a bronze medal in the boys’ lightweight category at the ongoing African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana (Photo: RNOSC)

Jean Pierre Cyiza clinched a bronze medal in the boys’ lightweight category (60kg) at the ongoing African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana.

The 17 year old Cyiza who lost to South Africa’s Fuzile Anzinga in the semi-finals on Tuesday night at Botho University to become the first Rwandan athlete to win a medal at the quadrennial youth continental games.

“I am so honoured to have won a bronze medal and I am glad I represented Rwanda well,” said the excited Cyiza.

Rwanda’s head coach Gashugi Kananura admitted that, “This is a good result for us as a country and we plan to build on this in the future. There is surely a lot we can do to build on this.”

Rwanda has been represented by 12 sports disciplines including athletics, basketball, cycling, fencing, golf, karate, lawn tennis, swimming, taekwondo, table tennis and volleyball.

This event is a qualification event for athletics, basketball 3-on-3 and swimming.

This is Rwanda’s first time to compete at these games and the first edition of the games were held in Rabat, Morocco.

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Rwanda represented at African Youth Games opening ceremony

Gaborone Opening Ceremony
Team Rwanda ready to go for the opening ceremony of the African Youth Games on Thursday evening (Photo credit: RNOSC)

A delegation of 68 represented Rwanda at the opening ceremony of the second edition of the African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana as the entire continent converged to celebrate and compete at the quadrennial continental youth games.

Team captain James Sugira was the flag bearer and led the way as the Rwandan athletes and officials marched around the stadium waving to fans and well wishers before finally taking their seats to witness a colourful opening ceremony that saw the Games officially opened.

Sugira said, “I am so honoured to be carrying the national flag of Rwanda and it gives me so much pleasure that I will be representing Rwanda at these Games.”

This is the first time that Rwanda is taking part in this event which is a qualifier for athletics, basketball and swimming to the upcoming Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China from August 16-28.

 

 

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Over 20 participants attend AIDS prevention conference

CUAHA event
Pastor Charles Karekezi speaking to the participants attending the second session of the three-day conference on AIDS prevention (Photo: RNOSC)

A total of 22 participants are currently attending a three-day conference about AIDS prevention organized by the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) in partnership with Churches United Against HIV & AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa (CUAHA) at Centre d’accuiel St Francois D’Assise in Kigali.

Under the theme ‘Together for AIDS prevention’, the conference is aimed at training sports leaders like administrators, coaches and captains and equipping them with knowledge about the preventive measures of HIV/AIDS.

“It is very important that we teach sportsmen and women about the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Athletes are usually stars in the community who have a lot of money at their exposure and because of this, it gets to their heads and makes them vulnerable. They can easily get involved in the misuse of alcohol, drugs and sex which is bad for them because this can lead to bacterial infections of the deadly virus,” explained Phophina Gashugi, the RNOSC first vice president.

Participants from boxing, fencing, kung-fu, paralympics, rugby, swimming and table tennis make up the list of federations represented at the second session of the CUAHA event.

One of the participants Yves Ndizeye, the technical director of the Rwanda Table Tennis Federation said, “This is very important because it relates sports and HIV/AIDS  in particular, how it affects sportsmen. The program also teaches us about God’s word and the use of condoms as the main tools to use to fight against HIV/AIDS.”

The first training was held from April 15-17 with 10 sports federations and associations represented including archery, athletics, cricket, football, handball, karate, physical educators, taekwondo, triathlon and volleyball.

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Welcome to the New RNOSC Website!

As we mark our 30th anniversary, we would like to welcome you to our new look website.

It is very exciting to have made it through three decades of promoting the Olympic Movement in Rwanda and we are looking forward to a successful future.
From our first participation at the 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States of America to London 2012, we have attended all the eight adhd in children of the prestigious Summer Olympics.
We are yet to win an Olympic medal, however, we are working on it every day that passes.
Rwanda won a bronze medal at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece after Jean de Dieu Nkundareba clocked 1:58.95 in the men’s 800m T46 category.
On July 24, 2013, Hermas Cliff Muvunyi became the first Rwanda to win a gold medal at the IPC World Championships in Lyon, France after clocking a personal best 1:54.06 in the men’s 800m T46 category.
It is on the basis of these achievements, therefore that we want to build for more success in the future.
We look forward to a fruitful 2014!
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Rwanda Sends Highest % of Female Athletes to AYG

Rwanda will send the highest percentage by ratio of female athletes as compared to their male counterparts at the second edition of the African Youth Games that will be buy azithromycin in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana from May 22-31, 2014.

A total of 49 athletes, 29 female and 20 male will compete at the continental games in 12 sports disciplines including athletics, basketball (3 on 3), boxing, cycling, fencing, golf, karate, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo and volleyball.

Here is the quota indicating the female athletes in each sport; athletics (4), basketball-3on 3 (4), cycling (2), karate-kumite (2), swimming (1), table tennis (1), taekwondo (2), lawn tennis (1), volleyball (12).

The head of the women and sport commission at the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee, Felicite Rwemalika said, “This is going to boost their moral and self confidence and change their young they will grow up and can make it, change of mindest. This is the time to show the strength of a woman.

In line with our vision ‘Generations of Champions’, it is this same foundation that will prepare the youth to compete at continental and global levels in preparation for the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.