Month: <span>June 2016</span>

Rwanda Cycling Federation (FERWACY) has nominated Adrien Niyonshuti to represent the country at the forthcoming 2016 Rio Olympics cycling road race, replacing Janvier Hadi.

Source: The New Times

FERWACY president Aimable Bayingana said the decision to take Niyonshuti to Rio, instead of Hadi, is a tactical move based on the former’s experience.

The 25-year-old Hadi, who rides for the Germany-based UCI Continental team Stradalli–Bike Aid, had an impressive 2015 in which he won the All African Games gold medal as well as performing well in different international competitions. 29-year-old Niyonshuti rides for South African UCI Continental Team Dimension Data.

“For the Olympic Games cycling, it is the country that qualifies, not individuals, Rwanda qualified in two categories; Mountain Bike where we have Nathan Byukusenge and Road Race in which we shall be represented by Adrien,” Bayingana revealed on Wednesday.

Nathan Byukusenge, 36, is affiliated to local side Benediction Club A and was nominated after impressing during the African Continental Mountain Bike Championships held in Musanze, in May last year.

“We decided to have Adrien instead of Hadi, after putting into consideration how the two are currently fairing in their respective teams. Statistics show that with Adrien, we have better chances,” Bayingana explained.

He also disclosed that FERWACY is working on how the two will carry out their final extensive preparations.

Second Olympics for Niyonshuti

Niyonshuti began amateur cycling at the age of 16 in his native Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, until 2006, when he caught the eye of former American professional cyclist, Jonathan Boyer during the first Wooden Bike Classic.

After riding for the Rwanda national cycling team, Niyonshuti secured a professional contract with Team MTN Cycling in 2009.

He made his UCI European road race debut in August 2009 with his participation in the 2009 Tour of Ireland, becoming the first Rwandan cyclist to ride in the European professional peloton.

In 2012, Adrien Niyonshuti became the first Rwandan cyclist to complete an Olympic cycling event. His historic moment came in the Cross Country Olympic (XCO) race in Hadleigh Farm, England at the London Olympics.

Source: The New Times

That was a great coincidence, the first Skateboarding Festival in Rwanda, organized by Rwanda Skate-Aid Skateboarding took place on Sunday June 26th, final day of the Olympic Week. The Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee could not miss the chance to support this great initiative especially as skateboarding just entered the Olympic sport family. It was also the occasion to remind that beyond the sport, we are on the same wave lenght with Skate-aid that decided to integrate speeches and shows to raise the awereness of environmnental and society issues, Let’s use the sport as a tool to impact positively every single level of the society!

CELEBRATIONS DE LA JOURNEE OLYMPIQUE 2016 par le Comité National Olempique et Sportifs du Rwanda

La célébration de la Journée Olympique 2016 s’est déroulé ce Jeudi le 23.06.2016 à l’Ecole Internationale des Parents de Butare (EIPB) dans la province du sud.
Le lancement des activités de la Journée Olympiques a été effectué mercredi le 22.06.2016 par la compétition de natation.

Ku bufatanye na Komine Olempike y’u Rwanda (Rwanda National Olympic & Sports Committee ) ndetse na Federasiyo y’isi ya Taekwondo (World Taekwondo Federation), Abatoza 25 b’abanyarwanda muri Taekwondo bazitabira “Stage Technique des Entreneurs” iteganyijwe gutangira tariki ya 27 Kugeza 30 Kamena 2016.

Iyi Stage igomba kumara iminsi 4, Abatoza  25 batoranyijwe na Federation ya Taekwondo (Rwanda Taekwondo Federation) bazahugurwa kubijyanye na Technique ya Taekwondo mu mitoreze n’umunya-Korea “Master KIM JungSeak ”  uzoherezwa na  Federation y’isi y’umukino wa Taekwondo aho biteganyijwe ko azagera mu Rwanda kuri  25 Kamena 2016.

Master KIM Jungseak ubusanzwe yahoze ari umutoza wa Libya ubu aka ari umutoza mukuru wa Philipine. Biteganyijwe ko iyi Stage Technique izatangira tariki ya 27 Kamena kugeza tariki ya 30 Kamena 2016, ikabera Champion Hotel ndetse na Petit Stade Amahoro, i Remera.

Kanda hano urebe urutonde rw’abatoza 25 ba Taekwondo bazitabira Stage Technique des Entreneurs .

C’est un peu en avance que notre partenaire Kids Play International, en présence de Athletics Rwanda et du Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee, a célébré la journée olympique !

Des centaines d’enfants ont eu la chance de pouvoir s’initier aux différentes disciplines qui composent l’athlétisme. Cela, sous les yeux d’une championne : Epiphanie NYIRABARAME (Marathon à aux JO de Londres en 2012) qui a chaleureusement échangé eux.

Bravo à tous pour cette journée très réussie

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It’s in the early June that our partner, Kids Play International, with the collaboration of Athletics Rwandan and the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Commmittee celebrated the Olympic Day.

Hundreds of children, discovered the stomach ulcer sports of the the Athletics Family with Epiphane NYIRABARAME, olympic athlete which ran the marathon in LONDON 2012. The Champion also took time to discuss, exchange and transmit her passion to all the participants.

Thanks and congrats for this successful event !