Rwanda women’s national beach volleyball team has qualified for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games slated in Buenos Aires, Argentina after finishing second in the 2018 African Youth Games Algiers, Algeria.
The duo of Valentine Munezero and Penelope Musabyimana put up a convincing performance from the start and in the semifinal they beat Egypt by 2-0 sets (21-15, 21-17).
Rwanda lost to Mozambique at the final match by 2-1 sets (22-20, 11-21, 7-15).
Mozambique finished as the best nation both in the boys and girls categories of this year’s U-18 Beach Volleyball African Games.
The three top winners in both categories, they qualify for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games that will be hosted in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 6 and 18 in October this year.
However in the boy’s category, Rwanda failed to finish in the top after losing three games and winning only one.
Final African youth Olympics beach volleyball rankings
GIRLS
1. Mozambique
2. Rwanda
3. Egypt
BOYS
1. Mozambique
2. Ghana
3. Gambia