Charlotte Ndayisenga and Denyse Mutatsimpundu pose on the podium with their gold medals and the Rwandan flag. (Courtesy)
Sunday
Final
Rwanda 2-0 Nigeria
Semi-finals
Rwanda 2-0 Seychelles
Nigeria 2-0 Mauritius
Rwanda women’s beach volleyball team are the champions of Africa after beating Nigeria in the gold medal match at the African Championships that concluded on Sunday in Free Town, Serra Leone to qualify for 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Charlotte Ndayisenga and Denyse Mutatsimpundu, who won gold at the U20 level in 2012, went a step further by claiming the senior continental title after beating the 2015 All African Games gold medalists in straight sets 2-0.
Rwanda will be Africa’s sole representative at next April’s Commonwealth Games in Australia.
In the round robin system matches played on Friday, Rwanda beat hosts Sierra Leone 2-0 in opening game and went on to defeat Seychelles 2-0, Mauritius 2-0 before overcoming Nigeria 2-0 on Saturday.
In the semi-finals, Rwanda beat Seychelles 2-0 while Nigeria conquered Seychelles 2-0—the two teams advances to the title match, which Rwanda won 2-0.
Mutatsimpundu and Nzayisenga won gold medal at the 2017 CAVB Beach Volleyball Cup in Maputo, Mozambique in May, which qualified them to the World Championships that was staged in Vienna, Austria in August where they unfortunately lost all their games.
In 2012, the duo, playing at the junior level, won gold at the Africa Championships in Togo but failed to participate in the World Championships in Canada after the hosts denied the Rwandan team entry visas.
Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) has announced that works to construct three new district stadiums in the Eastern province will start next month.
The move, which is in line with government’s seven year programme to promote sports, will see stadiums built in the districts of Nyagatare, Ngoma and Bugesera, with capacity to accomodate 3000 people each.
Eric Serubibi, the Director General of Rwanda Housing Authority, said that the works are expected to end within 11 months.
RHA, the partner in the project, will oversee the implementation of the construction activities.
Ahead of the project, the government has been courting investors.
According to RHA, the facilities will not only serve as football grounds but they will also include other facilities like athletics track and field, along with hosting other sporting disciplines.
Serubibi said there is a flexibility to adjust the design of the stadiums to increase their capacities in case such a need arises.
The district stadium projects are in addition to the long-awaited project to construct Gahanga Olympic Stadium with a capacity of 40,000 people.
According to the Director of Sports at the Ministry of Sports, Emmanuel Bugingo, the planed stadiums will enable the country to host continental and global competitions in various disciplines and boost the country’s target of being a sports tourism destination.
Fred Mufulukye, the Eastern Province Governor, believes that the facilities will open doors to business in the province.
“Once the activities to build the facilities start, citizens will get jobs. it will also lead to more infrastructure, something which will promote public events, concerts and cultural ceremonies.”
Samuel Mugisha cerebrates after winning race from Nyanza to Rubavu. Sam Ngendahimana.
Nyanza-Rubavu
Samuel Mugisha 4h 40’ 58’’ Didier Munyaneza 4h 40’ 58’’ Jean Bosco Nsengimana 4h 42’ 49’’ Patrick Byukusenge 4h 42’ 53’’ Gasore Hategeka
Rubavu-Musanze
Patrick Byukusenge 2h 38’1’’ Gasore Hategaka 2h 38’2’’ Samuel Hakiruwizeye 2h38’2’’ Ephrem Tuyishimire 2h 38’ 4’’ Eric Nduwayo 2h 38’ 4’’
Dimension Data Club rider Samuel Mugisha and Benediction Club rider Patrick Byukusenge dominated the two-day races organized as part of preparations for 2017 Tour du Rwanda. The races were held on Saturday and Sunday. 19-year-old Mugisha won the race from Nyanza District to Rubavu District after clocking 4h 40’ 58”’ in 180 km while Byukusenge won the Rubavu-Musanze leg after clocking 2h37’95.’’
Mugisha won the U23 title and elite race and he was followed by teammate Didier Munyaneza who clocked 4h40’58.
Other top riders like Jean Bosco Nsengimana (Benediction Club) came in fourth place using 4h 42’ 49, Gasore Hategeka (Nyabihu Cycling Club) came in fifth place while in sixth place was Bonaventure Uwizeyimana (Benediction Club). Valens Ndayisenga who rides for Tirol Cycling Club finished in 12th place.
On Sunday, the riders covered Rubavu in four laps before heading to Musanze where Byukusenge went on to lead the peloton from Rubavu to Musanze.
Meanwhile riders like two time Tour du Rwanda winner, Ndayisenge and one time winner Nsengimana were not impressive during the two days race.
After the races, Rwanda Cycling Federation and Team Rwanda will name fifteen players who will enter into the camp to prepare for Tour du Rwanda, which is slated to run from 12-19 November.
A total of 17 teams from different parts of the world are set to grace this year’s 2.2 UCI Africa road race tour that will cover seven stages.
After becoming part of UCI Africa tour 2009, Valens Ndayisenga made history by becoming the first Rwandan rider to win Tour du Rwanda in 2014. Jean Bosco Nsengimana won the 2015 edition and Ndayisenga repeated the 2014 feat in the 2016 edition, making him the first rider ever to claim it two times.
Jean de la Croix Nikwigize on the podium as he won the bronze medal at the World Para-Taekwondo Championship in London.
The Rwandan flag was raised high and the national anthem sang thousands of miles away in London at the World Para-Taekwondo Championships.
Two Rwandans Consolee Rukundo and Jean de la Croix Nikwigize won gold and bronze medals at the tough championship on Thursday.
The World Para-Taekwondo Championships attracted about 260 athletes from 59 countries battling in for titles across 14 medal events.
Rwanda’s Rukundo won the K42 Female K42 -58 category after defeating Garcia Jessica of Mexico while Nikwigize finished joint third in the K41 Male K41 -61 male category. He lost to Morocco’s El Fedayni Abdennour 13-30 in his bid to reach the final.
Nikwigize finished joint third with Simon Csaba from Hungary to bag a bronze medal for Rwanda.
The duo came behind gold medalist Krichfalushiy Vladislav from Russia and silver medalist El Fedayni Abdennour from Morocco respectively.
Rwanda had sent six players but the rest comprised of Tuyishime Eriezel and Imanirakiza Jean Pierre could not get above the group stage whereas Bizumuremyi Jean Marie Vianney and Niriringiyimana Jean Claude were defeated by Russians in the quarterfinals.
The para taekwondo team pose for a group photo at Kigali International Airport after returning from the World Taekwondo Championships where they won two medals. /Kisambira Timothy
In K42 Male K42 -61, Imanirakiza Jean Pierre lost to Thobroe Leif of Great Britain while Tuyishime Eriezel was disqualified in his match against Alikulov Javokhir of Uzbekistan.
Niringiyimana Jean Claude defeated Han Kookhyun of Korea 52-31 and Ibragimov Ismail of Russia 29-9 before qualifying to the quarter final of the K44 Male K44 -61.
In the quarter-final, Niringiyimana could not go past Ganbat Bolor-Erdene of Mongolia 10-31 to bow out.
Rukundo also competed in the K44 Female K44 -58 but lost Modro Suelen of Brazil 12-24.
Consolee Rukundo (L), with Jean de La Croix after winning gold and bronze, respectively. / Courtesy
The performances of Rwandan athletes helped the nation finish first on the African continental rankings with eight points followed by Morocco who have seven points respectively.
Ni muri urwo rwego Komite Olempike y’u Rwanda “CNOSR” kuva tariki 10 Ukwakira kugeza tariki 02 Ugushyingo 2017 yateguye gahunda y’ubukangurambaga burimo kwibanda ku biganiro n’ibikorwa bigamije kumenya ibyangiza ibidukikije n’uko byakwirindwa, kwita ku mazi, ikoreshwa neza ry’umuriro w’amashanyarazi, isuku n’isukura. Ubu bukangurambaga bukaba bubera mu kigo “Olympafrica” kiri mu Karere ka Nyanza.
Tariki 17 Ukwakira 2017 hahuguwe ikiciro cya kabiri cy’abarimu bo mu mashuri abanza n’ayisumbuye ndetse n’abatoza batandukanye bo mu karere ka Nyanza.
Nsengimana Aimable usanzwe ari umuyobozi mu karere ka Nyanza ushinzwe amashyamba n’umutungo Kamere akaba ari we watanze amahugurwa yagaragaje ko siporo ihura n’ibidukije cyane kuko abitabira siporo igihe cyose baba bategerejweho umusaruro mwiza. Aha yatanze urugero ati “Niba ikirere kitameze neza biragoye kubwira uwiruka ngo yiruke hatari umwuka mwiza, nta watanga umusaruro adakorera ahantu heza”.
Yakomeje avuga ko ukora siporo agomba kubona amazi meza ko abantu bakora siporo bagomba kumenya uko ayo mazi ava n’uko abungabungwa. Avuga ko bahugura aba bantu mu ngeri zitandukanye kugira ngo bagire uruhare rwo kubungabunga ibidukije.
Umwe mu bahuguwe, Mbugira Ismael usanzwe ari umutoza w’ikipe y’ingimbi ya Rayon Sports ibarizwa i Nyanza yavuze ko yatangiye atabyumva neza ariko ko yasanze bikenewe. Ati “Abana twirirwana na bo hari icyo bakwiye gukora mu kubungabunga ibidukikije”. Yakomeje avuga ko hari ibintu byinshi bajyaga birengagiza nk’amazi n’ibindi ariko ko babigishije uburyo abungabungwa. Mbugira kandi avuga ko ibigo bitorezagaho usanga nta biti bihari kandi bizana umwuka mwiza bikaba byafasha abana kuruhuka ndetse no kukurikira neza ibyo bigishwa n’abatoza akaba yariyemeje ko agiye gusaba abantu bose bafite aho abana bitoreza kuhatera ibiti.
Mbere y’abarimu n’abatoza batandukanye, habanje guhugurwa abakuru b’imidugugu. Nsengimana yavuze ko aba ari bo bashyira mu bikorwa ibintu byose kandi bizeye ko bazaba umusemburo. Ikiciro cya nyuma giteganyijwe tariki 31 Ukwakira kugeza 02 Ugushyingo 2017 ahazaguhurwa abana.
Muri rusange iyi gahunda izarangira hahuguwe abantu 260 aho bagomba kujya gusangiza imiryango yabo aho batuye no mu bandi bahura na bo mu buzima bwa buri munsi, ubumenyi bungutse mu kubungabunga ibidukikije.
Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee has launched a campaign aimed at helping local authorities acquire environmental education to deal with global warming, air pollution and many other ills that ruin the environment.
The campaign is an initiative of the International Olympic (IOC) through the Olympic Solidarity.
It started on October 10 but was officially launched on Thursday at Centre des Jeunes Olympafrica de Nyanza in Nyanza District, Southern Province, targeting over 260 people including 100 community leaders (50 men and 50 women) as well as sports administrators.
Nyanza District Forestry and National Resources Officer, Aimable Nsengimana giving lessons to the local leaders. Courtesy
The second group will include 40 primary school teachers and 20 sports instructors, while the third group will comprise 100 secondary school students, who will be trained starting on October 30 until November 2.
The campaign will be carried out through education workshop sessions specifically educating them on how to protect the environment, improving water management, electricity consumption, and waste management.
In total 260 individuals will be trained.
RNOSC says the initiative aims to bring the public closer to nature through sports and also to raise awareness that sports and sports facilities can adversely affect the environment.
According to Felicite Rwemarika, RNOSC’s first vice president, sportsmen and women should embrace environmental protection as it is always hard for them to do their sports activities effectively without better environment.
L – R Gabrielle Bécard (Volunteer RNOSR & Sport and Environment project oordinator), Nkurunziza Enoch (Division Manager in Nyanza District), Rwemalika Felicité.
“We decided to focus on training local leaders first because they interact with residents on a daily basis, and the next it will be school teachers because they reach pupils they teach and then we will train the youth, who are the strength and future of the country,” Rwemarika said.
She noted that the campaign is aimed at sensitising the communities about environmental issues through workshops conducted by environment experts.
Rwemarika further revealed that the initiative will be rolled out in other parts of the country after assessing its success in the pilot district of Nyanza.
Some of the local leaders read out material that was given to them to help in understanding the enviromental protection awareness campaign. Courtesy
Nyanza District environmentalist, Gustave Nzungize, welcomed the campaign in his area. The trained local authorities will be responsible for implementing new policies.
“Forests are reducing and the culture of people to plant trees has reduced, we are encouraging them to understand the role of environmental protection as it is the pillar of sustainable development,” he said.
Patriots’ Mugabe (2nd left) and Kabange (C) were named on the team of the tournament along with Mayes (Oilers), Stanley Ocitti (Oilers) and Betway Power’s Mike Makiadi. Courtesy
Saturday: Final City Oilers 86-59 Patriots
Rwanda’s Patriots Basketball Club will have to wait another year for an attempt at winning the FIBA-Africa Zone V Club Championships.
Uganda’s City Oilers successfully defended the title after beating Patriots 86-59 in the final of this year’s tournament at Lugogo Indoor Arena in Kampala on Saturday evening.
However, Patriots’ head coach Henry Mwinuka has promised to comeback stronger next year.
“Obviously we are very disappointed but I hope next year, we will do better and go a step further. The competition is getting tougher every other year, next year we need to put in more effort,” Mwinuka said after Saturday’s defeat.
The Tanzanian trainer admitted that, “The game was hard for sure. My guys were tired. Most of our shots were off all night. We tried our best but failed.”
“Last year, we lost in the semi-finals and this year we reached the final and if you look around, we did our best to win but City Oilers are a very good team,” he explained.
City Oilers point-guard, Jordin Mayers was the star of the game, putting up 21 points while Adarius Pegues hit 14 points and 13 rebounds. Mayes was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP).
From the start, City Oilers showed that they were determined to defend their title when they went 8-0 in the lead but Patriots too showed that they were not ready to go down easily and ended the first quarter 22-20 down.
Amidst cheers from the home crowd, the defending champions scored 26 points and restricted their opponents to 18 points in the second quarter to take a 10 point lead at the break; 48-38.
Patriots looked to be clueless with everything going wrong for their side as star players Kami Kabange and Hamza Ruhezamihigo continued to fire blanks and eventually trailed by 18 points going into the last 10 minutes.
In the last quarter, the Oilers slowed the game’s tempo as Patriots looked helpless allowing the opponents to score 17 points before sealing off an 86-59 victory. Patriots’ Aristide Mugabe and Elie Kaje collected 17 and 11 points respectively.
City Oilers will once again represent the Zone V at the 2017 FIBA-Africa Club Championships.
In the semi-finals, City Oilers held off KPA 73-65, while Patriots beat the other Ugandan side Betway Power with Kabange and Walter Nkurunziza leading the way with 17 points each.
Two Patriots players, Mugabe and Kabange were named on the team of the tournament—others were; Mayes (Oilers), Stanley Ocitti (Oilers) and Betway Power’s Mike Makiadi.
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) also retained the women’s title after winning all their 6 games of the competition.
Equity (Kenya) finished second while home favourites Uganda Christian University (UCU) finished third. Rwanda’s APR finished in the 5th position ahead of Don Bosco of Tanzania and Horseed of Somalia.
AS Kigali Women Football Club head coach Shaban Mbarushimana has praised his players after winning a record-extending 9th women’ league title on Saturday.
Mbarushimana’s team defeated ES Mutunda 4-0 in the final game of the season played at Kigali Stadium in Nyamirambo, to crown off the campaign with an unbeaten record.
Striker Calixte Iradukunda scored a hat-trick while Florence Imanizabayo netted the fourth goal as the City of Kigali-sponsored side registered a 14th successive league match.
“I am very happy for sure. My players deserve credit because they have done exceptionally well throughout the season. They gave everything to win the league and here we’re champions with unbeaten record,” Mbarushimana said after Saturday’s victory.
He added that, “It is something special for us as new coaches, we came in to win and we did it in the first season, hopefully, we will keep the winning spirit next season.”
Mbarushimana replaced long-serving Grace Nyinawumuntu, who was sacked in March having led the club to eight consecutive league titles.
The game was initially supposed to be played last month before being postponed as both teams’ players’ engagement in the regional inter-schools games, which were staged in Uganda.
AS Kigali won all their 14 matches, scoring 82 goals and conceding only four goals, while ES Mutunda finished in second place with 29 points from 9 wins, two draws and three losses.
Iradukunda finished the season as top scorer with 22 goals.
Kamonyi finished in third spot with 27 points; Rambura in fourth slot with 22 points; Inyemera fifth with 17 points; Bugesera sixth with 13 points, while Gakenke and Nyagatare were 7th and 8th with six and four points respectively.
Sunday 20km de Paris: Top five 1. Collins Chebi (Ken) 00:58’:28” 2. Josphat Kiprono Menjo (Ken) 00:58’:34” 3. Florian Carvalho (Fran) 00:58’:40” 4. Felicien Muhitira (Rwa) 00:58’:43” 5. Elvis Tarabach (Ken) 00:58’:43”
Rwanda’s Felicien Muhitira missed out a podium finish by just three seconds after finishing 4th in this year’s 39th edition of the 20 Kilomètres de Paris (Paris 20 km) that took place in the French capital, Paris on Sunday.
Twenty-two-year old Muhitira, who was making his debut appearance at the annual event finished in 58 minutes and 43 seconds, 15 seconds behind the race winner, Collins Chebi of Kenya (00:58’:28”).
The Rwandan runner was beaten to the bronze medal by Frenchman Florian Carvalho, who posted 58 minutes and 40 seconds while Kenyan Josphat Kiprono Menjo scooped the silver medal.
The annual race, which holds IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status and is always, held in October since 1979, takes place on the streets of French capital, Paris, attracting top international athletes from around the world.
Muhitira competed in the race just six days after winning the 98th edition of Sedan-Charleville race in record breaking time that had stood for 54 years, set by Norman Ameur, who had posted 1:11:08 in 1963.
A week before last week’s triumph, Muhitira, who races for Italian team Potenza Picenza, finished fifth in the Le Lion Semi Marathon International after clocking 1 hour, one minute and 56 seconds to set a new personal best.
Dieudonne Disi, now retired, remains the only Rwandan athlete to have won this race when he claimed it in 2009 after posting 59 minutes and 33 seconds.
Muhitira now turns focus on his final race in France, the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale half marathon scheduled for October 23.
Ku nshuro ya mbere abatuye mu Mujyi wa Kigali bamurikiwe irushanwa rya Duathlon rihuza gusiganwa ku maguru no ku magare ryegukanwa na Rukara Fazil mu bagabo yanikiye Umuholandi, Marc Schut.
Ubusanzwe mu Rwanda hari hamenyerewe amarushanwa ya Triathlon ahuza gusiganwa ku maguru, koga no kunyonga amagare yaberaga i Rubavu n’i Karongi ahari ikiyaga cya Kivu kiberamo umukino wo koga.
Kuri iki Cyumweru, Ishyirahamwe ry’uyu mukino mu Rwanda ryawumurikiye n’abatuye Umujyi wa Kigali ariko hakorwa gusiganwa ku maguru no kunyonga amagare gusa, bitewe n’uko ntahabera amarushanwa yo koga hujuje ibyangombwa hahari.
Abitabiriye iri siganwa bari 30, barimo abagabo 23 n’abakobwa barindwi bazengurukaga i Remera bahagurukiye kuri Stade Amahoro bazenguruka Kimironko basoreza nanone ku muryango wa Stade Amahoro.
Babanzaga gukora igice cya mbere cyo kwiruka n’amaguru ku ntera ya kilometero eshanu, bagakurikizaho gutwara igare ibirometero 20, basoreza ku mukino wo kwiruka ku maguru n’ubundi ku ntera ya kirometero ebyiri n’igice.
Rukara Fazil niwe wasoje ari uwa mbere akoresheje isaha n’iminota itatu n’amasegonda icumi (1h3’10’’) asize Umuholandi, Marc Schut wabaye uwa kabiri akoresheje isaha imwe n’iminota ine (1h04’) naho Ngarukiyehafi Jean de Dieu aba uwa gatatu akoresheje isaha n’iminota itanu n’amasegonda mirongo itanu n’arindwi (1h5’57″).
Mu bakobwa Uwineza Hanani yegukanye umwanya wa mbere akoresheje isaha, iminota makumyabiri n’umwe n’amasegonda atatu (1h21’3″) asize Umunyamerikakazi, Britney Power wamukurikiye akoresheje isaha n’iminota makumyabiri n’icyenda n’amasegonda mirongo itatu (1h29’30″) naho Tuyishime Alice aba uwa gatatu akoresheje isaha imwe iminota 37 n’amasegonda 54 (1h37’54″).
Aba banyamahanga barimo Abadage, Abaholandi n’Abanyamerika bitabiriye iri siganwa bwa mbere bagaragaje ibyishimo byo kuba ryagenze neza kandi bari bacungiwe umutekano mu mihanda bakoresheje ndetse umwe muribo, Lucas yatangaje ko bibaye intangiriro ariko bagiye no gushishikariza bagenzi babo gutangira kiryitabira ku buryo ubutaha bashobora kuzaza ari nka 50.
Perezida w’Ishyirahamwe ry’imikino ya Triathlon mu Rwanda, Mbaraga Alexis na we yavuze ko yishimiye kuba ku nshuro ya mbere bateguye amarushanwa muri Kigali yagenze neza, ashimira Polisi y’u Rwanda yabafashije gucunga umutekano w’abakinnyi mu muhanda anavuga ko bagiye kujya bategura amarushanwa atandukanye i Kigali.
Tariki 29 Ukwakira hateganyijwe irindi rushanwa rikomeye rya Triathlon ryo rizabera i Rubavu rikazaba ririmo ibyiciro byose haba kwiruka ku maguru, kunyonga amagare no koga.
Uwineza Hanani wanikiye abandi
Bitney Power wabaye uwa kabiri mu bakobwa anyonga igare
Rukara mu muhanda asiganwa ku maguru
Amagare bakoreshaga iyo babaga barangije kwiruka
Barangije isiganwa ibyuya byabarenze
Bitney Power wabaye uwa kabiri(ibumoso), Uwineza Hanani wabaye uwa mbere na Tuyishime Alice wa gatatu mu bakobwa
Abanyamahanga bitabiriye iri rushanwa baryishimiye
Mbaraga Alex uyobora ishyirahamwe ry’umukino wa Triathlon yavuze ko bagiye gutegura amarushanwa menshi muri Kigali
Umuyobozi Wungirije w’Umujyi wa Kigali ushinzwe ubukungu, Busabizwa Parfait yakurikiranye aya marushanwa.
