Ministre wa sport n’umuco Mme UWACU Julienne kuwa 27.07.2016 yashyikirije ibendera ry’igihugu abagiye guhagararira u Rwanda muri Jeux Olympiques (05 – 21.08.2016) na Jeux Paralympiques (07 -18.09.2016) zigiye kubera i Rio muri Bresil. Yabanje kubaha impanuro ababwira ko u Rwanda ari igihugu kimaze kwandika izina ku isi mu nzego zinyuranye, farmafelicidad.com kugira ishyaka ryo gutsinda no guhorana indangagaciro z’abanyarwanda; ubumuntu, ikinyabupfura, kubaha no kubahana ati ”Ntihazagire useba cyangwa ngo asebye igihugu”.
U Rwanda muri Jeux Olympiques – Rio 2016 ruzahagararirwa n’abakinnyi 7 bo mu mikino 3:
ATHLETISME
1.UWIRAGIYE Ambroise : marathon
2.MUKASAKINDI Claudette: marathon
3.NYIRARUKUNDO Salomé: 10.000 m
CYCLISME
1.NIYONSHUTI Adrien : road race
2.BYUKUSENGE Nathan : mountain bike
NATATION
1.UMURUNGI Johanna : 100 m butterfly
2.IMANIRAGUHA Eloi : 50 m freestyle
Muri Jeux Paralympiques – Rio 2016 u Rwanda ruzahagararirwa mu mikino 2 :
SITTING VOLLEYBALL
Ikipe y’igihugu y’abagore
ATHLETISME:
1.MUVUNYI Hermas : 400 m & 1.500 m T 46
2.NDAYISENGA Jean Claude : 100 m & 400 m T47