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.