The Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee launched the 2014 Olympic Week celebrations at the OlympAfrica center in Nyanza on Monday afternoon.
The RNOSC was represented by treasurer Theo Uwayo who said, “Olympism is a philosopy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced way the qualities of the body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort, the educational value of good example and respect of universal, fundamental ethical principles. ”
Uwayo also explained that the practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport without my-drugs-blog.com of any kind in the Olympic spirit which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fairplay.
Three sport disciplines including archery, fencing and taekwondo were exhibited to the hundreds of school children and residents of Nyanza who were in attendance.
Three representatives from each of the three national federations of archery, fencing and taekwondo were involved in the exhibition of the sports disciplines.
Two of the representatives displayed the technics and skills of the sport while the other representative explained the scoring system and how to win a match.
After the exhibition, the schoolchildren and residents of Nyanza were given a chance to ask questions that were answered by the federation representatives.
Everyone got a chance of trying out the sport that they liked and national federations established interested persons that will join the Olympic movement on that note.