Rwanda at the 2019 African Games
Rwanda competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.[1] In total, athletes representing Rwanda won three bronze medals and the country finished in 37th place in the medal table.
Rwanda at the 2019 African Games | |
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IOC code | RWA |
NOC | Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Rwanda |
in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 | |
Competitors | 11 (8 men and 3 women) in 4 sports and 8 events |
Medals Ranked 37th |
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Medal summary
Medal table
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Athletics
Noel Hitimana and Marthe Yankurije competed in athletics.[1]
Hitimana competed in the men's 10,000 metres event and Yankurije competed in the women's 10,000 metres event.[2][3]
Hitimana finished in 5th place and Yankurije finished in 8th place.[2][3]
Cycling
Rwanda competed in both mountain bike and road cycling.[1] Moise Mugisha won the bronze medal in the men's individual time trial.[4] He was also part of the team that won the bronze medal in the men's team time trial.[4][5]
Volleyball
Rwanda competed in the men's beach volleyball tournament.
Patrick Akumuntu Kavalo and Olivier Ntagengwa won the bronze medal.[6]
Benitha Mukandayisenga and Valentine Munezero competed in the women's beach volleyball tournament. They finished in 8th place.
References
- "NOC Overview - Rwanda". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- "Noel Hitimana - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- "Marthe Yankurije - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- "Moise Mugisha - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- "Rwanda Cycling Road - Team Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- "Team profile - Beach Volleyball". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.