Rwanda at the 2019 African Games
| 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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| African Games appearances | |
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.
Medal summary[edit]
Medal table[edit]
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Athletics[edit]
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[edit]
Rwanda competed in both mountain bike and road cycling.[1][4][5] Moise Mugisha won the bronze medal in the men's individual time trial.[6] He was also part of the team that won the bronze medal in the men's team time trial.[6][7]
Volleyball[edit]
Rwanda competed in the men's beach volleyball tournament.
Patrick Akumuntu Kavalo and Olivier Ntagengwa won the bronze medal.[8]
Benitha Mukandayisenga and Valentine Munezero competed in the women's beach volleyball tournament. They finished in 8th place.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "NOC Overview - Rwanda". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Noel Hitimana - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Marthe Yankurije - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Mountain Bike Cycling Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Road Cycling Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "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.
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