Rwanda at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation
Rwanda at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeRWA
NPCNational Paralympic Committee of Rwanda
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors12 in 2 sports
Flag bearers Liliane Mukobwankawe
Emmanuel Niyibizi
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Rwanda are competing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. It is the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics, since the nation's debut at 2000.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Sitting volleyball 0 11 11
Athletics 1 0 1
Total 0 11 11

Sitting volleyball

Rwanda women's national team entered the paralympic games by virtue of their gold medal results, at the 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships in Lagos, Nigeria.[1]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Rwanda women's Women's tournament  Brazil
L 0–3 		 Slovenia
  Canada

Atheletics

Emmanual Niyibizi qualified after winning Gold at the Dubai 2024 World Para Athletics Grand Prix on 15 February 2024.[2][3]

Summary
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Emmanuel Niyibizi 1500m T46 — DQ

Athlete Disappearance

On 27 August 2024, Claudine Bazubagira from the sitting volleyball team was reported missing by the Rwandan Olympic Committee, after they had not been seen since leaving the team camp in Courbevoie on 20 August.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Penultimate men's and women's teams secure positions for Paris 2024". World ParaVolley. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Dubai 2024 World Para Athletics Grand Prix Results" (PDF). World ParaVolley. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris Paralympics: Rwandan athletes pledge to bring medals home". The New Times. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Paris 2024: Authorities probe 'worrying disappearance' of Rwandan Paralympian". RTE. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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