Rwanda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
CgaRWA
CganameRwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee
GamesCommonwealth Games
Year2018
Websiteolympicrwanda.org
LocationGold Coast, Australia
Competitors17
Sports4
Gold0
Silver0
Bronze0
App begin year2010
Start date4 April 2018
End date15 April 2018

Rwanda competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1]

Track and field athlete Salome Nyirarukundo was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics336
Beach volleyball022
Cycling628
Powerlifting101
Total10717

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
James Sugira5000 m14:03:517
Christophe Tuyishimire14:39:2914
Alexis NizeyimanaMarathonDid not finish
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Alice Ishimwe800 m2:11.368Did not advance
Beatha Nishimwe1500 m4:14.969Did not advance
Salome Nyirarukundo10000 mcolspan=232:13.7411

Beach volleyball

Rwanda qualified a women's beach volleyball team, by winning the African qualification tournament held in October 2017.[3]

AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Charlotte Nzayisenga
Denyse Mutatsimpundu
Women'sPool C

L 0–2 (14–21, 16–21)

L 0–2 (15–21, 10–21)

W 2–0 (21–11, 22–20)
3 q
L 0–2 (9–21, 8–21)
Did not advance

Cycling

Rwanda participated with 8 athletes (6 men and 2 women).

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Joseph AreruyaRoad race3:59:3937
Didier Munyaneza3:58:0023
Valens NdayisengaDNF
Jean Paul UkiniwaboDNF
Jean Claude Uwizeye3:57:5821
Bonaventure Uwizeyimana3:58:0124
Joseph AreruyaTime trial52:24.1613
Valens Ndayisenga54:06.5024
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Beatha IngabireRoad raceDNF
Magnifique ManizabayoDNF

Powerlifting

Rwanda participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

AthleteEventResultRank
Vedaste NiyonzimaMen's lightweight141.29

See also

References

  1. ^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ Mugabe, Bonnie (5 April 2018). "Nyirarukundo Leads Out Team Rwanda At 2018 Commonwealth Games". KT Press. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ Kamasa, Peter (27 October 2017). "Rwanda beach volleyball team to participate in Commonwealth qualifiers". The New Times. Retrieved 2 November 2017.