Rwanda at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Rwanda at the
2016 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| RWA
NPC| National Paralympic Committee of Rwanda
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors| 13 in 2 sports
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Rwanda competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

## Funding and support

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The Rwanda Paralympic Committee was an Agitos Grant Award recipient, with the funding going towards athlete pathway development for Rio and Tokyo.[1][2] The funding benefited 900 athletes around the country, while it also went to training coaches, classifiers and referees in Rwanda.[2]

The Rwanda NPC has a goal of sending its largest ever Paralympic delegation to Rio.[2]

## Disability classifications

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Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[3][4] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[5]

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Hermas Cliff Muvunyi was selected to represent Rwanda at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the T46 400m and 1500m events. Muyunyi qualified for Rio at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Prior to the Games, he announced that he would retire at the conclusion of the Rio Games.[6] Going into Rio, Muyunyi was based at the Amahoro National Stadium where he trained with Eric Karasira.[6]

## Sitting volleyball

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Main article: Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Rwanda women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games after winning the African Championships.[6][7]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification

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1  |  China | 3  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 9  | 2  | 4.500  | 246  | 169  | 1.456  | Semi-finals
2  |  United States | 3  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 8  | 3  | 2.667  | 256  | 156  | 1.641
3  |  Iran | 3  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 6  | 0.500  | 160  | 197  | 0.812  | Classification 5th / 6th
4  |  Rwanda | 3  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 9  | 0.000  | 85  | 225  | 0.378  | Classification 7th / 8th

Source: Paralympic.org

10 September 2016
10:00  | China | 3-0  |  Rwanda | Riocentro \- Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro

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(25–3, 25–8, 25–6)
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12 September 2016
10:00  | Rwanda | 0–3  |  Iran | Riocentro \- Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro

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(10–25, 19–25, 18–25)
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14 September 2016
10:00  | United States | 3–0  |  Rwanda | Riocentro \- Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro

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(25–10, 25–8, 25–3)
Report

## See also

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* Rwanda at the 2016 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Grant Support Programme to fund 28 para-sport projects in 2014". Chinese Olympic Committee. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. ^ a b c "Rwanda aims to send its largest ever team to Rio 2016 Paralympics". The New Times Rwanda. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
3. ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
4. ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
5. ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
6. ^ a b c Asiimwe, Geoffrey (August 20, 2016). "Rwanda: Muvunyi to Retire After 2016 Rio Paralympics". AllAfrica. The New Times. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
7. ^ "Who is Rio bound for Sitting Volleyball?". World Para Volleyball. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

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National Paralympic Committees at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Comoros
* Congo
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Cambodia
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* East Timor
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* South Korea
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Tonga

Independent|

* Independent Paralympic Athletes

Banned|

* Russia

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