Rwanda at the 2019 African Games

Sporting event delegation

Rwanda at the
2019 African Games

Flag of Rwanda

IOC code| RWA
NOC| Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Rwanda
in Rabat, Morocco
19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
Competitors| 11 (8 men and 3 women) in 4 sports and 8 events
Medals
Ranked 37th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

African Games appearances

* 1987
* 1991–2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

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

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### Medal table

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| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Bronze | Patrick Akumuntu Kavalo
Olivier Ntagengwa | Beach volleyball | Men's tournament | 21 August
Bronze | Moise Mugisha | Cycling | Men's Individual Time Trial | 26 August
Bronze | Rwanda | Cycling | Men's Team Time Trial | 29 August
| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Cycling | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2
Beach volleyball | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Total  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2019 African Games

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

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Main article: Cycling at the 2019 African Games

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

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2019 African Games

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

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1. ^ a b c "NOC Overview - Rwanda". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
2. ^ a b "Noel Hitimana - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
3. ^ a b "Marthe Yankurije - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
4. ^ "Mountain Bike Cycling Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
5. ^ "Road Cycling Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
6. ^ a b "Moise Mugisha - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
7. ^ "Rwanda Cycling Road - Team Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
8. ^ "Team profile - Beach Volleyball". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

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Nations at the 2019 African Games

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

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