Rwanda at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Rwanda at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC code	RWA
NOC	Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Rwanda
in Nanjing
Competitors	11 in 4 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Youth Olympics appearances
2010 2014 2018

Rwanda competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Rwanda qualified four athletes.^[1]

Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)

Boys

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
James Sugira	1500 m	3:47.28 PB	3 Q	3:48.93	8
Jean Myasiro	3000 m	8:33.94 PB	11 qB	8:32.44 PB	10

Girls

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Venantie Mukandayisenga	1500 m	4:28.67 PB	7 Q	4:29.23	7

Beach Volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Rwanda qualified a boys' and girls' team by their performance at the CAVB Qualification Tournament.^[2]

Athletes	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 24	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Elias Ndagano Sylvestre Ndayisabye	Boys'	Kratz – Pristauz (AUT)	6	did not advance
		Gomez – Hernandez (VEN)
		Ashfiya – Licardo (INA) L 0-2 (14-21, 13-21)
		Kmiecik – Macura (POL)
		DeFalco – Richard (USA) L 0-2
Seraphine Mukantambara Lea Uwimbabazi	Girls'	Bell – Kendall (AUS) L 0-2 (14-21, 4-21)	5	did not advance
		Daniel – Joe (VAN) W 2-0 (21-14, 21-19)
		Bernier – Cajigas (PUR)
		Makroguzova – Rugykh (RUS)
		Hiruela – Verasio (ARG) L 0-2 (7-21, 10-21)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Rwanda was given a girls' team to compete from the tripartite commission.^[3]

Team

Athletes	Event	Cross-Country Eliminator		Time Trial			BMX		Cross-Country Race			Road Race			Total Pts	Rank
		Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank	Points
Clementine Niyonsaba Benitha Uwamariya	Girls' Team	DNS	0	7:04.50	26	0	31	0	DNS		0	1:22:05 1:22:07	44 45	0	0	32

Mixed Relay

Athletes	Event	Cross-Country Girls' Race	Cross-Country Boys' Race	Boys' Road Race	Girls' Road Race	Total Time	Rank
Maria Peinado (BOL)  Abderrahim Zahiri (MAR)  Mohcine Elkouraji (MAR)  Clementine Niyonsaba (RWA)	Mixed Team Relay	4:25	3:24	5:40	7:15	20:44	26

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Rwanda qualified one swimmer.^[4]

Boys

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Abdoul Gatete Babu	50 m freestyle	DSQ		did not advance
	50 m butterfly	34.44	45	did not advance

References

1. "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
2. "Sierra Leone men and Rwanda women top podium of African qualifiers for Youth Olympic Games". FIVB. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
3. "Cycling Girls Qualifiers". UCI. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
4. "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.