Rwanda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Rwanda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Rwanda
CGF code	RWA
CGA	Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	olympicrwanda.org
in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors	17 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Salome Nyirarukundo (opening)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
2010 2014 2018 2022

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.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	3	6
Beach volleyball	0	2	2
Cycling	6	2	8
Powerlifting	1	0	1
Total	10	7	17

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
James Sugira	5000 m	14:03:51	7
Christophe Tuyishimire		14:39:29	14
Alexis Nizeyimana	Marathon	Did not finish

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alice Ishimwe	800 m	2:11.36	8	Did not advance
Beatha Nishimwe	1500 m	4:14.96	9	Did not advance
Salome Nyirarukundo	10000 m	—	32:13.74	11

Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Charlotte Nzayisenga Denyse Mutatsimpundu	Women's	Pool C  Wills – Polley (NZL) L 0–2 (14–21, 16–21)  Matauatu – Pata (VAN) L 0–2 (15–21, 10–21)  Lau – Ong (SGP) W 2–0 (21–11, 22–20)	3 q	Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) L 0–2 (9–21, 8–21)	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Joseph Areruya	Road race	3:59:39	37
Didier Munyaneza		3:58:00	23
Valens Ndayisenga		DNF
Jean Paul Ukiniwabo		DNF
Jean Claude Uwizeye		3:57:58	21
Bonaventure Uwizeyimana		3:58:01	24
Joseph Areruya	Time trial	52:24.16	13
Valens Ndayisenga		54:06.50	24

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Beatha Ingabire	Road race	DNF
Magnifique Manizabayo		DNF

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Rwanda participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Vedaste Niyonzima	Men's lightweight	141.2	9

See also

• Rwanda at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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. Kigali, Rwanda. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
3. Kamasa, Peter (27 October 2017). "Rwanda beach volleyball team to participate in Commonwealth qualifiers". The New Times. Kigali, Rwanda. Retrieved 2 November 2017.