Rwanda at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Rwanda at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Rwanda
CGF code	RWA
CGA	Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	olympicrwanda.org
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors	16 (10 men and 6 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Ntagengwa Olivier Diane Ingabire
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Rwanda competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.^[1] It was Rwanda's fourth appearance at the Games.

Ntagengwa Olivier and Diane Ingabire were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.^[2]

Competitors

Rwanda received a quota of 20 open allocation slots from Commonwealth Sport,^[3] of which they filled 15. This quota is used to determine the overall team in sports lacking a qualifying system.

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	3	4
Beach volleyball	2	0	2
Cycling	5	3	8
Swimming	2	0	2
Total	10	6	16

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

A squad of four athletes was selected as of 10 July 2022.^[4]

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Yves Nimubona	5000 m	13:20.20	5

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Claire Uwitonze	1500 m	4:24.07	8	did not advance
Emeline Imanizabayo	5000 m	—		15:37.87	14
Celine Iranzi	10,000 m	—		32:48.60	11

Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

By virtue of their position in the extended FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings (based on performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022), Rwanda qualified for the men's tournament.^[5][6] Two players were selected as of 19 July 2022.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary Round				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Olivier Ntagengwa Venuste Gatsinze	Men's tournament	Leo Williams / Goldschmidt (RSA) W 2 - 0	Ismail / Naseem (MDV) W 2 - 1	Burnett / McHugh (AUS) L 0 - 2	2 Q	O'Dea / Fuller (NZL) W 2 - 0	Burnett / McHugh (AUS) L 0 - 2	Bronze medal match  Bello / Bello (ENG) L 0 - 2	4

Men's tournament

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Burnett – McHugh (AUS)	3	3	0	6	6	0	MAX	126	88	1.432	Quarterfinals
2	Ntagengwa – Gatsinze (RWA)	3	2	1	5	4	3	1.333	127	128	0.992
3	Williams – Goldschmidt (RSA)	3	1	2	4	2	5	0.400	109	132	0.826	Ranking of third-placed teams
4	Ismail – Naseem (MDV)	3	0	3	3	2	6	0.333	129	143	0.902

Source: birmingham2022.com

Qualified for the Quarterfinals

30 July 2022 14:30	Ntagengwa – Gatsinze (RWA)	2–0	Williams – Goldschmidt (RSA)	Smithfield
	(21–19, 21–16) Report

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1 August 2022 19:00	Ntagengwa – Gatsinze (RWA)	2–1	Ismail – Naseem (MDV)	Smithfield
	(21–16, 14–21, 16–14) Report

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3 August 2022 14:30	Burnett – McHugh (AUS)	2–0	Ntagengwa – Gatsinze (RWA)	Smithfield
	(21–16, 21–18) Report

Quarterfinals

5 August 2022 11:00	O'Dea – Fuller (NZL)	0–2	Ntagengwa – Gatsinze (RWA)	Smithfield
	(18–21, 19–21) Report

Semifinals

6 August 2022 15:00	Ntagengwa – Gatsinze (RWA)	0–2	Burnett – McHugh (AUS)	Smithfield
	(18–21, 14–21) Report

Bronze medal match

7 August 2022 15:00	Bello – Bello (ENG)	2–0	Ntagengwa – Gatsinze (RWA)	Smithfield
	(21–11, 21–12) Report

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Following the National Road Championships, a squad of eight cyclists was selected as of 5 July 2022.^[8] Moise Mugisha, who was unable to take part in the championships after being hit in a car accident, is also listed as of 10 July 2022.^[4]

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Eric Manizabayo	Road race	3:37:15	54
Moise Mugisha		3:37:08	36
Samuel Mugisha		DNF
Eric Muhoza		3:37:08	33
Byiza Renus Uhiriwe		3:37:08	23
Moise Mugisha	Time trial	51:56.70	17
Byiza Renus Uhiriwe		53:52.62	27

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Diane Ingabire	Road race	DNF
Josiane Mukashma		DNF
Jacqueline Tuyishime		DNF
Diane Ingabire	Time trial	47:39.04	25
Jacqueline Tuyishime		48:04.33	26

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

A squad of two swimmers was selected as of 10 July 2022.^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eloi Maniraguha	50 m freestyle	25.15	54	did not advance
	100 m freestyle	57.79	63	did not advance
Isihaka Isihaka	50 m butterfly	26.84	46	did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:00.95	44	did not advance

References

1. Nuwamanya, Amon (8 November 2021). "Rwanda To Host The Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay". KT Press. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
2. @RwandaCGA (27 July 2022). "Update: On this Thursday, during the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games 2022. Ntagengwa Olivier and Ingabire Diane will be the Flag bears of #Rwanda" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. Nsabimana, Eddie (23 March 2022). "Rwandan athletes in preps for Commonwealth Games". The New Times. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
4. Icyegeranyo cy 'Amakuru y 'Imikino yaranze icyumweru | 2022 Taliki 01-07 Nyakanga (PDF) (in Kinyarwanda). RNOSC. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
5. "Beach Volleyball Line-Up Confirmed For Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". FIVB. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
6. "SI beach volleyball team qualify for Commonwealth Games". Solomon Star. News Corp. 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
7. Sikubwabo, Damas (19 July 2022). "Rwanda to face South Africa in Commonwealth games opener". The New Times. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
8. Nsabimana, Eddie (5 July 2022). "Rwandan athletes in preps for Commonwealth Games". The New Times. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

External links

• Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Official site