| Ritah Asiimwe | |
| Residence: | Kampala |
| Handedness: | Left |
| Highest Ranking: | 15 (WS 29 November 2022) 7 (WD with Elizabeth Mwesigwa 2 July 2024) 98 (XD with Kizza Edward Kabonge 20 September 2022) |
| Current Ranking: | 19 (WS) 11 (WD with Elizabeth Mwesigwa) |
| Date Of Current Ranking: | 5 September 2024 |
| Event: | Women's singles SU5 Women's doubles SL3–SU5 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Kabarole, Uganda |
Ritah Asiimwe PLY (born 10 July 1986) is a Ugandan para-badminton player who is ranked as the country's number one in the women's SU5 category. She is ranked as Africa's number 2 para badminton player and in 2020 became the first Ugandan para badminton player to compete in the Summer Paralympics.
she is ranked 7th worldwide in the women's para-badminton doubles (SL3-SU5 category) and 19th worldwide in the women's para-badminton singles (SU5 category) by the Badminton World Federation.[1]
Asiimwe has a bachelor's degree in Development studies from Mbarara University.
As a beneficiary of Badminton World Federation in partnership with the World Academy of Sport (WAoS) initiative, she graduated the University of London’s Postgraduate Certificate in International Sports Management programme in 2023.[2]
In January 2005, Asiimwe lost her right arm after an assault and now uses her left hand.[3] [4] After visiting the Uganda Para Badminton International in 2018, she took up the sport.
While ranked 15th in the SU5 women's singles, she participated in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.[5] [6]
Asiimwe has participated in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions of the African Para-Badminton Championships. She won the SU5 women's singles and partnered with Elizabeth Mwesigwa to win the SL3-SU5 women's doubles in 2022,[7] and teamed up with Mwesigwa again in 2023 to finish tied for third in the SL3-SU5 Women's Doubles.[8]
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lugogo Indoor Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Ketsia Ambare | 21–7, 21–12 | Gold |
 Mona Fares Mohamed | 21–7, 24–26, 21–6 | |||
 Sumini Mutesi | 21–18, 17–21, 21–14 | |||
| Josephine Zulu | 21–10, 21–16 |
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lugogo Indoor Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Elizabeth Mwesigwa | Sumini Mutesi Rose Nansereko | 21–11, 21–16 | Gold | |
| 2023 | Lugogo Indoor Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Elizabeth Mwesigwa | Mariam Eniola Bolaji Chinyere Lucky Okoro | 10–21, 7–21 | Bronze |