Rwanda at the 2012 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:RWA
Npcname:National Paralympic Committee of Rwanda
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2012
Location:London
Competitors:14
Sports:3
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:2000

Rwanda competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.[1]

Team

Dominique Bizimana served as the President of the National Paralympic Committee of Rwanda in 2012, along with being a member of the men's national sitting volleyball team.[2] The delegation stayed at Cavesson House in the Paralympic Village.[3]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Men's track and road events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
align=left rowspan=2Hermas Muvunyi400 m T4649.751 Q49.59 5
800 m T461:58.182 Q
Theoneste Nsengimana1500 m T464:08.838did not advance

Powerlifting

See main article: Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Volleyball

See main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Men's tournament

The team was the first from Sub-Saharan Africa to participate at the Paralympic Games. Many members of the team went to London having survived or having had family who survived the Rwandan genocide. Two member of the national squad lost limbs fighting against those who committed the 1992 genocide. One of those team members who lost a leg was Dominique Bizimana.

Roster
Group play------------
9th/10th place classification

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rwanda - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals. LOCOG. 27 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120829004824/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/country/rwanda/index.html. 29 August 2012.
  2. News: Rwandan volleyball team to compete at Paralympics. 2012-08-30. BBC News. en-GB. 2016-10-25.
  3. News: Olympics/Paralympics, who stayed where?. 2012. Get Living London. 2016-10-27. 2016-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028023329/https://myeastvillage.co.uk/media/702127/who-stayed-where-by-building.pdf. dead.