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]
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]
See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=2 | Hermas Muvunyi | 400 m T46 | 49.75 | 1 Q | 49.59 | 5 |
800 m T46 | 1:58.18 | 2 Q | ||||
Theoneste Nsengimana | 1500 m T46 | 4:08.83 | 8 | did not advance |
See main article: Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
See main article: Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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.