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Jean Marie Vianney Nsengiyumva.

Nsengiyumva named new coach of national sitting volleyball team

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The New Times

It takes many iterations for a woman to succeed in sports – sitting volleyball referee Mukeshimana

Thursday, February 04, 2021
The president of the National Olympic Committee Valens Munyabagisha speaks at a recent event. Munyabagisha has called on the government to priotise sporting disciplines in which Rwanda has a competitive advantage. / File.

Rwanda needs to prioritise sports to excel globally- Munyabagisha

Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Rwanda's women sitting volleyball team qualified for the 16th Paralympic Games, due in Tokyo next year, after beating Egypt to retain the African Championship in September 2019.

Sitting volleyball team will be ready to ‘embrace Paralympics 2021’

Sunday, May 03, 2020
The Tour du Rwanda 2020, which concluded on March 1, was the last major sporting event held in Rwanda before the lockdown was announced on March 21. / File.

The ‘Coronasation’ of Sports

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
The National womenu2019s sitting volleyball team which won the Africa Paralympic sitting volleyball championship last year will represent Rwanda in the World paralympics in Tokyo next year. / File photo.

Dates for Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games confirmed

Monday, March 30, 2020
Hermas Cliff Muvunyi, 31, will be the only Rwandan at the 2020 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in June. / File.

Para athletics star Muvunyi starts preps for World Grand Prix 2020

Monday, March 02, 2020
Jean Claude Niringiyimana (red armour) struck a gold medal at the 2017 African Para Taekwondo Championships. /File photo.

Taekwondo: Niringiyimana eyes Paralympics ticket

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Rwanda will again represent Africa at the 2020 Paralympic Games in womenu2019s sitting volleyball following the historic outing at the 2016 Rio Games.

Paralympic Games 2020: Women sitting volleyball team to start preps this month

Monday, January 13, 2020
With a capacity to sit 10,000 people, Kigali Arena is the biggest indoor sports facility in the region and among the top 10 on the continent.

2010–2019: Ten events that defined the past decade in Rwandan sports

Saturday, January 04, 2020
Egyptian Mossad Rashad Elaiuty will be in charge of the team in Japan. / Sam Ngendahimana

Sitting volleyball team off to Japan for World ‘Super 6’ showpiece

Saturday, November 02, 2019
Sandrine Nyirambarushimana last month helped Rwanda to qualify for the Paralympic Games for a second consecutive time. She is Africau2019s best player in womenu2019s sitting volleyball since 2015. Courtesy
Volleyball

Sandrine Nyirambarushimana: The making of a volleyball champion

Friday, October 11, 2019