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Looking ahead, Uwamahoro Françoise will represent Rwanda tomorrow in the Women’s -49 kg Taekwondo event, where she is set to face Australia’s MacDonald Mackenzie at Complexe Iba Mar Diop. #TeamRwanda #Dakar2026

#Athletics: Abizera Sonia Eli-Elohe competed in the Women’s 400m Semi-Final, finishing fifth in her heat of eight athletes with a time of 57.29 seconds. She set a new personal best, improving on her previous record of 58.33 seconds, and secured her place in tomorrow’s final.

Despite an unfortunate crash while attempting a sprint attack, Akimana Donatha showed resilience to finish 22nd out of 41 competitors. In the men’s race, Shema Emmanuel crossed the finish line in 29th place among 39 cyclists.

The #Dakar2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games journey for #TeamRwanda continued today, with 3 athletes competing in Cycling and Athletics. #Cycling: Both the men’s and women’s Road Race events were held over an 8.5 km course. The women completed 7 laps, while the men covered 9 laps.

[...] sincere appreciation to the Embassy for its tremendous support throughout the preparations and participation of Team Rwanda at the Games. #TeamRwanda #Dakar2026

[...] compete, know that you have our full support. Go out there, give your best and represent Rwanda and its values on the global stage.” On behalf of #TeamRwanda, the President of the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC), Ms. UMULINGA Alice, expressed her [...]

[...] for their efforts and encouraged those yet to compete to give their best and represent Rwanda with pride. He said: “I would like to thank the athletes who have already competed for giving their best. There is still much more to achieve ahead. To those who are yet to [...]

Today, the Rwandan Ambassador to Senegal, H.E. BIZIMANA Festus, hosted the Rwandan delegation participating in the #Dakar2026 Youth Olympic Games at his official Residence. Addressing the delegation, Ambassador BIZIMANA commended the athletes who have already competed [...]

The action resumes on Sunday, November 8, as #TeamRwanda returns to competition in cycling and athletics: #Cycling: Akimana Donatha and Shema Emmanuel will take on the Road Race at Corniche Ouest, starting at 9:00 AM.

The swimming chapter of #TeamRwanda at the #Dakar2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games comes to a close with Murenzi Sheja Kean competing in the Men's 200m Freestyle. Kean clocked 2:12.37, compared to his previous time of 2:11.02 recorded during Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

- Jayden Ntwali: Recorded 32.05 seconds in the 50m Backstroke, compared to his previous time of 31.74 seconds. - Kalisa Keza: Clocked 48.59 seconds in the 50m Breaststroke, against her previous time of 47.49 seconds. #TeamRwanda #Dakar2026

Day 5 Results for Team Rwanda at the #Dakar2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games: - Aragsan Mugabo: Clocked 36.33 seconds in the 50m Backstroke, improving her previous time of 36.65 seconds by 0.32 seconds to secure a new personal best.

“Congratulations to those who have competed. You have done your best, and this is only the beginning of many opportunities ahead. To those yet to compete, prepare to the fullest. You have our full support. This is your time to shine and uphold our Rwandan values. All the best!”🇷🇼

Today, RNOSC President Ms. UMULINGA Alice visited Team Rwanda at the Youth Olympic Village, urging athletes to stay focused, believe in themselves, give their best and enjoy the Olympic experience. #TeamRwanda #Dakar2026

The competition was followed from the stands by Rwanda's Ambassador to Senegal, Festus Bizimana, Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee President Alice Umulinga, and MINISPORTS Director General Gilbert Muvunyi who came to show their support for the young athletes.

- Jayden Ntwali: Set two personal bests, clocking 27.15 seconds in the 50m Freestyle, improving from 27.41, and 28.66 seconds in the 50m Butterfly, improving from 29.12. - Kalisa Keza: Recorded a new personal best of 36.11 seconds in the 50m Butterfly. #TeamRwanda #Dakar2026

Day 3 for #TeamRwanda at the #Dakar2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games came in with impressive performances from swimmers, including three personal bests and a new national record! - Mugabo Aragsan: Clocked 29.94 seconds in the 50m Freestyle, setting a new Women's National Record.

#Swimming: Murenzi Sheja Kean clocked 58.57 seconds in the 100m Freestyle, finishing 0.03 seconds behind his 58.54 seconds, recorded at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Aragsan Mugabo recorded 1:08.54 in the same event (100m Freestyle), matching her personal best.

Day 2 of Competitions for #TeamRwanda at #Dakar2026 Youth Olympic Games! #KungFuWushu: In the Gunshu routine, the Mugisha François scored 7.863, making the overall score 15.829, and ranking 9th of 12 athletes, just one position short of qualifying for the final.

Murenzi Sheja Kean finished 3rd in his heat of the men’s 100m butterfly, recording a personal best of 1:03.89 and improving his previous time by 4.75 seconds. Up next: Mugabo Aragsan takes to the pool tomorrow at 10:00 in the women’s 100m freestyle. #TeamRwanda #Dakar2026