Para sport & Paralympic News
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Jean Claude Niringiyimana targets taekwondo top five
30.03.2018
Rwandan aspires to emulate movie star namesake Jean Claude Van Damme
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Hosts Rwanda and Egypt claim African titles in Kigali
21.09.2017
Regional Sitting Volleyball Championships conclude on 17 September
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Niringiyimana receives Allianz Athlete of the Month for April
09.05.2017
The Rwandan taekwondo athlete took silver at his first international competition.
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WTF release updated world rankings for May
03.05.2017
Performances from the African Open in April shook up the rankings.
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Rwanda tops podium at African Open
07.04.2017
Top-ranked Para taekwondo athlete Mohammed Aatif was stunned in the semifinal.
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#WePlayTogether: Rwanda featured in UN photo exhibition
06.04.2017
In celebration of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the exhibition highlights what the UN and players all around the world do to harness the power of sport.
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Jean Baptiste Murema new NPC Rwanda President
30.03.2017
The former sitting volleyball player will begin his first term as President of the NPC.
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‘Making Boccia Accessible’ held in Rwanda
17.03.2017
The two-day course provided training to develop participants’ refereeing and classification skills.
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Big read: The man behind Rwanda’s sitting volleyball success
13.12.2015
The Dutch coach has revolutionised the sport in Rwanda, helping both the men’s and the women’s teams qualify for their first Paralympic Games in history.
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Rwanda wins inaugural women’s African volleyball champs
01.08.2015
Rwanda will be the first African women’s sitting volleyball team to participate in a Paralympic Games after winning the regional crown.
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Iran, Rwanda to host sitting volleyball events
21.05.2015
Africa Championships head to Rwanda in July, while the World Club Cup comes to Mashhad, I.R. Iran in September.
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Rwandan para-sport develops at pace
04.03.2015
Thanks to support received from the Agitos Foundation, Rwanda expect to send an increased number of athletes to Rio 2016.
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Youth coordinators show incredible progress
04.09.2014
A group of coordinators from African countries have reported on how they have developed athletes for national teams.
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IPC members mark UN Day of Persons with Disabilities
07.12.2013
National Paralympic Committees and International Federations around the world are doing their part to promote the Paralympic Movement on 3 December.
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IBSA Goalball African Championships to begin
02.12.2013
Algeria head into the event as the favourites after making it to the Paralympic quarter-finals last year in London.
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630,000 Euros given over to development
03.10.2013
More than 30 countries and organisations will receive over 630,000 Euros to develop para-sport worldwide.
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Rwanda send athletes to their first World Champs
18.07.2013
African nation send three athletes to Lyon following the Agitos Foundation 2013 Athletics Technical Courses in Nairobi.
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NPC Rwanda elect new President
11.03.2013
Celestin Nzeyimana to take over as President from Dominique Bizimana
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African NPCs try to maintain momentum
04.12.2012
The IPC led a workshop in South Africa with 10 National Paralympic Committees to try to help them maintain the momentum they gained from London 2012.
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Rwanda hosts leadership training for East African NPCs
27.11.2012
East African Paralympic committees in Rwanda last week to discuss how to further develop disability sport in their region.
