Ritah Asiimwe

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Personal information
CountryFlag of Uganda.svg Uganda
ResidenceKampala
HandednessLeft
Women's singles SU5
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking15 (WS SU5) (August 2020)

08 (WD with Elizabeth Mwesigwa 22 March 2024)

X (XD with Kizza Edward Kabonge ) (August 2020)
Current ranking19 (WS SU5) (March 2024)
Medal record
Women's para-badminton
Representing Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
African Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Kampala Women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Kampala Women's Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Kampala Women's doubles
Uganda Para Badminton International
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Kampala Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kampala Women's doubles

Ritah Asiimwe (born 10 July 1986) is a Ugandan para-badminton player who is ranked as the country's number one in the women's SU5 category. She is ranked as Africa's number 2 para badminton player and in 2020 became the first Ugandan para badminton player to compete in the Summer Paralympics.

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As of 16 April 2024, she is ranked 7th worldwide in the women's para-badminton doubles (SL3-SU5 category) and 19th worldwide in the women's para-badminton singles (SU5 category) by the Badminton World Federation. [1]

Background and education

Asiimwe has a bachelor's degree in Development studies from Mbarara University.

As a beneficiary of Badminton World Federation in partnership with the World Academy of Sport (WAoS) initiative, she graduated the University of London’s Postgraduate Certificate in International Sports Management programme in 2023. [2]

Sports

In January 2005, Asiimwe lost her right arm after an assault and now uses her left hand. [3] [4] After visiting the Uganda Para Badminton International in 2018, she took up the sport. [3]

While ranked 15th in the SU5 women's singles, she participated in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. [5] [6]

Assiimwe has participated in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions of the African Para-Badminton Championships. She won the SU5 Women's Singles and partnered with Elizabeth Mwesigwa to win the SL3-SU5 Women's Doubles in 2022, [7] and teamed up with Mwesigwa again in 2023 to finish tied for third in the SL3-SU5 Women's Doubles. [8]

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References

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  2. "Auto Draft" . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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