| Rwanda at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | RWA |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Rwanda |
| Competitors | 12 in 1 sport |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Rwanda will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August and 5 September 2021. This will be their sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 2000.
Rwandan women's sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning at the 2019 ParaVolley Africa Zonal Championships. [1]
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Cl. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Rwanda women's | Women's tournament |  United States L 0–3 |  RPC |  China | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | MAX | 75 | 31 | 2.419 | Semifinals |
| 2 | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | MAX | 75 | 50 | 1.500 | |
| 3 | RPC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 50 | 75 | 0.667 | Fifth place match |
| 4 |  Rwanda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 31 | 75 | 0.413 | Seventh place match |
| 28 August 2021 14:00 v | United States | 3–0 | Rwanda | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Barbara Pakuła (POL), Dominik Raca (CRO) |
| (25–11, 25–9, 25–11) Results Statistics | ||||
| 30 August 2021 10:00 v | Rwanda | v | RPC | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo |
| 1 September 2021 14:00 v | China | v | Rwanda | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo |
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