Rwanda at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Rwanda at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Rwanda
IOC code	RWA
NOC	Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	olympicrwanda.org
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	8 (3 men and 5 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers	Eric Manizabayo & Clementine Mukandanga
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Rwanda competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, since the nation's official debut at 1984.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Cycling	1	2	3
Fencing	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	3	5	8

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Rwandan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): ^{[1] [2]}

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Yves Nimubona	Men's 10000 m	27:54.12	21
Clementine Mukandanga	Women's marathon	2:45:40 SB	77

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Rwanda entered one male and one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, through the establishment of UCI Nation Ranking. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Eric Manizabayo	Men's road race	DNF	—
Diane Ingabire	Women's road race	DNF	—
Diane Ingabire	Women's time trial	48:05.24	35

Mountain biking

Rwandan mountain bikers secured one female quota place for the Olympic by receiving the allocations of universality spots.

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jazilla Mwamikazi	Women's cross-country	-5 LAP	34

Fencing

Main articles: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Rwanda entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Uwihoreye Tufaha qualified for the games through the allocations of universality spots; signifying the nations debut in these sports.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Uwihoreye Tufaha	Women's épée	Yoshimura  (JPN) L 7–15	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Rwanda sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Oscar Peyre Mitilla	Men's 100 m butterfly	58.77	38	Did not advance
Lidwine Umuhoza Uwase	Women's 50 m freestyle	32.03	70	Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

References

1. "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
2. "Road To Paris 2024". World Athletics.
3. "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.