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Rwanda competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Rwanda at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | RWA |
NOC | Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee |
Website | olympicrwanda |
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Alphonsine Agahozo John Hakizimana |
Flag bearer (closing) | John Hakizimana |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Rwandan athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
John Hakizimana | Men's marathon | — | DNF | ||
Marthe Yankurije | Women's 5000 m | 15:55.94 SB | 17 | Did not advance |
Rwanda entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.[4]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Moise Mugisha | Men's road race | Did not finish |
Rwanda received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[5]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Eloi Maniraguha | Men's 50 m freestyle | 25.38 | 55 | Did not advance | |||
Alphonsine Agahozo | Women's 50 m freestyle | 30.50 | 72 | Did not advance |
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