Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

competed at the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Rwandan National Olympic and Sports Committee (french: Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Rwanda) selected a team of seven athletes, four men and three women, to compete only in athletics, road cycling, mountain biking, and swimming at the Olympics, matching the nation's roster size with London 2012. The Rwandan delegation featured two returning Olympians from the previous Games, including marathon runner Claudette Mukasakindi, and road cyclist

Adrien Niyonshuti Adrien Niyonshuti (born 2 January 1987) is a Rwandan former professional bicycle racer, who rode professionally for from 2009 to 2017. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . Although he survived, six of Niyonshuti's b ...

, who reprised his role of carrying the nation's flag for the second time in the opening ceremony.

Athletics (track and field)

Rwandan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ;Track & road events

Cycling

Road

Rwanda has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 10 individual ranking in the

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Mountain biking

Rwanda has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, not yet qualified, at the 2015 African Championships.

Swimming

Rwanda has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.

References

External links

* {{Country at games navbox, Rwanda, Summer Olympics Nations at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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