Rwanda has despatched a delegation of 243 scholar athletes to Morogoro, Tanzania, for the twenty fourth East African Inter-Faculty Video games (FEASSSA), which can run from August 12 to 23.
The delegation includes 120 ladies and 123 boys, divided into 20 groups, and can compete in seven disciplines: soccer, volleyball, basketball, 3×3 basketball, desk tennis, athletics and handball.
For the primary time, Rwanda will discipline a number of groups within the Underneath-15 class, with boys’ and ladies’ groups competing in soccer, volleyball and handball.
The event follows a brand new partnership between the Rwanda Faculty Sport Federation (FRSS) and the Ministry of Sports activities, with a number of of the younger athletes having beforehand participated in sports activities retreats organised throughout the nation.
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Within the Underneath-20 class, GS Tabagwe from Nyagatare District and Kiziguro SS from Gatsibo will symbolize Rwanda in boys’ and ladies’ handball respectively. PSSB Huye will compete in ladies’ soccer, whereas CGFK Kicukiro will symbolize the nation in boys’ soccer.
In basketball, ESB Kamonyi will compete within the ladies’ class, whereas ITS Kigali from Gasabo will symbolize Rwanda in boys’ basketball. ESB Kamonyi may also discipline each boys’ and ladies’ groups in 3×3 basketball.
GS Indangaburezi from Ruhango will compete in ladies’ volleyball, whereas Nyanza TSS will symbolize Rwanda in boys’ volleyball.
Six boys and three ladies will compete in desk tennis, whereas 5 boys and 5 ladies will contest the athletics occasions, all within the Underneath-20 class.
Talking to the delegation earlier than their departure, Schooling Minister Joseph Nsengimana urged the coed athletes to work laborious, preserve self-discipline and return residence with medals and trophies.
“Go and make the nation shine and let your laborious work repay by bringing medals and trophies again residence. I additionally wish to remind you that good manners ought to be amongst your core ideas.”
Nsengimana additionally cautioned the scholars in opposition to consuming illicit alcohol and inspired them to keep up excessive requirements, urging them to work in the direction of representing Rwanda on the largest levels of world sport sooner or later.
“I come right here to want you good luck in your video games. I’m certain you’ll do effectively and make Rwanda proud,” he stated.
FRSS president Luke Karemangingo stated the coed athletes had been effectively ready and expressed confidence that they may enhance on Rwanda’s efficiency at earlier editions.
“We’ve got tried to pick out one of the best gamers throughout the seven disciplines wherein Rwanda might be represented. Our goal is to groom skills that may serve our future nationwide and native groups. They’re going to compete in opposition to one of the best from different international locations, and we consider they are going to handle the stress and ship.”
A complete of 16 sports activities might be contested on the twenty fourth FEASSSA Video games, with Uganda, Burundi, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda and hosts Tanzania participating.
Rwanda might be trying to enhance on its efficiency on the 2025 FEASSSA Video games in Kenya, the place the nation despatched 262 college students and returned with 4 medals — two gold and two silver.
