Rwanda competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.
Track and field athlete Salome Nyirarukundo was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 3 3 6Beach volleyball 0 2 2Cycling 6 2 8Powerlifting 1 0 1 Total 10 7 17
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankJames Sugira5000 m14:03:517Christophe Tuyishimire14:39:2914Alexis NizeyimanaMarathonDid not finish
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankAlice Ishimwe800 m2:11.368Did not advanceBeatha Nishimwe1500 m4:14.969Did not advanceSalome Nyirarukundo10000 mcolspan=232:13.7411
Beach volleyball
Rwanda qualified a women's beach volleyball team, by winning the African qualification tournament held in October 2017.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCharlotte NzayisengaDenyse MutatsimpunduWomen'sPool CL 0–2 (14–21, 16–21)L 0–2 (15–21, 10–21)W 2–0 (21–11, 22–20)3 qL 0–2 (9–21, 8–21)Did not advance
Cycling
Rwanda participated with 8 athletes (6 men and 2 women).
Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankJoseph AreruyaRoad race3:59:3937Didier Munyaneza3:58:0023Valens NdayisengaJean Paul UkiniwaboJean Claude Uwizeye3:57:5821Bonaventure Uwizeyimana3:58:0124Joseph AreruyaTime trial52:24.1613Valens Ndayisenga54:06.5024
Women AthleteEventTimeRankBeatha IngabireRoad raceMagnifique Manizabayo
Powerlifting
Rwanda participated with 1 athlete (1 man).
AthleteEventResultRankVedaste NiyonzimaMen's lightweight141.29
See also Rwanda at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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