{"id":4265,"date":"2026-10-05T16:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=4265"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:39:11","slug":"rwanda-cycling-team-begins-african-championships-preparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/rwanda-cycling-team-begins-african-championships-preparations\/sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda cycling team begins African Championships preparations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/574035722_1119496377062254_2152213715282409218_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/574035722_1119496377062254_2152213715282409218_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/574035722_1119496377062254_2152213715282409218_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/574035722_1119496377062254_2152213715282409218_n-767x575.jpg 767w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/574035722_1119496377062254_2152213715282409218_n.jpg 1439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda\u2019s national cycling team has begun a training camp in Musanze ahead of the 2026 African Road Cycling Championships, which will be held in Kisumu, Kenya, from Oct. 21-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach Alexandr Pliuschin selected the squad that reported to the UCI Regional Satellite Centre on Oct. 5, with preparations expected to continue until shortly before the continental championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team will enter the competition seeking to build on a strong performance at last year\u2019s championships, when Rwanda won 10 medals \u2014 two gold, four silver and four bronze \u2014 from a 23-rider delegation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda finished third among 30 participating countries in 2025, behind South Africa and Eritrea. South Africa won six medals, including four gold, while Eritrea collected 10 medals, including three gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 squad includes riders across the under-17, under-19, under-23 and senior categories for both men and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The under-17 men are Byiringiro Mubarak, Ntwari R\u00e9ponse and Mukwende Fuadi, while Liza Jehovaire, Mwamikazi Joy Cynthia and Agasaro Gloria will compete in the women\u2019s category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The junior men\u2019s team comprises Nkurikiyinka Jackson, Ishimwe Brian, Mugabo Jules, Niyonkuru Yassin and Shema Emmanuel. The junior women are Masengesho Yvonne, Akimana Donatha, Kanyange Zawadi and Uwizeyimana Uwase Ancille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the under-23 women\u2019s category, Rwanda will field Mwamikazi Jazilla, Byukusenge Mariate and Uwiringiyimana Liliane. The senior women are Nirere Xaverine, Ingabire Diane, Nyirarukundo Claudette, Ntakirutimana Martha and Nzayisenga Valentine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The under-23 men include Twagirayezu Didier, Ruhumuriza Aim\u00e9, Ntirenganya Mo\u00efse and Ufitimana Shadrack, while 12 riders make up the senior men\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Akimana and Shema will continue training in Kenya, where they are part of a UCI programme preparing athletes for the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, later this month. The rest of the team will join them there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kenya is hosting the African championships for a third consecutive year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda\u2019s national cycling team has begun a training camp in Musanze ahead of the 2026 African Road Cycling Championships, which will be held in Kisumu, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,43,35,27,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa-news","category-current_affairs","category-regional","category-sports","category-top_stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4267,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4265\/revisions\/4267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}