Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association

04/08/2026

🇷🇼 Returns Home After a Historic Commonwealth Games Campaign

The final Team Rwanda contingent arrived in Kigali this morning, 4 August, officially concluding Rwanda’s participation at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The athletics and para-athletics teams returned home today, following the swimming team’s arrival on 1 August, while judoka Alban Bouvet returned to Switzerland on 2 August.

Glasgow 2026 marked a historic milestone for Rwanda, highlighted by the country’s first-ever Commonwealth Games medal as Niyonkuru Florence claimed bronze in the Women’s 10,000m. Team Rwanda also celebrated several national records and personal best performances across athletics and swimming.

Thank you to our athletes, coaches, officials, partners, and all Rwandans for your unwavering support.

31/07/2026

Rwandan judoka Alban Bouvet saw his Men's 60kg campaign come to an end following his opening-round contest against Joshua Katz of Australia.

In a closely contested match, Bouvet displayed determination and discipline throughout, but the Australian capitalized on key moments to progress to the next round.

With the conclusion of the judo competition, brings to a close its participation at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, a campaign marked by historic achievements, including Rwanda's first-ever Commonwealth Games medal, multiple national records, and numerous personal best performances across athletics, para-athletics and swimming.

We thank all our athletes, coaches, officials, partners and supporters for proudly representing Rwanda on the Commonwealth stage.

30/07/2026

's campaign ends with Emeline Imanizabayo's National Record in Women's 5000m, where she finished 9th out of 21, clocking 14:59.92 from the long-standing mark of 15:34.91 set by Nyirarukundo Salome at the 2017 Nijmegen Global Athletics Championships.

Attention now turns to , where Alban Bouvet will represent Rwanda tomorrow in the Men's 60kg, taking on Joshua Katz of Australia.

30/07/2026

: Uwiduhaye Clementine represented Team Rwanda in the Women's T47 100m at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, finishing 8th, and posting her personal best of 13.85 seconds.

29/07/2026

The President of CGA Rwanda, Ms. UMULINGA Alice, participated in the medal presentation ceremony for the Men’s 50m Freestyle S7 Final at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Representing CGA Rwanda, she had the honour of presenting medals to the event’s top three finishers:

🥇 Sadie Christian (South Africa)
🥈 TOH Wei Soong (Singapore)
🥉 DEE Bruce (England)

Her participation reflects Rwanda’s contribution to the successful delivery of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, both on and off the field of play.

29/07/2026

: Murenzi Sheja Kean delivered another improved performance at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, recording a personal best of 2:11.02 in the Men's 200m Freestyle.

The new mark improves on his previous personal best of 2:21.25, reflecting the progress made throughout his Commonwealth Games campaign.

29/07/2026

: Umutesiwase Magnifique delivered a standout performance in the Women's 200m, finishing 4th in Heat 5 with a time of 23.95 seconds.

Her performance established a new Rwandan National Record, adding another milestone to Team Rwanda's athletics campaign in Glasgow.

28/07/2026

Team Rwanda's Judo delegation has arrived in Glasgow ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Rwandan judoka Alban Bouvet, accompanied by his coach Bron Florent Guillaume, has joined Team Rwanda as preparations continue for the Judo competition.

Over the coming days, Bouvet will undertake familiarization training sessions at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), allowing him to acclimatize to the competition environment ahead of his Men's 60kg event on 31 July 2026.

28/07/2026

On Day 4 of competition at the 2026 , Team Rwanda's swimmers continued to deliver personal milestones in the pool.

Murenzi Sheja Kean finished 5th in his Men's 50m Butterfly heat, clocking a personal best of 28.74, improving on his previous mark of 29.64.

Jayden Ntwali placed 6th in his Men's 50m Butterfly heat, recording a personal best of 29.12, bettering his previous time of 31.04. He later returned to the pool for the Men's 100m Backstroke, where he finished 7th in his heat with another personal best of 1:12.83, improving from 1:13.50.

Echessah Axela Marita finished 6th in her Women's 50m Freestyle heat, clocking 30.31 to set another Rwandan National Record, improving on her previous best of 31.81.

The swimming programme concludes tomorrow, as Team Rwanda returns to the pool for the men's 200 freestyle race.

28/07/2026

https://www.commonwealthsport.com/news/4547962/florence-niyonkuru-makes-history-for-rwanda-in-glasgow?fbclid=IwY2xjawTVZJ5wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6Q1aFYIPWBQEjB_5ndM0Pq15kn4GmmUXBYUQK_fXcLzFaB_aDLBBMtQryOYA_aem_dD9fK17Ysg6xDkm4YVhsVQ

Florence Niyonkuru secured Rwanda’s first-ever senior Commonwealth Games medal with bronze in the women’s 10,000m at Glasgow 2026.