Hakizimana fled the civil war in Burundi and has been passing on his knowledge to others in his new home – Mahama Refugee Camp
Parfait Hakizimana is hoping to have a cheering section unlike any other athlete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics – his fellow refugees at the Mahama Refugee Camp in Rwanda. “They are very happy for me. I have more respect now in the camp because yeah, they think I am going […]
Dream Fighters TC yegukanye GMT 2021
Ikipe ya Dream Fighters Taekwondo Club yegukanye igikombe cya GMT (Genocide Memorial Tournament), irushanwa ryo kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi muri Mata 1994. Ni irushanwa ryakinwe kuri uyu wa gatandatu tariki ya 26 Kamena 2021, rikaba ryakozwe hubahirijwe amabwiriza yo kwirinda Covid-19. Abitabiriye irushanwa babanje gupimwa COVID-19, igikorwa cyakozwe ku bufatanye […]
Taekwondo team target medal haul at African Championships
RWANDA national taekwondo team depart for Senegal on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the 2021 African Taekwondo Championships. The continental championship will run from June 5-6. Ranked 8th in Africa, according the latest World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) rankings, Rwanda will be seeking to improve on the performance from two years ago […]
Hakizimana eyes Paralympics gold medal
Refugee’s Team Para Taekwondo star Parfait Hakizimana has said that he will be targeting gold medal when he represents the country at the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Burundian Refugee Hakizimana, who considers taekwondo as a life-changing art and as a family of him, competes in the men’s under-61kg / […]