Korean Ambassador’s Cup 2021 mu isura nshya
Rwanda Taekwondo Federation ku bufatanye na Ambasade ya Korea mu Rwanda bateguye irushanwa ngarukamwaka ‘The Korean Ambassador’s Cup Championships 2021’, rizaba rikinwa ku nshuro ya munani (8), rikazakinwa mu buryo budasanzwe bitewe n’uko rizaba mu bihe bidasanzwe. Ni irushanwa rizakinwa mu buryo budasanzwe bitewe n’uko tukiri mu bihe bidasanzwe byo […]
Bagabo Placide yatorewe kuba mu nama y’ubuyobozi bwa World Taekwondo Africa
BAGABO Placide yatorewe kuba umwe mu bagize inama y’ubuyobozi bw’Ishyirahamwe ry’imikino ya Taekwondo muri Afurika (Executive Council Member of the World Taekwondo Africa). Bagabo na bagenzi be batowe kuri iki cyumweru tariki ya 10 Ukwakira 2021, bakaba batorewe manda y’imyaka ine (4), ni ukuvuga 2021 – 2025. Issaka Ide wo […]
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 […]
How Niringiyimana became Rwanda’s top Para Taekwondo athlete
In 2005, the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) formed the Para-Taekwondo Committee in an effort to develop and promote taekwondo among athletes with physical disabilities. Initially, Para-Taekwondo focused on developing ‘kyorugi’ (sparring) for limb deficiency and arm amputee athletes and the first WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships was held in 2009 in […]
National team gear up for African Para Taekwondo Champs
RWANDA para taekwondo national team has started early preparations with optimism to retain the title when they head to Agidir, Morocco for the 3rd African Para Taekwondo Championship set for March 28. At last year’s second edition of the annual continental showpiece, the hosts and then debutants Rwanda prevailed to […]
Taekwondo: Rwandan trio set for world champs in Manchester
The local taekwondo body has confirmed that Rwanda will be represented by three fighters at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, slated for May 15-19 in Manchester, England. The trio includes skipper Benon Kayitare (-54kg), Jean Paul Sekanyambo (-58kg) and Vincent Munyakazi in -68kg category. Rwanda made her debut in World […]