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 […]
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 / […]
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 […]