Rwanda at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Rwanda made its Commonwealth Games debut at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, from October 3 to October 14, 2010.[1] Rwanda was admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations in November 2009, becoming the second member state of the Commonwealth that has no colonial or constitutional links with the United Kingdom.[2]

For its first participation in the Commonwealth Games, Rwanda was represented by a delegation of over 22 athletes, competing in athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming, and tennis.[3]

The team did not win any medals. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.thecgf.com/countries/intro.asp?loc=RWA
  2. ^ http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookHomeInternal/217016/
  3. ^ "Small nations, huge hopes", Times Colonist, October 3, 2010
  4. ^ http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/medal-tally
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