{"id":22188,"date":"2022-07-15T10:57:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T10:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/beach-volleyball-rwandan-teams-gear-up-for-commonwealth-games"},"modified":"2022-07-15T11:01:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:01:35","slug":"beach-volleyball-rwandan-teams-gear-up-for-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/beach-volleyball-rwandan-teams-gear-up-for-commonwealth-games","title":{"rendered":"Beach volleyball: Rwandan teams gear up for Commonwealth games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The national men\u2019s beach volleyball team are stepping up preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-day beach volleyball Commonwealth showpiece begins on July 28 and runs until August 8.<\/p>\n<p>Since last week, Head coach Christopher Mudahinyuka has been putting men through their places as they continue intensive training sessions at Lake Kivu Beach in Rubavu District.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe preparations are going well and our only target is to win all games in our Group,\u201d Mudahinyuka said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ntagengwa said he and his teammates are ready for the challenge in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are fit, and mentally ready for the tough mission in Birmingham,\u201d Olivier Ntagengwa said.<\/p>\n<p>Players who are in camp are; Olivier Ntagengwa, Venuste Ngatsinzi, Fils Habanzitwari, Prince Kanamugire, Manuel Mugisha and Mandera Nzirimo.<\/p>\n<p>Group A: Canada, Gambia, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p>Group B: Australia, Rwanda, South Africa and Maldives<\/p>\n<p>Group C: England, New Zealand, Cyprus and Tuvalu<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. The national men\u2019s beach volleyball team are stepping up preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The 12-day beach volleyball Commonwealth showpiece begins on July 28 and runs until August 8. 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