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Witness History: Rwanda at the Paralympics

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Rwanda at the Paralympics

26/11/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Rwanda at the Paralympics

In 2012, Rwanda's sitting volleyball team became their country's first Paralympians

In 2012, Rwanda's sitting volleyball team became their country's first Paralympians. They brought hope to a country still recovering from genocide.

In 2012, the Rwandan sitting volleyball team became the first Paralympians from their country. The sport began in Rwanda after thousands of people were mutilated during the genocide of 1994, and there were emotional scenes in London when the Rwandan side eventually won a match. Bob Nicholson talks to Rwanda’s captain, Emile Vuningabo, and the side’s Dutch coach, Peter Karreman. The programme is a Whistledown Production.

PHOTO: The Rwandan team blocking a shot at the 2012 Paralympics (Getty Images)

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