Abizera secured her place in the final after finishing fifth in Sunday's semi-final, clocking 57.29 seconds and improving her previous personal best of 58.33 seconds.

She is scheduled to compete in the final on Monday, November 9, 2026, starting at 6:50 p.m. Kigali time at Complexe Iba Mar Diop, where she will be vying for a medal.

Rwanda is represented at the Games in several disciplines, including athletics, swimming, Kung Fu Wushu, cycling and Taekwondo.

In swimming, Rwandan athletes have completed their competitions, with several recording personal bests, while one also established a new national record.

Mugabo Aragsan set a new Rwandan national record in the 50m freestyle, clocking 29.94 seconds.

He also improved his personal best in the 50m backstroke, finishing in 36.33 seconds.

Ntwali Jayden also delivered strong performances, clocking 27.15 seconds in the 50m freestyle and 28.66 seconds in the 50m butterfly, setting personal bests in both events.

Kalisa Keza improved her personal best in the 50m butterfly, recording 36.11 seconds. She also set a new personal best in the 200m backstroke, finishing in three minutes, six seconds and 58 milliseconds.

Murenzi Sheja Kean competed in the 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 200m freestyle events.

In the 100m butterfly, she improved her personal best by 4.75 seconds, clocking one minute, three seconds and 89 milliseconds.

One place separates Mugisha François from Wushu final

In Kung Fu Wushu, Mugisha François, who represented Rwanda in the Changquan and Gunshu events, finished ninth overall.

He scored 7.966 points in Changquan and 7.863 points in Gunshu, giving him a combined score of 15.829 points.

Only the top eight athletes qualified for the final, leaving Mugisha just one place short of advancing.

In road cycling, Akimana Donatha finished 22nd out of 41 participants in the women's 59.5-kilometre race.

She encountered a setback after falling while attempting to accelerate and catch up with the other competitors. However, she managed to finish the race, trailing the winner, Angelina Novolodskaya of Russia, by one minute and 47 seconds.

In the men's race, which covered 69.5 kilometres, Shema Emmanuel finished 29th among the 39 participants, although six riders did not complete the race.

Both cyclists will return to competition on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, for the Individual Time Trial (ITT).

They will each cover an 8.5-kilometre course along Corniche Ouest. These will be Rwanda's final cycling events at the Games.

On Monday, November 9, Uwamahoro Françoise will also compete in Taekwondo in the women's under-49kg category.

She is scheduled to face Australia's MacDonald Mackenzie in a bout set for 1:20 p.m. Kigali time at Complexe Iba Mar Diop.

The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games are being held in Senegal, bringing together athletes aged under 17 from different countries around the world.