The National women sitting volleyball team on Monday begun a 10-day residential training camp at National Paralympics Committee (NPC) Gymnasium ahead of their debut in the 2016 Rio Paralympics Games set for September 7-18 in Brazil.
The team of 12 players is currently undergoing daily rigorous training under the guidance of assistant coach Jean-Marie Nsengiyumva. The training will end on August 30, a day before the team fly to Rio de Janeiro for their historic appearance as the first African women team at the world's biggest quadrennial event.
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