{"id":55201,"date":"2025-08-12T09:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/over-750-refugees-compete-as-third-edition-of-refugee-games-kicks-off-in-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:06:47","slug":"over-750-refugees-compete-as-third-edition-of-refugee-games-kicks-off-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/over-750-refugees-compete-as-third-edition-of-refugee-games-kicks-off-in-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 750 refugees compete as third edition of Refugee Games kicks off in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s event will draw 49 teams representing seven refugee sites: Mahama Camp, Nyabiheke Camp in Gatsibo, Mugombwa Camp in Gisagara, Kiziba Camp in Karongi, Nkamira Transit Centre in Rubavu, ETM Gashora in Bugesera, and the Urban City side from Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>The week-long tournament will feature six disciplines: football, taekwondo, basketball, volleyball, sitting volleyball, and karate.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA), in partnership with various organisations, is staging the games to promote talent, unity, and sportsmanship among refugees.<\/p>\n<p>Mahama Camp will be looking to defend its dominance after a stellar performance in last year\u2019s edition, where it clinched the football title with a 1\u20130 victory over Kigeme and swept both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball trophies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-92482 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20240820-wa0089-778f2.jpg\" alt=\"Football is one of the most popular sports in the tournament.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-92481 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20240820-wa0071-53585.jpg\" alt=\"Last year, Mahama Camp dominated the tournament.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-92480 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20240820-wa0064-289a7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-92479 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/gyffwrkwiaa-zc5-dbdb4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-92478 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20240821-wa0121-52094.jpg\" alt=\"This year\u2019s event will draw 49 teams representing seven refugee sites: Mahama Camp, Nyabiheke Camp in Gatsibo, Mugombwa Camp in Gisagara, Kiziba Camp in Karongi, Nkamira Transit Centre in Rubavu, ETM Gashora in Bugesera, and the Urban City side from Kigali.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 750 athletes are set to compete in the third edition of the Refugee Games, which will take place from August 11 to 16, 2025, at Mahama Camp in Kirehe District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000092483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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