No sprinters have been named in the team, with none of the Rwandan athletes achieving the qualification times for the Games.

There will, however, be three marathon runners, Disi Dieudonne and Jean Pierre Mvuyekure in the men's race and Epiphanie Nyirabarame in the women's.

Joining them will be five 10,000 metres runners, Eric Sebahire, Syliaque Ndayikengurukiye and Felicien Muhitira for the men and Claudette Mukasakindi and Clementine Mukandanga for the women; a single 5,000m runner in the shape of Pontien Ntawuyirushintege; and two 800m runners, Emmanuel Ntakiyimana and Thimothee Bagina.

According to Times Sport, Jean Pierre Ndacyayisenga, technical director for the Rwanda Athletics Federation, said the selected runners "have already started individual preparations and training from different places and we hope they will represent the country well".

He added the Federation is confident the athletes will perform well at Glasgow 2014.

Rwanda made its debut at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010, taking 22 athletes but failing to pick up a medal ©Getty Images



Rwanda has only competed in one previous Commonwealth Games, the 2010 Games in Delhi, having only joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 2009.

The nation failed to medal at the Games, with its delegation of 22 athletes competing in athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming and tennis.

The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games are set to attract more than 6,500 athletes and officials from 71 nations and territories competing in 17 sports disciplines in 11 days of competition from July 23 to August 3.

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