Tennis: RTF yatangije amarushanwa ngarukakwezi ya National Championship

Ni amarushanwa azajya aba buri cyumweru cya nyuma cya buri kwezi. Nubwo aya marushanwa azajya akinwa mu cyumweru cya nyuma, muri uku kwezi kwa Nzeri si ko bimeze kuko ubuyobozi bw'ishyirahamwe bwahisemo kuyashyira mu cyumweru cya mbere.

Impamvu ni uko mu mpera z'uko kwezi hazaba harimo gukinwa irushanwa mpuzamahanga rya Rwanda Open M25 riteganyijwe gutangira ku wa 23 Nzeri kugeza ku wa 6 Ukwakira 2024, rikazabera ku bibuga bya IPRC Kigali.

Amanota abakinnyi bazabona muri aya marushanwa ni yo ishyirahamwe ry'Umukino wa Tennis rizajya rishingiraho rikora urutonde ngarukakwezi rw'uko abakinnyi bakurikiranye (National ranking) mu byiciro bitandukanye uhereye ku bana (Juniors) batarengeje imyaka 12 (U12), abatarengeje 14, 16 na 18 ndetse n'abakuru (Elites) mu bahungu n'abakobwa. 

Uru rutonde ni na rwo abatoza bazajya bifashisha mu guhitamo abakinnyi bazajya bahagarira igihugu mu marushanwa mpuzamahanga atandukanye u Rwanda ruzajya rwitabira. Urutonde rw'uko abakinnyi bakurikirana, ni na rwo ruzagenderwaho hatoranywa abanyarwanda bazitabira Irushanwa rya Rwanda Open M25 rizatangira i Kigali mu cyumweru gitaha. 

Gutegura bene aya marushanwa ni umwe mu myanzuro yafatiwe mu nama yateranye ubwo hasozwaga Irushanwa Mpuzamahanga ryabatarengeje imyaka 18 (ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors Grade 4) rizwi nka J60 riherutse kubera i Kigali. 

Ni inama yari iyobowe na Perezida w'Ishyirahamwe ry'Umukino wa Tennis, Theoneste Karenzi ndetse Ntwali Thierry umukozi w'ishyirahamwe mpuzamahanga ry'umukino wa Tennis ushinzwe iterambere ry'uyu mukino mu karere ka Afrika y'Uburasirazuba bw'Afurika (ITF Regional Development Officer).

Asobanura ibijyanye naya murushanwa, Karenzi yavuze ko amarushanwa mpuzamahanga u Rwanda rugenda rwakira yatumye rutekereza gutegura iry'abakinnyi b'abanyarwanda gusa, mu rwego rwo kubategura neza bityo na bo bakabasha kwitwara neza mu marushanwa mpuzamahanga ari imbere. 

Amarushanwa nk'aya yaherukaga mu myaka 20 ishize, akaba agarutse mu rwego rwo kongera urwego rwabakinnyi.

Icyo Aya marushanwa azafasha: 

U Rwanda rwagiye rwakira amarushanwa mpuzamahanga atandukanye, yewe rukanahagararirwa mu byiciro bitandukanye mu bahungu no mu bakobwa. Mu marushanwa akomeye u Rwanda rwagiye rwakira harimo Billie Jean King Cup mu bakobwa, ITF Juniors(J60), Rwanda Open M25 na Rwanda Challenger mu bagabo. 

Abakinnyi ntabwo bagiye bahirwa cyangwa ngo banyurwe n'umusaruro babona muri aya marushanwa, akenshi bagahuriza ku kuba nta marushanwa menshi babona yo gukina nka bagenzi babo bo mu bindi bihugu bakunze kwiharira Ibihembo.

Karenzi asanga hari inyungu abana babanyarwanda bagiye bakura mu kwakira Aya marushanwa. Yagize ati: ”Mu by'ukuri kwitabira aya marushanwa bisaba amikoro. Ni nayo mbogamizi abana bacu bahura nayo. Bagongwa n'ikibazo cy'ubushobozi bityo ntibabashe kwitabira amarushanwa yo hanze y'igihugu.”

“Imwe mu nyungu rero zo kwakira aya marushanwa ni uko bidufasha kwegereza abana bacu amarushanwa bityo bikaborohera kuyitabira. Ni amahirwe baba babonye yo kwipima n'abakinnyi mpuzamahanga bakomeye bakabigiraho byinshi muri uyu mukino.”

Karenzi yakomeje avuga ko kwakira amarushanwa aba ari amahirwe ku bakinnyi bo mu Rwanda yo kwigaragaza ku ruhando mpuzamahanga. Ati: “Ni byo koko umusaruro bakura muri aya marushanwa ntabwo ari wo tuba twifuza. Icyo aba bana b'abanyamahanga barusha abacu ni uko bakina amarushanwa menshi. Turizera rero ko aya marushanwa yo ku rwego rw'igihugu azabafasha kuzamura urwego.”

Nyuma ya buri rushanwa, hashyizweho ‘ranking system’ aho amanota buri mukinnyi yabonye muri buri rushanwa azajya yandikwa. Uko abakinnyi bahagaze ku rutonde (National ranking) ni byo abatoza n'ishyirahamwe bazajya bagenderaho mu guhitamo abakinnyi bazajya bahagararira igihugu mu marushanwa atandukanye u Rwanda ruzagenda rwitabira. 

Urugero, mu guhitamo abakinnyi bazitabira Rwanda Open M25 yuyu mwaka wa 2024, hazagenderwa ku rutonde rwa Nzeri rwakozwe bitewe n'uko abakinnyi bitwaye mu marushanwa afungura yabaye ku wa 9 Nzeri 2024 ku bibuga bya IPRC Kigali. 

Ni na rwo rutonde ruzajya rwifashishwa mu guhitamo abakinnyi bahabwa 'Scholarships' z'umukino wa Tennis n'andi mahirwe atandukanye abakinnyi bazagenda babona. Kuba amarushanwa ari ngarukakwezi bivuze ko n’urwo ruzajya ruhinduka buri kwezi bitewe nuko abakinnyi bitwaye.

Uko amarushanwa afungura yagenze

Amarushanwa yatangiriye mu cyiciro cy'abahungu ariko mu gihe kiri imbere hazongerwamo n'icyiciro cy'abakobwa. Rugikubita Ishimwe Claude ni we wegukanye irushanwa rifungura ryabaye ku wa 9 Nzeri 2024 ku bihuga bya IPRC Kigali. 

Ishimwe yatwaye iri rushanwa atsinze Muhire Joshua ku mukino wa nyuma seti 2-0 ISHIMWE Claude (6-3, 6-2). Ishimwe kandi afatanyije na Niyigena Etienne, batwaye irushanwa ryabakina ari babiri nyuma yo gutsinda ku mukino wa nyuma Muhire Joshua na Ngarambe Yvan seti 2-0 (6-3, 6-2).

Uko abakinnyi bakurikirana 

Uko abakinnyi bakurikirana ndetse n'amanota batsinze ku giti cyabo 

Ishimwe Claude niwe nimero ya mbere muri Tennis yo mu Rwanda